quail
英 /kweil/
中文釋義
v.畏懼，顫抖
v. to feel afraid; to shrink back.
常用搭配
- quail at the thought一想就怕
- quail in fear恐懼退縮
- quail before authority畏懼權威
例句
- He quailed at the sight of the steep cliff.望著陡峭的懸崖，他嚇得直往後縮。
- She didn't quail before the board's tough questions.面對董事會的尖銳提問，她毫不退縮。