She quailed at the thought of speaking in public.
一想到要在公众面前讲话，她就畏缩了。
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “quail” as it is used in the following sentence: Despite his bold words, he felt the need to quail when faced with the daunting task of speaking in front of a large audience.
A — shrink. “quail” means V. to cower; flinch; shrink
The tiny mouse seemed to ______ before the fierce, hungry cat.
B — quail. “quail” means V. to cower; flinch; shrink
quail — V. to cower; flinch; shrink. In Chinese: 畏缩；胆怯.
quail is pronounced /kweɪl/. It breaks into 1 syllable: quail.
She quailed at the thought of speaking in public. (一想到要在公众面前讲话，她就畏缩了。)
cower, flinch, recoil — all close in meaning to quail (V. to cower; flinch; shrink).
Yes. quail appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
From Old French quailler (fear) → to shrink, flinch.