quail

• vi. 畏缩，胆怯；感到恐惧
• n. 鹌鹑
• n. (Quail)人名；(英)奎尔

拟声词，模仿这种鸟叫的声音。

1. flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

2. small gallinaceous game birds

quail

quail: Quail the bird [14] and quail ‘cower’ [15] are not related. The former comes via Old French quaille from medieval Latin coacula, which probably originated in imitation of the bird’s grating cry. It is not known for certain where the verb (which originally meant ‘decline, wither, give way’) came from, although some have linked it with another verb quail, now obsolete, which meant ‘curdle’. This came via Old French quailler from Latin coāgulāre, source of English coagulate.
=> coagulate

quail (n.)

migratory game bird, late 14c. (early 14c. as a surname (Quayle), from Old French quaille (Modern French caille), perhaps via Medieval Latin quaccula (source also of Provençal calha, Italian quaglia, Old Spanish coalla), or directly from a Germanic source (compare Dutch kwakkel, Old High German quahtala "quail," German Wachtel, Old English wihtel), imitative of the bird's cry. Or the English word might be directly from Proto-Germanic. Slang meaning "young attractive woman" first recorded 1859.

quail (v.)

c. 1400, "have a morbid craving;" early 15c., "grow feeble or sick;" mid-15c., "to fade, fail, give way," of unknown origin, perhaps from Middle Dutch quelen "to suffer, be ill," from Proto-Germanic *kwaljan, from PIE *gwele- (1) "to throw, to pierce" (see quell). Or from obsolete quail "to curdle" (late 14c.), from Old French coailler, from Latin coagulare (see coagulate). Sense of "lose heart, shrink, cower" is attested from 1550s. According to OED, common 1520-1650, then rare until 19c., when apparently it was revived by Scott. Related: Quailed; quailing.

I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.

我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。

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The very words make many of us quail...

这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。

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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。

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Jim stepped inside the door, as immovable as a setter at the scent of quail.

吉莫迈步进了门, 仿佛一条猎犬嗅到了鹌鹑的气味,一动不动了.

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A small North American quail ( Colinus virginianus ) having brown plumage with white markings.

山齿鹑北美洲一种小鹌鹑 ( 山齿鹑 ),羽毛呈褐色,有白斑.

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They asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

诗105:40他们一求 、 他就使鹌鹑飞来 、 并用天上的粮食、叫他们饱足.

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Jim stopped inside the door, as immovable as a setter at the scent of quail.

吉姆站在屋里的门口边, 纹丝不动地好像猎犬嗅到了鹌鹑的气味似的.

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Lymphatic line is mixed quail egg is equally big, it is very serious.

淋巴线肿的和鹌鹑蛋一样大, 是不是很严重.

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There was also a very clever quail hunter.

在这个地方,同时也住着一个很聪明的鹌鹑猎人.

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Because he always put the safety of his flock first. Quail King was highly respected all.

因为他总是把它的族群的安危放在前面, 所以鹌鹑国王很受鹌鹑们的尊敬.

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Quail eggs are very high in cholesterol.

鹌鹑蛋胆固醇含量高,不宜多吃.

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He shot quail for the market.

他把打下的鹌鹑卖到集市上去.

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Hi, sister quail , at my eggs. They are so big, yours are so little, haha!

嗨, 鹌鹑妹妹, 你看我的蛋多大啊, 你的才那么一点点, 哈哈!

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Jim stopped inside the dooras immovable as a setter at the scent of quail.

吉姆在门内停下了脚步,被眼前的景象怔住了.

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California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail.

加利福尼亚山鹑; 比加利福尼亚鹌鹑稍大.

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Early production performance of the Korea quail and the Chinese recessive white feather quail was studied.

对朝鲜鹌鹑龙城系、黄城系和中国隐性白羽鹌鹑早期生产性能进行了研究.

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Because always put the safety of his flock first. Quail King was highly respected by all.

鹌鹑王总把臣民安危置于首位, 因此赢得所有臣民的爱戴.

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New World quail: the bobwhites.

新大陆鹌鹑; 山齿鹑.

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Put the steamed fish in a plate. Garnsh the fish with quail eggs and cherries.

把鱼拼在盘中, 鱼身上加鹌鹑蛋和樱桃等.

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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.

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Of course she overjoyed, and they invited all their friends over for a big quail feast.

当然,他的妻子喜出望外, 他们邀请了所有的朋友美美的享用了一顿鹌鹑大餐.

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A woman at a neighboring table ordered " Quail Legs "

一位邻桌的妇女点了 “ 鹌鹑腿 ”

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The dog flushed a quail.

那只狗于鹌鹑惊起.

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Look at that quail over there. Do you want her?

瞧那边那个美人儿! 你动心了 吧 ?

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Some invitations sound like the fowler's whistle to the quail.

有些邀请听起来像猎捕鹌鹑的口哨声.

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Cowards always quail before the enemy.

在敌人面前,胆小鬼们总是畏缩不前的.

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They asked, and he brought them quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

40他们一求, 他就使鹌鹑飞来,并用天上的粮食,叫他们饱足.

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For the child glib, quail was married parrot.

为了孩子能说会道, 鹌鹑嫁给了鹦鹉.

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They dined off salmon, quail, and fruit.

他们正餐吃的是鲑鱼、鹌鹑肉和水果。

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I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.

我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。

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