quailed

英 [kweɪld]

美 [kweɪld]

v.  感觉(或显出)恐惧; 胆怯; 畏缩
quail的过去分词和过去式

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

• Her eyes quailed before his angry looks.
  面对他生气的样子，她的眼睛露出惧色。
• She quailed a little as she thought how white with mortification Ellen would be at hearing that her daughter had eloped with another girl's fiance, but she knew Ellen would forgive her when she saw her happiness.
  她设想爱伦听到女儿同另一个姑娘的未婚夫私奔时期得脸色灰白的模样，不由得有点畏缩起来，但是她知道，只要爱伦再看看女儿的幸福光景，也就会原谅她了。
• She quailed before his angry bitterness.
  面对他怒气冲冲的怨恨她畏缩不已。
• Having refused to take out fire insurance, the manager of the company quailed before the thought of ruin through fire.
  拒绝领取火灾保险单后，一想到火灾的毁灭性破坏，公司经理就感到恐惧。
• 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。
• Trees quailed before a blast of wind.
  树木在一阵强风中弯身剧颤。
• She quailed before her boss's anger.
  她在老板的怒火前退缩了。
• The boy quailed at the sight.
  男孩看到那情景而畏缩。
• The slave quailed at his master's look.
  奴隶见到主人便畏缩。
• She wavered, quailed, gave way.
  她动摇了，畏缩了，屈服了。