Word · Frequency #22344
quailing
胆怯；气馁；（勇气等）消退
quailing is the present participle of quail.
to lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful; (of courage, faith, etc.) to weaken or give way
- 1.
To waste away; to fade, to wither.
消瘦；枯萎,凋谢
- 2.
To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.
失去勇气或信心；感到畏惧
- 3.
Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way.
勇气、信念等减弱,屈服
- 4.
draw back, as with fear or pain
退缩,如因恐惧或痛苦
畏缩；退缩；衰弱；枯萎；衰退；消瘦；枯萎,凋谢；失去勇气或信心；感到畏惧；勇气、信念等减弱,屈服
In use
He quailed at the sight of the angry dog.
She quailed before the judge's stern gaze.
The soldiers did not quail in the face of danger.
Verb forms
base quail · third person quails · -ing quailing · past quailed · past participle quailed
退缩，畏缩
Connections
Collocations
- quail at something
- 对某事感到畏惧；一看到某事物就退缩
- She quailed at the sight of the angry dog.她看到那条愤怒的狗就退缩了。
- quail before somebody
- 在某人面前畏缩
- Even the bravest warriors quailed before the king's fury.即使最勇敢的战士在国王的盛怒面前也畏缩了。
- quail in fear
- 因恐惧而发抖退缩
- The children quailed in fear at the loud thunder.孩子们听到响雷，吓得直发抖。
- quail under pressure
- 在压力下胆怯退缩
- A true leader does not quail under pressure.真正的领导者在压力下不会退缩。
- quail from doing something
- 因害怕而不敢做某事
- He quailed from telling his parents the bad news.他害怕得不敢把坏消息告诉父母。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把quail联想成小鹌鹑：鹌鹑遇险缩头，人遇恐惧畏缩。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学描写 该词作动词时较为正式，多用于书面或文学语境中，日常口语中较少使用。常表示因恐惧或痛苦而畏缩、失去勇气。
Grammar Note
常用于 quail at/from sth. 结构，表示因恐惧或痛苦而退缩
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音提示：quail /kweɪl/ 与以上单词都押韵，均为单音节，末尾发 /eɪl/。注意拼写相似的 quill /kwɪl/（羽毛笔）和 quilt /kwɪlt/（被子）不押韵，它们的元音是短 /ɪ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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