tail

[teil]

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
n.限嗣继承
adj.限嗣继承的

n.[C]

1. 尾巴; 尾部; 尾状物; 发辫

We were at the tail of the bus queue.

我们排在公共汽车候车队伍的末尾。

2. 燕尾服[P][K]

3. 盯梢的人, 侦探, 跟踪者

She couldn't figure out who put a tail on her.

她猜不透谁派人盯她的梢。

4. (硬币的)背面[P][J]

5. 【俚】屁股

vt.

1. 尾随; 盯梢; 跟踪

The detective was tailing the suspect.

侦探在跟踪嫌疑犯。

2. 为……装尾巴

vi.

1. 尾随; 跟踪[(+after/behind)]

2. 变少, 缩小[(+off/away)]

Interest in the skate board tailed off.

人们对滑冰板的兴趣渐渐小了。

a.

1. 尾部的; 后部的

2. 从后面来的

词形变化

形容词: tailless | 动词过去式: tailed | 动词过去分词: tailed | 动词现在分词: tailing | 动词第三人称单数: tails |

词义辨析

同义:

n.后部

back  rear  end

vt.跟随

follow  pursue  shadow  trail  heel  

反义:

n.尾部; 终结

head  

英英释义

名词 tail:

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

the time of the last part of something

同义词：fag end, tail end

any projection that resembles the tail of an animal

同义词：tail end

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

同义词：buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass

a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

同义词：shadow, shadower

(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head

the rear part of an aircraft

同义词：tail assembly, empennage

the rear part of a ship

同义词：stern, after part, quarter, poop

动词 tail:

go after with the intent to catch

同义词：chase, chase after, trail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track

remove or shorten the tail of an animal

同义词：dock, bob

remove the stalk of fruits or berries

短语词组

have one's tail up

1. 兴高采烈

The team had their tails up after they won their first game.

赢了第一场后, 所有队员都兴高采烈。

tail after

1. 紧跟

The police were tailing after the suspect.

警方紧紧跟踪着那嫌疑犯。

tail off/away

1. 变少; 缩小

Her voice tailed off into silence.

她的话音越来越小, 终于哑然无声了。

tail on to

1. 使衔接

He tried to tail it on to another.

他试图把它与另一个连接起来。

tuck one's tail

1. 夹起尾巴; 感到羞耻

He should have tucked his tail then!

他当时真该感到羞耻。

turn tail

1. 逃跑

Badly damaged, the enemy ship turned tail hurriedly.

敌舰严重受创，落荒而逃。

with the tail between one's legs

1. 夹着尾巴; 灰溜溜地

The enemy plane fled with the tail between its legs.

敌机夹着尾巴逃跑了。

补充

tailtail英:[teil] 美:[tel]n.1.尾, 尾巴A dog reacts to kindness by wagging its tail.狗摇尾巴以报答人们的爱护。2.尾部, 尾状物The tail won't come off the toy plane; it's fixed on with nails.玩具飞机的机尾不会掉下来, 它是用钉子钉住的。3.尾随者; 随行者, 跟班The police have put a tail on me so they know my every move.警方派了一个人跟踪, 所以我的一举一动他们都清楚。4.燕尾服The duke first went into tails at only fifteen.这位公爵十五岁时就开始穿燕尾服了。vt.1.跟踪He has been tailing me.他一直在跟踪着我。

例句

1. a black dog with a long tail长尾黑狗 2. The tail of the plane has been hit.飞机的尾部被击中了。 3. Elsie tugged her husband's coat tail.埃尔西用力拉了拉她丈夫外套的后摆。 4. We steered the animal round and followed the tail of the procession.我们让坐骑掉转方向, 跟在队尾。 5. The Nationalist armies and mercenaries were always on their tails.国民军和雇佣兵老在跟踪他们。 6. They stayed on his tail for half a mile.他们跟了他半英里。 7. I turned tail and fled upstairs.我转身逃上楼去。 8. a tail pipe排气尾管 9. He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.他十分不信任她, 派了人跟踪她。 10. The child tailed his kite.小孩儿给自己的风筝装了尾巴。 11. We tailed a long queue.我们排在一个长队的末尾。 12. She tailed the champion to take the second place.她紧随冠军之后获得第二名。 13. A plainclothes policeman tailed that thief.一名便衣警察跟踪那个小偷。 14. The man was tailed by a detective.那个人被一个侦探尾随着。 15. to tail something on to another将某物的尾部连接到另一物上 16. The timber will be tailed in the wall.木料的一端将被嵌进墙壁。 17. They tailed up a river-side path in a single file.他们排成一纵沿着一条河边小道走去。 18. They tailed after the suspect.他们跟踪那个嫌疑犯。 19. to tail closely behind紧紧尾随 20. the cars were head to tail.汽车首尾相接。 21. the men looked debonair in white tie and tails.男士们穿着燕尾服系着白领带看上去显得温文尔雅。 22. a catering truck at the tail of the convoy.位于护运车队最后的餐车。 23. the forecast says we're in for the tail of a hurricane.天气预报说飓风的尾部正在迫近我们。 24. my wife thinks going out with you guys will keep me from chasing tail.我妻子认为我和你们这些人出去就能防止我在外面找女人。 25. was it Special Branch who were tailing Mills just before the murder?.是政治保安处在谋杀案发生前跟踪米尔的吗？。 26. they went to their favourite cafe—Owen and Sally tailed along.他们去了他们最喜欢的咖啡馆——欧文和萨莉也跟着去了。 27. the next pitch tailed in on me at the last second.紧接着的横传球在最后一秒向我飞来。 28. her calligraphy was topped by banners of black ink and tailed like the haunches of fabulous beasts.她写的字头部像迎风飘扬的黑色旗帜，尾部如传说中野兽那遒劲有力的腰腿。 29. each new row of houses tailed on its drains to those of its neighbours.每一排新房子里的排水管道都和其相邻房屋的排水管道相连接。 30. a police car stayed on his tail for half a mile.一辆警车在他后面跟踪了半英里。 31. the financing system is becoming the tail that wags the dog.真是尾巴摇狗: 财务系统反而逐渐地在控制一切了。 32. [in combination]a white-tailed deer.白尾巴鹿。 33. the economic boom was beginning to tail off.经济迅猛发展的势头正在逐渐地减弱。 34. the land was held in tail general.这片土地是不分性别限嗣继承的。 35. The dog barked and wagged its tail.那只狗一面叫，一面摇着尾巴。 36. a monkey with a long tail长尾猴 37. the tail of a kite风筝的尾部 38. a comet's tail彗星尾 39. I call tails.我要反面。 40. Is it heads or tails? [=did the coin land with heads or tails facing up?]是正面还是反面？ 41. He wore a top hat and tails.他头戴礼帽，身着燕尾服。 42. They put a tail on the suspect. [=they had someone follow the suspect]他们派人跟踪那个嫌疑犯。 43. The sheriff was hot on their tails.地方治安官紧紧跟踪他们。 44. He turned tail and ran from the fight.他在战斗中临阵脱逃。 45. You can't just turn tail and run from your problems.你不能遇到难题就逃避。 46. He lost the fight and went home with his tail between his legs.他输了比赛，灰溜溜地回到家中。 47. tailless cats无尾猫 48. The police had been tailing the suspect for several miles.警方跟踪了那个嫌疑犯好几英里。 49. She is constantly tailed by the press.她经常被记者跟踪。 50. The pitch tailed away from the batter.投出的球绕过击球手飞走了。 51. Traffic tailed back [=backed up] for miles.车辆排成了数英里的长队。 52. Our productivity tailed off last year.去年我们的生产率逐步下降。 53. She started to ask a question and then her voice tailed off. [=trailed off]她一开始提出一个问题，接着声音越来越小。