Quail
[kweɪl] or [kwel]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) small gallinaceous game birds.
(noun.) flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised.
杰瑞德校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.
(v. i.) To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower.
(v. t.) To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.
(v. i.) To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.
(n.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis).
(n.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica).
(n.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
(n.) A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
校對:维多利亚
同義詞及近義詞:
v. n. Cower, shrink, flinch, faint, blench, quake, tremble, be quelled, give way, lose courage, lose spirits, be cast down.
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同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Sink, shrink, cower, succumb, crouch, flinch, blench, tremble
ANT:Stand, defy, withstand, face, endure
伊莉斯校對
解釋/意思:
v.i. to cower: to fail in spirit: (Shak.) to slacken.—v.t. to subdue: to terrify.—n. Quail′ing (Shak.) act of one who quails: a failing in courage.
n. a small gallinaceous bird related to the partridge family: (Shak.) a whore.—ns. Quail′-call -pipe a call for alluring quails into a net.
手打:丽贝卡
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To see quails in your dream, is a very favorable omen, if they are alive; if dead, you will undergo serious ill luck. To shoot quail, foretells that ill feelings will be shown by you to your best friends. To eat them, signifies extravagance in your personal living.
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娱乐性解釋/意思:
v. t., To shrink—a characteristic of the bird when ordered in a restaurant.
手打:洛葛仙妮
例句/造句/用法:
- Quail where no eye sees you! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Did I not begin to flag, quail, and wish for safety under a roof? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- So cheered, I should be a faint heart indeed to quail. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Then, came a loud knocking at the door, and then a hoarse murmur from such a multitude of angry voices as would have made the boldest quail. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- She only shook her own head at him, but in a way that made him quail. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Mr. Pickwick paused, and looked steadily on Mr. Winkle, who quailed beneath his leader's searching glance. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- I quailed momentarily--then I rallied. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Solomon proceeds to murder his brother, who has sought the throne but quailed and made submission. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- But then, his arm was so strong, she quailed under its powerful close grasp. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- I knew not how it was, but they cowed and frightened me; and I quailed beneath them. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Well,' said Mr Riderhood, quailing a little, 'I am willing to be silent for the purpose of hearing. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- These tidings were at first whispered about town; but no one dared express aloud the soul-quailing intelligence. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- He was restless and sleepless, but still quailing and manageable. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
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