tail的中文翻譯是什麼意思
tail
n. 尾（巴）; 尾部; 燕尾服; 尾隨者，跟蹤者
v. 跟蹤，尾隨; 裝上尾巴
tail的柯林斯釋義
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.
那些牛甩動著尾巴驅趕蒼蠅。
...a black dog with a long tail.
長尾黑狗
N-COUNT(尤指細長物體的)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...
飛機尾部的水平尾翼
Elsie tugged her husband's coat tail.
埃爾西用力拉了拉她丈夫外套的後襬。
N-PLURAL（男子的）燕尾服，晚禮服
If a man is wearing tails, he is wearing a formal jacket which has two long pieces hanging down at the back.
VERB跟蹤;盯梢;尾隨
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...
在一次重大的秘密調查行動中，警察從倫敦就盯上了那幫匪徒。
He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.
他十分不信任她，所以派人跟蹤她。
N-COUNT盯梢者;跟蹤者
A tail is someone who is paid to watch and to follow another person.
He checked behind. No tail.
他看看身後——沒有人跟著。
ADV(硬幣的)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主次顛倒;喧賓奪主
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.
以往和電視臺的交易中，足球俱樂部就已經有過喧賓奪主的記錄。現在，他們更是覺得可以和電視臺平起平坐了。
PHRASE（由於失敗或羞愧）夾著尾巴，垂頭喪氣
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，他的隊伍灰溜溜地退場了。
PHRASE掉頭逃跑;轉身逃走
If you turn tail, you turn and run away.
I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house.
我掉頭就跑，朝主屋方向逃去。
tail的英文釋義
Noun
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;
- the fag end of this crisis-ridden century
- the tail of the storm
3. any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
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
Verb
1. go after with the intent to catch;
- The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
- the dog chased the rabbit
2. remove or shorten the tail of an animal
3. remove the stalk of fruits or berries
tail的短語
chase one's (own) tail
(非正式)無謂瞎忙
on someone's tail
緊跟，跟蹤
a piece of tail
the tail of one's eye
(舊)眼角
the tail wags the dog
尾巴搖狗（處於從屬地位的人或事物控制局勢；本末倒置）
with one's tail between one's legs
(非正式)夾著尾巴；灰溜溜地
with one's tail up
(非正式)趾高氣揚地
tail back
(英)（交通）堵塞排成長隊
tail something in (或 into)
把（梁、石頭、磚的端頭）嵌入（牆內）
tail off (或 away)
（數量、力量、強度）逐漸減弱
tail down
將重物緩緩移下陡坡
tail off 或 tail away
逐漸消失；變小或減弱
tail的場景例句
The horse stood whisking its tail.
那匹馬站著揮動尾巴.
A dog reacts to kindness by wagging its tail.
狗搖尾巴以報答人們的愛護.
The dog's tail wagged.
狗尾巴搖動著.
The peacock spreads his splendid tail.
孔雀展開了它那燦爛奪目的尾巴.
The number of tourists starts to tail off in October.
遊客在十月份開始逐漸減少.