quail
英 /kweil/
中文释义
v.畏惧，颤抖
v. to feel afraid; to shrink back.
常用搭配
- quail at the thought一想就怕
- quail in fear恐惧退缩
- quail before authority畏惧权威
例句
- He quailed at the sight of the steep cliff.望着陡峭的悬崖，他吓得直往后缩。
- She didn't quail before the board's tough questions.面对董事会的尖锐提问，她毫不退缩。