名詞 quail:

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

動詞 quail:

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

1. A group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail.
   一群動物，一群鳥一群動物或鳥，尤指云雀或鵪鶉
2. I quailed with fear at the thought of telling her the bad news.
   想到要告訴她這個壞消息，我就害怕得發(fā)抖。

quail

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 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.
鵪鶉：產(chǎn)于東半球的一種鵪鶉屬 似雞的鳥，尤指 加利福紀(jì)亞鵪鶉 體形小、并長有帶花紋的褐色羽毛和短尾巴
Any of various similar or related New World birds, such as the bobwhite.
北美鶉：產(chǎn)于西半球的一種與鵪鶉類似的或有關(guān)系的鳥，如山齒鶉

來源：
Middle English quaille
中古英語 quaille
from Old French
源自 古法語
perhaps from Vulgar Latin *coacula [of imitative origin]
可能源自 俗拉丁語 *coacula [源自于擬聲的]

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v.intr.（不及物動詞）
quailed,quail.ing,quails
To shrink back in fear; cower.See Synonyms at recoil
畏縮：由于害怕而向后退縮；畏縮參見 recoil

來源：
Middle English quailen [to give way]
中古英語 quailen [讓路，屈服]
probably from Middle Dutch quelen [to suffer, be ill] * see g wel…-
可能源自 中古荷蘭語 quelen [遭受，生病] *參見 g wel…-