verb🔗Share衰える, しぼむTo waste away; to fade, to wither"The potted plant, forgotten on the windowsill, began to quail under the summer heat. "窓辺に忘れられた鉢植えは、夏の暑さで衰え始めた。biologyplantnatureconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share怯ませる, 怖がらせるTo daunt or frighten (someone)"The loud noise from the construction site quelled the children, making them afraid to play outside. "工事現場からの大きな音は子供たちを怯ませ、外で遊ぶのを怖がらせました。emotioncharactermindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareひるむ, たじろぐTo lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful."Seeing the difficult math problem, Sarah quailed at the challenge. "難しい数学の問題を見て、サラはその挑戦にひるんだ。mindcharacteremotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弱まる, 萎えるOf courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way."Despite his initial confidence, the student's resolve began to quail under the professor's intense questioning. "最初の自信にも関わらず、学生の決意は教授の激しい質問の下で弱まり始めた。attitudecharacteremotionmindmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareウズラAny of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae."The hunter carefully watched the quail hopping across the field. "狩人は、野を飛び跳ねるウズラを注意深く観察した。animalbirdgamefoodnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareうずらの肉The meat from this bird eaten as food."We roasted the quail for dinner, and it was very tender. "夕食にうずらの肉をローストしましたが、とても柔らかかったです。foodbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share娼婦, 女郎A prostitute, so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.personsexanimalwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share凝固する, 固まるTo curdle or coagulate, as milk does."The milk in the refrigerator had started to quail, turning into a thick, solid substance. "冷蔵庫の牛乳は凝固し始め、濃くて固い物質に変わりました。foodchemistrybiologybiochemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading