| [/teɪl; tel/] n 用法:
1 [C] movable part at the end of the body of a bird, an animal, a fish or a reptile 尾; 尾巴:
Dogs wag their tails when they are pleased. 狗一高兴就摇尾巴. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page iii. 用法:
2 [C] thing like a tail in its shape or position 尾状物; 似尾的部位; 尾部:
the tail of a comet, a kite, an aircraft, a procession 彗星、 风筝、 飞机、 行列的尾部. 用法:
3 [C] (dated infml 旧, 口) buttocks 屁股:
give sb a smack on the tail 打某人屁股一下. 用法:
4 [C] (infml) person following or watching sb (usu without being seen by him) 尾巴（跟踪者）:
put a tail on sb, ie tell sb to follow him 给某人安个尾巴（派某人跟踪他）. 用法:
5 tails [pl] (also `tailcoat [C]) man's long coat, divided and tapered at the back, worn as part of formal dress at weddings, etc 燕尾服. Cf 参看 morning coat (morning). 用法:
6 tails [sing v] side of a coin without the head of a person on it, turned upwards after being tossed 文面（硬币没有人头像的一面）. Cf 参看 heads(head1 5). 用法:
7 (idm 习语) have, etc one's tail betweenone's `legs (infml) be humiliated, dejected or defeated 夹著尾巴; 垂头丧气; 遭到失败. heads I win, tails you lose => head1. heads or tails? => head1. make head or tail of sth => head1. on sb's `tail following sb closely 紧跟某人. a sting in the tail => sting1. the tail wagging the `dog situation in which a minor part of sth is controlling or determining the course of the whole 尾巴摇狗（次要部分支配或决定全局）. turn `tail run away from a fight, etc （从冲突等场合中）逃走, 逃跑:
As soon as they saw us coming they turned tail and ran. 他们一看见我们来了, 掉头就跑. tail 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] follow (sb) closely, esp to watch where he goes and what he does 跟踪（某人）; 钉（某人）的梢:
He tailed the spy to his hotel. 他跟踪那间谍到他住的旅馆. 用法:
2 [Tn] remove the stalks of (fruit, etc) 除去（水果等）的柄、 梗、 蒂或把儿:
top and tail gooseberries 掐掉醋栗的尖儿和把儿. 用法:
3 (phr v) tail away; tail off (a) become smaller, fewer, weaker, etc 变小; 变少; 变弱:
The number of tourists starts to tail off in October. 游客在十月份开始见少. *
The actor's voice tailed away as he forgot his lines. 那演员忘了台词, 说话的声音越来越小了.
(b) (of remarks, etc) end inconclusively （指言语等）不了了之:
His feeble excuses soon tailed off (into silence). 他的藉口站不住脚, 很快就没词儿了（不作声了）.
(C) fall behind in a straggling line 散落在後面. |