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

• The hunter grabbed all the quails, stuffed them in his baskets, and took them home to his wife.
  猎人逮住所有鹌鹑塞满篮子，带回家交给妻子。
• Inhibitory Effect of Aleurites montana on Experimental Atherosclerosis in Quails
  千年桐对鹌鹑实验性动脉粥样硬化影响
• There are quails on it.-Yes?
  上面有对鹌鹑-是吗？
• 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。
• These days the quails have become very unified.
  这几天鹌鹑们变得很不一样了。
• 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；
• He raised a large flock of quails.
  他养了一大群鹌鹑。
• A couple of quails crossing the road.
  一对鹌鹑穿过小路。
• 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。
• Blood samples collected from the wing vein of healthy pure yellow-feather egg quails were used to study the cellular morphology and physiology parameter of the blood of yellow-feather quails.
  利用采自纯系蛋用黄羽鹌鹑健康群体的血样，对黄羽鹌鹑的血液细胞学和主要血液生理学参数进行了研究。