tail
n. 尾(巴); 尾部; 燕尾服; 尾随者,跟踪者
v. 跟踪,尾随; 装上尾巴
The tail of an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body.
The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
...a black dog with a long tail.
长尾黑狗
You can use tail to refer to the end or back of something, especially something long and thin.
...the horizontal stabilizer bar on the plane's tail...
飞机尾部的水平尾翼
Elsie tugged her husband's coat tail.
埃尔西用力拉了拉她丈夫外套的后摆。
If a man is wearing tails, he is wearing a formal jacket which has two long pieces hanging down at the back.
To tail someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do.
Officers had tailed the gang from London during a major undercover inquiry...
在一次重大的秘密调查行动中,警察从伦敦就盯上了那帮匪徒。
He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.
他十分不信任她,所以派人跟踪她。
A tail is someone who is paid to watch and to follow another person.
He checked behind. No tail.
他看看身后——没有人跟着。
If you toss a coin and it comes down tails, you can see the side of it that does not have a picture of a head on it.
If you say that the tail is wagging the dog, you mean that a small or unimportant part of something is becoming too important and is controlling the whole thing.
Past TV deals have seen the tail wagging the dog. Now football clubs feel they are equal partners with TV.
以往和电视台的交易中,足球俱乐部就已经有过喧宾夺主的记录。现在,他们更是觉得可以和电视台平起平坐了。
If you say that you have your tail between your legs, you are emphasizing that you feel defeated and ashamed.
His team retreated last night with tails tucked firmly between their legs.
昨晚,他的队伍灰溜溜地退场了。
If you turn tail, you turn and run away.
I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house.
我掉头就跑,朝主屋方向逃去。
1. the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
2. the time of the last part of something;
3. any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;
5. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
6. (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
7. the rear part of an aircraft
8. the rear part of a ship
1. go after with the intent to catch;
2. remove or shorten the tail of an animal
3. remove the stalk of fruits or berries
chase one's (own) tail
(非正式)无谓瞎忙
on someone's tail
紧跟,跟踪
a piece of tail
the tail of one's eye
(旧)眼角
the tail wags the dog
尾巴摇狗(处于从属地位的人或事物控制局势;本末倒置)
with one's tail between one's legs
(非正式)夹着尾巴;灰溜溜地
with one's tail up
(非正式)趾高气扬地
tail back
(英)(交通)堵塞排成长队
tail something in (或 into)
把(梁、石头、砖的端头)嵌入(墙内)
tail off (或 away)
(数量、力量、强度)逐渐减弱
tail down
将重物缓缓移下陡坡
tail off 或 tail away
逐渐消失;变小或减弱
The horse stood whisking its tail.
那匹马站着挥动尾巴.
A dog reacts to kindness by wagging its tail.
狗摇尾巴以报答人们的爱护.
The dog's tail wagged.
狗尾巴摇动着.
The peacock spreads his splendid tail.
孔雀展开了它那灿烂夺目的尾巴.
The number of tourists starts to tail off in October.
游客在十月份开始逐渐减少.