tails的中文翻译是什么意思

N-COUNT尾;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

N-COUNT(尤指细长物体的)尾部，末端

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。

N-PLURAL（男子的）燕尾服，晚礼服

If a man is wearing tails, he is wearing a formal jacket which has two long pieces hanging down at the back.

VERB跟踪;盯梢;尾随

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。

N-COUNT盯梢者;跟踪者

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。

ADV(硬币的)反面

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.

PHRASE主次颠倒;喧宾夺主

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。

PHRASE（由于失败或羞愧）夹着尾巴，垂头丧气

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。

PHRASE掉头逃跑;转身逃走

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。