1.【动】鹌鹑
2.〈美俚〉女大学生;漂亮姑娘
1.沮丧;畏缩 (at before to)
2.〈古〉使沮丧;使畏缩
1.a small bird that people shoot and eat; this bird eaten as food
1.to be very afraid, often so afraid that your body shakes slightly
1.At the word money she quailed and withdrew her hand.
她听见钱这个字，就吓得把手缩回来。
2.He quailed at the thought of meeting the President.
他对会见总统的打算感到害怕。
3.Said, _Dear I love thee_; and I sank and quailed.
此封，爱，爱你；我畏缩、消沉。
4.I had to stem a rapid rush of retrospective thought before I quailed to the dismal present.
我得先和激流般的回忆搏斗一下，才不会在可怕的现实面前屈服。
5.He quailed with fear at the thought of telling her the bad news.
他一想到要告诉她那个不幸的消息，便吓得发抖。
6.Stouter hearts that a woman's have quailed in this terrible winter.
再坚强的女人，她的心也在这可怖的冬天面前畏缩。
7.Walter quailed at the prospect before him.
瓦尔特对自己的前途感到惶恐。
8.His heart quailed before the enormous pyramidal shape.
他的心在这金字塔状巨物前瑟瑟缩缩。
9.He quailed AT the prospect before him.
他对自己的前途感到畏惧。
10.The boy quailed (with fear) at the sight .
男孩看到那情景而畏缩（害怕）。