"quails" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鵪鶉

Definition

“Quails” 是 “quail” 的複數形式，是一種小型地棲鳥，尾巴短、身體圓胖。很少用作動詞（感到害怕）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

幾乎只用來指鵪鶉這種鳥的複數，動詞用法（畏縮）非常少見。常見於“一羣鵪鶉”、“烤鵪鶉”等搭配。

Examples

There are many quails in the field.

田野裡有許多**鵪鶉**。

The chef prepared roasted quails for dinner.

主廚為晚餐準備了烤**鵪鶉**。

Some people keep quails as pets.

有些人把**鵪鶉**當寵物養。

We heard the quails calling early in the morning.

我們一大早就聽到**鵪鶉**在叫。

The farm sells fresh quails' eggs every weekend.

農場每週末出售新鮮的**鵪鶉**蛋。

When startled, quails run quickly into the grass to hide.

受驚時，**鵪鶉**會迅速跑進草叢中躲起來。