quail at meaning in Chinese

• 畏缩

• quail:    vi. 沮丧；畏缩 (at befo ...
• quail:    n. (pl. quail(s) ) ...
• abalone and quail:    鲍鱼鹌鹑

Examples

1. Anyone considering taking part in a work of transformation of those forms of older art which seem to us in many ways unsatisfactory , so that they should be more in turn with the changing times , and anyone who does not quail at the prospect of seeking out new forms of expression for new materials and new building function , will find spiritual kinship , observing rorromini ' s buildings
   旧艺术形式在许多方面似乎不能令我们满意，这就有待于我们去变革这些形式以更好地跟上变化多端的时代步伐，任何考虑参加这项工作的人，任何勇于为新材料和新建筑功能探索新表现形式的人，观察一下博罗里尼的建筑，都会发现精神上的类似。