Quail before
畏缩
🧩 词语组成解析
quail
[kwel]
n. 鹌鹑;鹌鹑肉;<美俚>女大学生;
vi. 沮丧;畏缩，胆怯;感到恐惧;
vt. 使沮丧;使畏缩;
before
[bɪ'fɔr]
prep. 在…之前;先于，优于;当着…的面;与其…;
conj. 在…之前;在…以前;比…早些;与其…;
adv. 先前，从前;在前，在前方;
be构成一些介词+fore前面→在前面
🗣️ 情景例句
I guess we'll be seeing Alexandra again.
我想我们不久又将见到Alexandra。
There's a cool breeze this evening.
今晚有凉爽的微风。
Before Annie Sullivan came to our house, one or two people had told my mother that I was simple-minded.
安妮·莎利文来到我们家之前，已有一两个人告诉我母亲，说我头脑简单。