English Dictionary

quail

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkweɪ.əl/

動詞

自動詞 古語 他動詞

(intransitive) To waste away; to fade, to wither / (transitive, now rare) To daunt or frighten (someone) / (intransitive) To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.

日本語の意味

（自動詞）衰える、萎む、色あせる / （他動詞、現在は稀）脅かす、怖がらせる / （自動詞）気力や勇気を失う、萎縮する

Over the winter, the neglected horse began to quail, its ribs slowly becoming visible beneath its dull coat.

冬の間、放置されたその馬はやせ衰え始め、鈍い毛の下から肋骨がゆっくりと見えてきた。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To waste away; to fade, to wither

意味（2）

(transitive, now rare) To daunt or frighten (someone)

But when he meant to quaile and shake the Orbe, / He was as ratling Thunder.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.

Though George had stopped in his sentence, yet, his blood being up, he was not to be cowed by all the generations of Osborne; rallying instantly, he replied to the bullying look of his father, with another so indicative of resolution and defiance, that the elder man quailed in his turn, and looked away.

意味（4）

(intransitive) Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way.

Therewith his ſturdie corage ſoone was quayd, / And all his ſences were with ſuddein dread diſmayd.

quails （ present singular third-person ）

quailing （ participle present ）

quailed （ participle past ）

quailed （ past ）