| 词汇 | tail |
| 释义 | tail | BrE teɪl, AmE teɪl | A. noun ① Zoology (of animal, bird, fish, reptile) 尾 ▸ the sting in the tail figurative 煞风景的结尾 ▸ the tail wagging the dog figurative 尾巴摇狗 [指本末倒置]▸ (to be or keep) on sb's tail 紧跟着某人 ▸ to have sb/sth on one's tail 有某人/某物尾随着 ▸ to go off with one's tail between one's legs informal 夹着尾巴走开 ▸ to turn tail 逃跑 ② (end piece) (of kite, aircraft, queue, procession) 尾部 ; (of comet) 彗尾 ▸ the traffic was nose to tail for mile after mile 车辆首尾相接延绵数英里 ③ (mainly US) informal (buttocks) 屁股 ▸ a piece of tail US derogatory (woman) 娘儿们 ④ informal (person following another) 尾随者 ▸ to put a tail on sb 派人盯某人的梢 B. tails plural noun ① (of shirt, coat) 燕尾服 ② informal (man's evening dress) [男子的] 晚礼服 ③ plus singular verb (sides of a coin) [硬币的] 反面 ▸ heads or tails? 正面还是反面？ C. transitive verb informal 尾随 ▸ to tail sb to a place 跟踪某人到一个地方 PHRASAL VERBS tail away intransitive verb ① = tail off 1② (become fainter) 逐渐消失 ▸ his voice tailed away to a whisper 他的声音逐渐减弱成了耳语 tail back intransitive verb British «vehicles» 排成长队 ; «traffic jam» 绵延 ▸ lines of cars tailing back from the roundabout 从交通环岛绵延开去的一排排汽车 ▸ the traffic jam tailed back to the previous motorway junction 堵塞的车辆一直延伸到前一个高速路口 tail off intransitive verb ① (decrease) «numbers, attendance, interest» 逐渐减少 ② (fade) «voice, remarks» 逐渐减弱 ▸ to tail off into silence 渐渐沉寂下来 |
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