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

• Swirl the simmering water with a wooden spoon to create a whirlpool effect, then gently pour the quails 'eggs into the centre of the whirlpool.
  用木勺转圈搅动煨着的水，转成漩涡状，然后把鹌鹑蛋轻轻倒入漩涡中心。
• Those are pigeons and quails.
  那些是鸽子和鹌鹑。
• The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
  他们一求，他就使鹌鹑飞来，并用天上的粮食，叫他们饱足。
• Effect of the Dietary Energy and Protein Combination on Growth and Laying Performance for Laying Quails
  饲粮能量与蛋白质水平组合对蛋鹌鹑生长发育及生产性能的影响
• Construction and Expression of Oviduct-specific Expressional Vectors in Quails of Human Serum Albumin Gene
  人血清白蛋白鹌鹑输卵管特异表达载体的构建及其表达
• He raised a large flock of quails.
  他养了一大群鹌鹑。
• A bevy of quails lit in the tress near our house.
  一群鹌鹑停落在我家附近的树上。
• I went out to pop some quails.
  我出去打几只鹌鹑。
• There are quails on it.-Yes?
  上面有对鹌鹑-是吗？
• Results showed that chickens, quails, patridges were included as highly susceptible host.
  结果表明：鸡、鹌鹑、鹧鸪对两毒株均具有高度的易感性；