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English translation for "quail"

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n.
(pl. quail(s) )
1.【动物;动物学】鹌鹑。
2.〔美俚〕女大学生;漂亮姑娘。
短语和例子

vi.
沮丧;畏缩 (at before to)。
vt.
〔古语〕使沮丧;使畏缩。


Related Translations:
quail roost:  〔美俚〕(大学)女生宿舍。
Example Sentences:
1.Speckled quails rustled in the underbrush .
鹌鹑在矮树丛里沙沙作响。
2.What they did to a sensitive stomach made seasoned sailors quail .
这种局面使习惯航海的水兵都感到胃口不舒服。
3.The quail were walking around like pullets, seeming all dainty and unseen .
雏鸡似的鹌鹑在周围漫步,一副旁若无人的神气,十分娇美。
4.The early silence was broken only by the calls of a covey of quail crossing the lawn .
只有草坪上飘来的几声鹌鹑的啼鸣打破清晨的寂静。
5.I had to stem a rapid rush of retrospective thought before i quailed to the dismal present .
我得先和激流般的回忆搏斗一下,才不会在可怕的现实面前屈服。
6.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。
7.I quailed momentarily - then i rallied
我一时有些畏缩一但随后便振作起来了。
8.Cowards always quail before the enemy
在敌人面前,胆小鬼们总是畏缩不前的。
9.No , l don ' t even know what the fuck a quail is
不,我连鹌鹑是什么都不知道
10.It cannot be that lion - heart quails at the coming conflict
我的勇士不该为这次决斗胆怯
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