| 单词 | tail |
| 释义 | tail (verb) tail 14 ENTRIES FOUND: tail (noun) tail (verb) tailed (adjective) tail end (noun) tail fin (noun) e-tail (noun) red-tailed hawk (noun) white-tailed deer (noun) bright (adjective) bushy (adjective) dog (noun) head (noun) leg (noun) wag (verb) 1 tail /ˈteɪl/ noun plural tails 1 tail /ˈteɪl/ noun plural tails Learner's definition of TAIL 1 [count] : the part of an animal's body that extends from the animal's back end（动物的）尾巴 a monkey with a long tail长尾猴 — see pictures at bird, horse 2 [count] a : a long piece that extends from the back end or bottom of something（物体的）尾部，尾状物 the tail of a kite风筝的尾部 a comet's tail彗星尾 — see also pigtails, ponytail, shirttail b : the back end of an airplane, helicopter, etc.（飞机、直升机等的）尾部；机尾 — see picture at airplane 3 tails [plural] : the back side of a coin : the side of a coin that is opposite the side which shows a picture of a person's head硬币反面（没有头像的一面） — usually used to refer to one of the two choices you can make when a coin is thrown in the air to decide something通常用于指以抛硬币的方法做出选择 I call tails.我要反面。 Is it heads or tails? [=did the coin land with heads or tails facing up?]是正面还是反面？ — compare 1head 5 4 tails [plural] : tailcoat He wore a top hat and tails.他头戴礼帽，身着燕尾服。 5 [singular] informal : a person (such as a detective) who follows or watches someone暗探；盯梢人 They put a tail on the suspect. [=they had someone follow the suspect]他们派人跟踪那个嫌疑犯。 bright-eyed and bushy-tailed — see bright not make head or/nor tail of — see 1head on someone's tail informal : following closely behind someone跟踪；盯梢 The sheriff was hot on their tails.地方治安官紧紧跟踪他们。 the tail wagging the dog informal — used to describe a situation in which an important or powerful person, organization, etc., is being controlled by someone or something that is much less important or powerful本末倒置；喧宾夺主 turn tail informal : to turn around and run away from danger, trouble, etc.（从危险、困境等中）转身逃走，临阵脱逃 He turned tail and ran from the fight.他在战斗中临阵脱逃。 You can't just turn tail and run from your problems.你不能遇到难题就逃避。 with your tail between your legs : with a feeling of being embarrassed or ashamed especially because you have been defeated夹着尾巴；羞愧地；灰溜溜地 He lost the fight and went home with his tail between his legs.他输了比赛，灰溜溜地回到家中。 — tailless /ˈteɪlləs/ adjective tailless cats无尾猫 2 tail /ˈteɪl/ verb tails; tailed; tailing 2 tail /ˈteɪl/ verb tails; tailed; tailing Learner's definition of TAIL 1 [+ object] informal : to follow (someone) closely跟踪；盯梢 The police had been tailing the suspect for several miles.警方跟踪了那个嫌疑犯好几英里。 She is constantly tailed by the press.她经常被记者跟踪。 2 always followed by an adverb or preposition, [no object] : to move in a line that is not straight曲线移动 The pitch tailed away from the batter.投出的球绕过击球手飞走了。 tail back [phrasal verb] British, of vehicles : to form a line that moves slowly or not at all because of heavy traffic, an accident, etc.（交通拥堵、事故等造成的）车辆排成长队 Traffic tailed back [=backed up] for miles.车辆排成了数英里的长队。 — see also tailback 2 tail off [phrasal verb] : to become smaller or quieter in a gradual way逐渐减少；渐弱 Our productivity tailed off last year.去年我们的生产率逐步下降。 She started to ask a question and then her voice tailed off. [=trailed off]她一开始提出一个问题，接着声音越来越小。 |
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