"quail" in Chinese (Simplified)
鹌鹑畏缩
Definition
"Quail" 指一种小型地面鸟类，常被狩猎食用或娱乐。也可以表示突然感到或表现出害怕。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
作名词指鸟时复数通常也是 "quail"。作动词时，较正式或文学用法，指因恐惧退缩。日常更常见鸟的用法，比如“鹌鹑蛋”。
Examples
A quail ran across the garden.
一只**鹌鹑**跑过花园。
We saw many quail on our hike.
我们在徒步时看到许多**鹌鹑**。
The chef cooked quail for dinner.
厨师做了**鹌鹑**做晚餐。
He didn't quail at the sound of thunder; he stayed calm.
他在听到雷声时没有**畏缩**，保持了冷静。
Even the bravest may quail in front of danger.
即使是最勇敢的人，面对危险时也可能**畏缩**。
The villagers hunted quail in the fields at dawn.
村民们在黎明时分在田野里打猎**鹌鹑**。