quailing

英 [ˈkweɪlɪŋ]

美 [ˈkweɪlɪŋ]

v.  感觉(或显出)恐惧; 胆怯; 畏缩
quail的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 鹌鹑
  Aquailis a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten.
  1. I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.
     我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。
  2. Quailis the meat of this bird eaten as food.
     鹌鹑肉
  3. They dined off salmon, quail, and fruit.
     他们正餐吃的是鲑鱼、鹌鹑肉和水果。
• VERB 胆怯;畏缩;害怕;退缩
  If someone or something makes youquail, they make you feel very afraid, often so that you hesitate.
  1. The very words make many of us quail...
     这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。
  2. He told Naomi she was becoming just like Maya. Naomi quailed at the thought.
     他告诉娜奥米，她正变得和马娅一样。一想到这里，娜奥米便不寒而栗。

双语例句

• Heavy industry was quailing before foreign competition.
  重工业在外国人的竞争面前畏缩了。
• Melanie rose to her feet, confused, her heart quailing at the thought of confronting rhett.
  媚兰站起来，真不知怎么办好，一想到要面对瑞德心里就发怵。
• The prime minister must be quailing before the onslaught of the radical press.
  面对着激进的新闻界的攻击，首相肯定在退缩。