quail at something
collocation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。
胆怯；气馁；（勇气等）消退
quails — third person singular of quail
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胆怯；气馁；（勇气等）消退
to lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful; (of courage, faith, etc.) to weaken or give way
He quailed at the sight of the angry dog.
他看到那只愤怒的狗时畏缩了。
消瘦；枯萎,凋谢
To waste away; to fade, to wither.
失去勇气或信心；感到畏惧
To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.
勇气、信念等减弱,屈服
Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way.
退缩,如因恐惧或痛苦
draw back, as with fear or pain
quail
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原形
quails
3rd person
第三人称单数
quailing
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现在分词
quailed
Past
过去式
quailed
Past participle
过去分词
She quails at the sight of a snake.
她看到蛇就退缩。
He quailed before the king's anger.
他在国王的愤怒面前畏缩了。
They have never quailed in the face of danger.
他们面对危险从未退缩过。
退缩，畏缩
She quailed before the judge's stern gaze.
在法官严厉的目光下，她畏缩了。
The soldiers did not quail in the face of danger.
士兵们在危险面前没有退缩。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
到了晚上，有鹌鹑飞来，遮满了营；早晨，在营四围的地上有露水。
In the book of Exodus, God sends quails to feed the Israelites in the wilderness.
在《出埃及记》中，上帝把鹌鹑送到旷野里喂养以色列人。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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把quail联想成小鹌鹑：鹌鹑遇险缩头，人遇恐惧畏缩。
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。
常用于 quail at/from sth. 结构，表示因恐惧或痛苦而退缩
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