单词	quail
释义	quail1 nounquail2 verb quailquail1 /kweɪl/ noun [countable, uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINquail1 Origin: 1300-1400 Old French quaille, from Medieval Latin quaccula Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Because transplanted quail cells will behave normally in chick embryos, she realized she had an invaluable natural marker. Combine remaining butter, mustard, honey, garlic, and lemon juice and slather over quail. Does that mean that a man is a better machine for running than a quail, or a chipmunk or mouse? For his creation Malicki grills whole quail on long grapevine cuttings. If the quail have been reared with siblings, both sexes prefer to mate with first cousins. Season quail lightly with salt and pepper. Tuck wings behind back and lightly season quail inside and out with salt and black pepper. word sets WORD SETS► Birds auk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun a small fat bird with a short tail that is hunted for food or sport, or the meat from this bird quail1 nounquail2 verb quailquail2 verb [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINquail2 Origin: 1400-1500 quail ‘to curdle’ (15-19 centuries), from Latin coagulare; ➔ COAGULATE Verb Table VERB TABLE quail Simple Form Present I, you, we, they quail he, she, it quails Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they quailed Present perfect I, you, we, they have quailed he, she, it has quailed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had quailed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will quail Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have quailed Continuous Form Present I am quailing he, she, it is quailing you, we, they are quailing Past I, he, she, it was quailing you, we, they were quailing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been quailing he, she, it has been quailing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been quailing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be quailing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been quailing Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Even now there were times when Valerie quailed, when she felt crushed. For the first time I quailed... I felt like Frankenstein, quailing before the monster I had created. It would seem that even senior officers were quailing, but go they did. Though he quailed inwardly, he managed not to flinch. literary to be afraid and show it by shaking a little bit or moving back slightly SYN  shrinkquail at She quailed visibly at the sight of the prison walls.
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