tail
noun
verb
teɪl
noun
1
ANIMAL
动物
the
part
that
sticks
out
at
the
back
of
an
animal’s
body,
and
that
it
can
move
尾巴
The
dog
wagged
its
tail
.
那条狗摇了摇尾巴。
white-tailed/long-tailed
etc
a
white-tailed
eagle
白尾雕
2
AIRCRAFT
飞机
the
back
part
of
an
aircraft
〔飞机的〕尾部
3
SHIRT
衬衫
the
bottom
part
of
your
shirt
at
the
back,
that
you
put
inside
your
trousers
〔衬衫的〕后下摆
4
BACK PART
末尾部分
the
back
or
last
part
of
something,
especially
something
that
is
moving
away
from
you
末尾部分，后部〔尤指离你而去的东西〕
usually singular 一般用单数
We
saw
the
tail
of
the
procession
disappearing
round
the
corner.
我们看到队尾在拐角处渐渐消失。
5
tails
a.
a
man’s
jacket
which
is
short
at
the
front
and
divides
into
two
long
pieces
at
the
back,
worn
to
very
formal
events
b.
said
when
you
are
TOSSING
a
coin
(=throwing
it
up
in
the
air
to
decide
which
of
two
things
you
will
do
or
choose)
[口] 反面〔抛硬币时说的话〕;
plural 复数 U | spoken
6
the tail end of sth
the
last
part
of
an
event,
situation,
or
period
of
time
〔某事件、形势或时期的〕尾声，末尾
7
be on sb’s tail
to
be
following
someone
closely
[非正式] 紧跟某人
informal
8
FOLLOW
跟踪
someone
who
is
employed
to
watch
and
follow
someone,
especially
a
criminal
[非正式] 盯梢者〔尤指监视罪犯者〕
informal
put
a
tail
on
sb
9
turn tail
to
run
away
because
you
are
too
frightened
to
fight
or
attack
[非正式] 〔因不敢抵抗或攻击而〕逃跑，转身逃走
informal
10
with your tail between your legs
10.
embarrassed
or
unhappy
because
you
have
failed
or
been
defeated
〔因失败或被打败而〕夹着尾巴，垂头丧气
11
it’s (a case of) the tail wagging the dog
11.
used
to
say
that
an
unimportant
thing
is
wrongly
controlling
a
situation
[非正式] 主次颠倒，喧宾夺主
informal
12
chase tail
12.
to
try
to
get
a
woman
to
have
sex
with
you
[美，非正式] 追女人，求欢
AmE informal
verb
13
to
follow
someone
and
watch
what
they
do,
where
they
go
etc
[非正式] 跟踪，盯…的梢
The
police
have
been
tailing
him
for
several
months.
警察跟踪他已有几个月了。
14
to
TAIL
OFF
[英] 变得越来越少 （小 ）; 逐渐消失
15
if
traffic
tails
back,
a
long
line
of
cars
forms,
for
example
because
the
road
is
blocked
[英] 形成塞车长龙
16
to
become
gradually
less,
smaller
etc,
and
often
stop
or
disappear
completely
变得越来越少 （小 ）; 逐渐消失
Profits
tailed
off
towards
the
end
of
the
year.
利润到年底几乎减为零了。
17
if
someone’s
voice
tails
off,
it
becomes
quieter
and
then
stops
[书面] 〔声音〕变得越来越小〔直至完全消失〕
written
‘I
didn’t
mean
…’
Her
voice
tailed
off
in
embarrassment.
“我不是指…”她的声音因为尴尬越来越低。