尾巴 wěiba noun ① (指动物体) tail ▸ 牛尾巴 ox tail ▸ 狗摇尾巴。 The dog is wagging its tail. → 翘尾巴② (指物体) tail ▸ 飞机尾巴 tail of a plane ▸ 彗星尾巴 tail of a comet ▸ 汽车尾巴 rear bumper of a car ③ (无主见的人) servile adherent ▸ 你怎么老做别人的尾巴? Why are you always acting as other people’s appendage? ④ (残留部分) remaining part ▸ 他干活从不留尾巴。 He never leaves jobs unfinished. ⑤ (盯梢的人) shadow ▸ 甩掉尾巴 throw off one’s tail |