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Tail N Count Long Phrase Part End Wearing Follow

单词 tail
音标
英[teɪl] 美[tel]
解释
n.尾;尾部;燕尾服;尾随者;vt.跟踪;装上尾巴;vi.队伍单行行进时拉长或产生间隔;侦察队两两散开;[建筑学] 嵌上,搭上;
例句

N-COUNT
尾;尾巴
The tail of an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body.
例:The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
例:...a black dog with a long tail.长尾黑狗

N-COUNT
(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.
例:...the horizontal stabilizer bar on the plane's tail...飞机尾部的水平尾翼
例:Elsie tugged her husband's coat tail.埃尔西用力拉了拉她丈夫外套的后摆。

N-PLURAL
(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.

VERB
跟踪;盯梢;尾随
To tail someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do.
例: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。
例:He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.他十分不信任她,所以派人跟踪她。

N-COUNT
盯梢者;跟踪者
A tail is someone who is paid to watch and to follow another person.
例:He checked behind. No tail.他看看身后——没有人跟着。

ADV
(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.

PHRASE
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.
例: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。

PHRASE
(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.
例: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。

PHRASE
掉头逃跑;转身逃走
If you turn tail, you turn and run away.
例:I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house.我掉头就跑,朝主屋方向逃去。
变形
third:tails~done:tailed~pl:tails~adj:tailless~ing:tailing~past:tailed~

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