quail before

汉语翻译

畏缩

例句

Having refused to take out fire insurance, the manager of the company quailed before the thought of ruin through fire.拒绝领取火灾保险单后，一想到火灾的毁灭性破坏，公司经理就感到恐惧。His eyes quailed before her angry looks.在她的怒容前，他的眼睛里显出畏惧的神情。