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tail n.后部；尾巴；尾部；辫子；跟随者(复）tails: 燕尾服；(硬币的)反面vt.跟踪；盯 ... 的梢；为 ... 装尾巴vi.尾随；附于其后；逐渐减少 (1) 他开车撞进我卡车的后部，把我的尾灯撞得粉碎。(2) 蜥蜴有四条腿和一条长尾巴。(3) 蝎子的毒钩在其尾部。(4) 她把头发编成一根根小辫。(5) 她猜不透谁派人盯她的梢。(6) 我已通知了他们监视跟踪他。(7) 你能帮我给风筝装个尾巴吗？(8) 孩子们跟在游行队伍后面。

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英 [teɪl] 美 [teɪl] (1) He drove into the back of my truck and smashed the tail light.(2) Lizards have four legs and a long tail.(3) The sting of a scorpion is in its tail.(4) She braids her hair in little tails.(5) She can not figure out who put a tail on her.(6) I have notified them to watch and tail him.(7) Would you tail the kite for me?(8) The children tailed after the parade. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]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-tailed...white-tailed deer.白尾鹿2[N-COUNT 可数名词](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.   [usu with supp]...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。...a comet tail.彗尾3[N-PLURAL 复数名词]（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. 4[VERB 动词]跟踪；盯梢；尾随 To tail someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do.   [V n]  [have n V-ed]  [INFORMAL 非正式]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。5[N-COUNT 可数名词]盯梢者；跟踪者 A tail is someone who is paid to watch and to follow another person.   [INFORMAL 非正式]He checked behind. No tail.他看看身后——没有人跟着。6[ADV 副词](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.   [ADV after v]7[PHRASE 短语]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.   [V inflects]  [disapproval]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。8[PHRASE 短语]（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.   [PHR after v]  [emphasis]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。9[PHRASE 短语]掉头逃跑；转身逃走 If you turn tail, you turn and run away.   [V inflects]I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house.我掉头就跑，朝主屋方向逃去。10  cannot make head or tail of something→see: head； to top and tail→see: top； 相关词组：tail away tail back tail off

英语单词	tail
英美音标	英 [teɪl] 美 [teɪl]
中文释义	n.后部；尾巴；尾部；辫子；跟随者 (复）tails: 燕尾服；(硬币的)反面 vt.跟踪；盯 ... 的梢；为 ... 装尾巴 vi.尾随；附于其后；逐渐减少
英语例句	(1) He drove into the back of my truck and smashed the tail light. (2) Lizards have four legs and a long tail. (3) The sting of a scorpion is in its tail. (4) She braids her hair in little tails. (5) She can not figure out who put a tail on her. (6) I have notified them to watch and tail him. (7) Would you tail the kite for me? (8) The children tailed after the parade.
中文例句	(1) 他开车撞进我卡车的后部，把我的尾灯撞得粉碎。 (2) 蜥蜴有四条腿和一条长尾巴。 (3) 蝎子的毒钩在其尾部。 (4) 她把头发编成一根根小辫。 (5) 她猜不透谁派人盯她的梢。 (6) 我已通知了他们监视跟踪他。 (7) 你能帮我给风筝装个尾巴吗？ (8) 孩子们跟在游行队伍后面。
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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 -tailed ...white-tailed deer. 白尾鹿 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](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. [usu with supp] ...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。 ...a comet tail. 彗尾 3 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]（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. 4 [VERB 动词]跟踪；盯梢；尾随 To tail someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do. [V n] [have n V-ed] [INFORMAL 非正式] 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。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]盯梢者；跟踪者 A tail is someone who is paid to watch and to follow another person. [INFORMAL 非正式] He checked behind. No tail. 他看看身后——没有人跟着。 6 [ADV 副词](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. [ADV after v] 7 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] [disapproval] 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。 8 [PHRASE 短语]（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. [PHR after v] [emphasis] 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。 9 [PHRASE 短语]掉头逃跑；转身逃走 If you turn tail, you turn and run away. [V inflects] I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house. 我掉头就跑，朝主屋方向逃去。 10 cannot make head or tail of something→see: head ； to top and tail→see: top ；相关词组： tail away tail back tail off

Tail Long Watch N Count 可数名词 [V Phrase 短语