| 单词 | tail |
| 释义 | nounverb🔑 tailBrE /teɪl/ NAmE /teɪl/ noun ➤ of bird /animal /fish 鸟兽；鱼🔑 [C ]the part that sticks out and can be moved at the back of the body of a bird , an animal or a fish 尾；尾巴◆ The dog ran up , wagging its tail . 那条狗摇着尾巴跑上前去。◆ The male has beautiful tail feathers . 雄鸟有美丽的尾羽。 ➡ see also ponytail➤ -tailed 有…尾巴 (in adjectives 构成形容词) having the type of tail mentioned 有…尾巴的◆ a white -tailed eagle 白尾雕Compound adjectives for physical characteristics-beaked,-bellied,-billed,-blooded,-bodied,-cheeked,-chested,-eared,-eyed,-faced,-fingered,-footed,-haired,-handed,-headed,-hearted,-hipped,-lidded,-limbed,-mouthed,-necked,-nosed,-skinned,-tailed,-throated,-toothed➤ of plane /spacecraft 飞机；宇宙飞船🔑 [C ]the back part of a plane , spacecraft, etc .尾部；后部◆ the tail wing 尾翼➤ back /end of sth 后部；末尾[C ]~ (of sth )a part of sth that sticks out at the back like a tail 尾状后部；尾状物◆ the tail of a kite 风筝的尾坠[C ]~ (of sth )the last part of sth that is moving away from you （离去事物的）末尾部分◆ the tail of the procession 游行队伍的末尾 ➡ see also tail end➤ jacket 上衣tails [pl. ] (also tail·coat [C ]) a long jacket divided at the back below the waist into two pieces that become narrower at the bottom , worn by men at very formal events 燕尾服；男式晚礼服◆ The men all wore top hat and tails . 男士都头戴高顶礼帽，身穿晚礼服。 ➡ see also coat-tails, shirt tail ➡ compare dinner jacket, morning coat➤ side of coin 硬币的面tails [U ]the side of a coin that does not have a picture of the head of a person on it , used as one choice when a coin is tossed to decide sth 硬币反面，硬币文面（没有头像的一面） ➡ compare headnoun (7 ) ➤ person who follows sb 跟踪者[C ](informal ) a person who is sent to follow sb secretly and find out information about where that person goes , what they do , etc .盯梢人；暗探◆ The police have put a tail on him . 警方已派人对他进行盯梢。▸ tail·less BrE /ˈteɪlləs/ NAmE /ˈteɪlləs/ adjective ◆ Manx cats are tailless . 马恩岛猫没有尾巴。 ● on sb's ˈtail (informal ) following behind sb very closely , especially in a car （尤指开车）盯梢，尾随● the tail (is ) wagging the ˈdog used to describe a situation in which the most important aspect is being influenced and controlled by sb /sth that is not as important （用以描述次要部分影响和支配主要部分）主次颠倒，喧宾夺主● turn ˈtail to run away from a fight or dangerous situation （危急时刻）转身逃跑，逃逸，临阵脱逃● with your tail between your ˈlegs (informal ) feeling ashamed or unhappy because you have been defeated or punished 无地自容；垂头丧气；灰溜溜● chase your (own ) ˈtail (informal ) to be very busy but in fact achieve very little 瞎忙活；徒劳无功● can't make head nor ˈtail of sth to be unable to understand sth 不理解某事；不明白某事◆ I couldn't make head nor tail of what he was saying . 我弄不懂他在说些什么。● heads or ˈtails ?used to ask sb which side of a coin they think will be facing upwards when it is tossed in order to decide sth by chance （掷硬币作决定时说）正面还是反面● ˌnose to ˈtail (BrE ) if cars , etc . are nose to tail , they are moving slowly in a long line with little space between them （汽车等）首尾相连（缓缓行进）● a ˌsting in the ˈtail (informal ) an unpleasant feature that comes at the end of a story , an event , etc . and spoils it 煞风景的结局🔑 tailBrE /teɪl/ NAmE /teɪl/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they tail BrE /teɪl/ NAmE /teɪl/ present simple - he / she / it tails BrE /teɪlz/ NAmE /teɪlz/ past simple tailed BrE /teɪld/ NAmE /teɪld/ past participle tailed BrE /teɪld/ NAmE /teɪld/ -ing form tailing BrE /ˈteɪlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈteɪlɪŋ/ ~sb to follow sb closely , especially in order to watch where they go and what they do 跟踪；尾随；盯梢SYN shadow◆ A private detective had been tailing them for several weeks . 私人侦探几个星期来一直在跟踪他们。 ● ˌtop and ˈtail sth (BrE ) to cut the top and bottom parts off fruit and vegetables to prepare them to be cooked or eaten 去掉（水果、蔬菜）的两端；砍掉…的两头Alliteration in idiomsbelt and braces,(beat somebody) black and blue,born and bred,chalk and cheese,chop and change,done and dusted,down and dirty,in dribs and drabs,eat somebody out of house and home,facts and figures,fast and furious,first and foremost,forgive and forget,hale and hearty,hem and haw,kith and kin,mix and match,part and parcel of something,puff and pant,go to rack and ruin,rant and rave,risk life and limb,short and sweet,signed and sealed,spic and span,through thick and thin,this and that,top and tail something,tried and testedtrusted,wax and wane ● ˌtail aˈway /ˈoff (especiallyBrE ) to become smaller or weaker 变得越来越小（或弱）；逐渐消失◆ The number of tourists tails off in October . 十月份游客人数越来越少。◆ 'But why… ?' Her voice tailed away .“但是为什么…？” 她的声音细了下去。● ˌtail ˈback (of traffic 车辆) to form a tailback排成长队 |
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