v.害怕,发抖,畏缩( quail的过去式和过去分词 );
例句:
She wavered, quailed, gave way.
她动摇了, 畏缩了, 屈服了.
He quailed at the prospect before him.
他对自己的前途感到惶恐.
Walter quailed at the prospect before him.
瓦尔特对自己的前途感到惶恐.