quail

名词 quail:

1. flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
2. small gallinaceous game birds

动词 quail:

1. draw back, as with fear or pain
   同义词：flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil

1. A group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail.
   一群动物，一群鸟一群动物或鸟，尤指云雀或鹌鹑
2. I quailed with fear at the thought of telling her the bad news.
   想到要告诉她这个坏消息，我就害怕得发抖。

quail

n.（名词）
【复数】 quail 或 quails
Any of various Old World chickenlike birds of the genusCoturnix, especially C. coturnix, small in size and having mottled brown plumage and a short tail.
鹌鹑：产于东半球的一种鹌鹑属 似鸡的鸟，尤指 加利福纪亚鹌鹑 体形小、并长有带花纹的褐色羽毛和短尾巴
Any of various similar or related New World birds, such as the bobwhite.
北美鹑：产于西半球的一种与鹌鹑类似的或有关系的鸟，如山齿鹑

来源：
Middle English quaille
中古英语 quaille
from Old French
源自 古法语
perhaps from Vulgar Latin *coacula [of imitative origin]
可能源自 俗拉丁语 *coacula [源自于拟声的]

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v.intr.（不及物动词）
quailed,quail.ing,quails
To shrink back in fear; cower.See Synonyms at recoil
畏缩：由于害怕而向后退缩；畏缩参见 recoil

来源：
Middle English quailen [to give way]
中古英语 quailen [让路，屈服]
probably from Middle Dutch quelen [to suffer, be ill] * see g wel…-
可能源自 中古荷兰语 quelen [遭受，生病] *参见 g wel…-