quails

英 [kweɪlz]

美 [kweɪlz]

n.  鹌鹑; 鹌鹑肉
v.  感觉(或显出)恐惧; 胆怯; 畏缩
quail的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 鹌鹑
  Aquailis a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten.
  1. I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.
     我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。
  2. Quailis the meat of this bird eaten as food.
     鹌鹑肉
  3. They dined off salmon, quail, and fruit.
     他们正餐吃的是鲑鱼、鹌鹑肉和水果。
• VERB 胆怯;畏缩;害怕;退缩
  If someone or something makes youquail, they make you feel very afraid, often so that you hesitate.
  1. The very words make many of us quail...
     这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。
  2. He told Naomi she was becoming just like Maya. Naomi quailed at the thought.
     他告诉娜奥米，她正变得和马娅一样。一想到这里，娜奥米便不寒而栗。

双语例句

• We're not hunting quails, are we?
  我们不是来猎杀野鸡的，对吗？
• He raised a large flock of quails.
  他养了一大群鹌鹑。
• These days the quails have become very unified.
  这几天鹌鹑们变得很不一样了。
• Mother goose, the quails are in the nest.
  老母鹅，小鹅都进窝了。
• The therapeutic model of experimental atherosclerosis in quails may be conveniently established.
  成功建立了鹌鹑实验性动脉粥样硬化治疗模型。
• There are quails on it.-Yes?
  上面有对鹌鹑-是吗？
• Quails typically have short rounded wings that enable themto spring into full flight instantly when disturbed in their hidingplaces.
  典型的鹌鹑都长有短而圆的翅膀，凭此他们可以在受惊时一跃而起，飞离它们的躲藏地。
• He also invited other quails to attend the meeting.
  他同时也邀请了其他的鹌鹑参加了这次聚会。
• To serve, divide the onion and bacon mixture between 4 serving plates. Arrange the sardine fillets on top, then place four poached quails 'eggs around the fillet.
  装盘时，把洋葱和培根的混合物分成4份，把沙丁鱼片放在上面，然后在周围摆四个鹌鹑蛋。
• Objective To observe the effects of emodin on experimental fatty livers of quails.
  目的观察大黄素对鹌鹑实验性脂肪肝的影响。