Quail - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

phrasal verb

Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

phrasal verb

To move backwards away from something or someone, usually because you are frightened

Примеры использования:

She saw that he had a gun and backed away., the government has backed away from plans to increase t…

phrasal verb

To show that you do not support a plan or idea any longer and do not want to be involved with it

Примеры использования:

The government has backed away from plans to increase taxes.

verb

Make white or pale by extracting colour.

Примеры использования:

The cold light blanched her face

verb

To become pale, esp. from being surprised

Примеры использования:

When he realized who was on the phone, he blanched., blanch the peaches before peeling them.

verb

To turn pale, for example because you are shocked

Примеры использования:

While most people would blanch at the prospect of so much work, daniels seems to enjoy it.

verb

Make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain.

Примеры использования:

He blenched and struggled to regain his composure

verb

To move back or away suddenly or react physically because something frightens, disgusts (= shocks), or upsets you

Примеры использования:

At the sight of the dead animal, diana blenched.

verb

To be very unwilling to do something

Примеры использования:

My sister blenches at the very thought of changing a baby's nappy.

verb

Crouch down in fear.

Примеры использования:

Children cowered in terror as the shoot-out erupted

verb

To lower your head or body in fear, often while moving backwards

Примеры использования:

Stop cowering! i'm not going to hit you.

verb

Bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner.

Примеры использования:

He cringed away from the blow

noun

An act of cringing.

Примеры использования:

The chuckle turned into a cringe as i swung a little, due to the movement caused by my laughter.

verb

To feel embarrassed and ashamed about something

Примеры использования:

I cringed when i realized what i’d said., he cringes every time he hears the dentist’s drill.

verb

Lose strength or momentum.

Примеры использования:

The music faltered, stopped, and started up again

verb

Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

verb

To lose strength or purpose and pause or stop

Примеры использования:

His career began to falter., faltering speech

verb

Make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear, pain, or surprise.

Примеры использования:

She flinched at the acidity in his voice

noun

An act of flinching.

Примеры использования:

‘don't call me that,’ he said with a flinch

verb

Draw back, as with fear or pain

idiom

To feel too frightened to do something that you had planned to do

Примеры использования:

I was going to try bungee jumping, but i got cold feet.

verb

(especially of the earth) shake or tremble.

Примеры использования:

The rumbling vibrations set the whole valley quaking

noun

An earthquake.

Примеры использования:

A big quake east of the rocky mountains

verb

To shake, esp. because you are frightened

Примеры использования:

He quaked with fear at the thought.

verb

Suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.

Примеры использования:

He recoiled in horror

noun

The action of recoiling.

Примеры использования:

His body jerked with the recoil of the rifle

verb

To make a sudden movement away from something esp. because of fear or disgust

Примеры использования:

Fig. sun-worshipers might recoil in horror at the chilling winds and rough seas, but we loved the p…

verb

(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

Примеры использования:

Buildings shook in sacramento and tremors were felt in reno

noun

An act of shaking.

Примеры использования:

She gave her red curls a shake

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth

verb

Shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited.

Примеры использования:

They shivered in the damp foggy cold

noun

A momentary trembling movement.

Примеры использования:

She gave a little shiver as the wind flicked at her bare arms

verb

Break into such splinters or fragments.

Примеры использования:

The world seemed to shiver into a million splinters of prismatic colour

verb

Become or make smaller in size or amount.

Примеры использования:

The workforce shrank to a thousand

noun

A psychiatrist.

Примеры использования:

You should see a shrink

verb

To become smaller or cause something to become smaller

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the show’s audience has shrunk in the last few months., [ t ] i shrank my sweater by putting …

verb

(of a person) tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion.

Примеры использования:

She still shuddered at the thought of him

noun

An act of shuddering.

Примеры использования:

The elevator rose with a shudder

verb

Begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space.

Примеры использования:

The season starts in september

noun

The point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning.

Примеры использования:

He takes over as chief executive at the start of next year

abbreviation

Strategic arms reduction treaty, an agreement between the us and the soviet union to limit and reduce strategic nuclear weapons, first signed in 1991.

verb

(of a person or part of the body) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.

Примеры использования:

Isobel was trembling with excitement

noun

(of a person, a part of the body, or the voice) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.

Примеры использования:

Isobel was trembling with excitement

verb

Move in a quivering way; flicker.

Примеры использования:

The flame wavered in the draught

verb

To begin to doubt or lose your determination to do something

Примеры использования:

He never wavered as the leading voice of african-americans’ call for freedom and equality., she wav…