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tail

基本词汇

英 [teɪl]

美 [tel]

n.后部;尾巴;尾部;辫子;跟随者

vt.跟踪;盯 ... 的梢;为 ... 装尾巴

vi.尾随;附于其后;逐渐减少

形容词: tailless 过去式: tailed 过去分词: tailed 现在分词: tailing 第三人称单数: tails

相关列句
My cat hissed when I stepped on its tail.(我踩在了猫的尾巴上,于是它嘶嘶地叫了起来。)
The horse moved off, flicking its tail.(马甩着尾巴走开了。)
A whale was thrashing the water with its tail.(一条鲸鱼不住地用尾巴击水。)
The snake swallowing its tail is a representation of infinity.(蛇含其尾表示无穷无尽。)
Each one splashed its tail even more.(每一只都把尾巴甩得更厉害。)
The pony swished its tail.(小马刷刷地甩着尾巴。)
It takes 15 minutes to convert the plane into a car by removing the wings and the tail.(拆除机翼和机尾,把那架飞机改成汽车需要15分钟的时间。)
The peacock spreads its splendid tail.(孔雀展开了它那灿烂夺目的尾巴。)
The male has beautiful tail feathers.(雄鸟有美丽的尾羽。)
The bird fanned out its tail feathers.(这只鸟把尾羽展成扇形。)
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n.(名词)
  • 燕尾服,男子晚礼服
  • 后部,尾部,尾状后部,末尾部份
  • 尾状物,尾巴,尾
  • 钉梢人,暗探
  • 硬币文面或反面(没有头像的一面)
  • 尾随,钉梢
  • 大权旁落
  • 主次颠倒,喧宾夺主
  • 临阵脱逃
adj.(形容词)
  • 限嗣继承的,限制继承的,限定继承的
  • 尾部的,后部的
  • 从后面来的,在后面的
v.(动词)
  • 钉梢,盯梢,跟踪,尾随,跟在后头
  • 逐渐消失
  • 为...装尾巴,装上尾巴
  • 变少,缩小,变得越来越小,逐渐减少
  • 拖着尾巴,尾巴似地垂下,尾巴似地拖在后面
  • 添上,接上,连结上
  • 切去尾巴,切去末端,截短...的尾巴
  • 【建】把(砖、木板的一端)嵌入
  • 排成队,位于…的后面,排在…后面
  • 船尾搁浅(在暗礁上),船尾朝前停上浅滩
  • 把船尾掉向顺风方面
  • 摘除…
  • 形成尾部,成为尾部
  • 使尾部连接
  • 使架住,使搭牢
  • 成为散乱的行列,以散乱的行列前进
  • 嵌进,搭上
  • 附于其后
n.(名词)
  • [C]尾,尾巴 the movable long growth at the back or end of a creature's body
  • [C]尾巴似的东西,尾状物; 尾部 sth like this in appearance, shape, or position
v.(动词)
  • vt. & vi. 跟踪 follow sb closely, follow close behind moving in a file

noun

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

2. the rear part of a ship

Synonym: sternafter partquarterpoop

3. the rear part of an aircraft

Synonym: tail assemblyempennage

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

5. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

e.g. he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

Synonym: buttocksnatesarsebuttbacksidebumbunscanfundamenthindquartershind endkeisterposteriorpratrearrear endrumpsternseattail endtooshietushbottombehindderrierefannyass

6. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

Synonym: shadowshadower

7. any projection that resembles the tail of an animal

Synonym: tail end

8. the time of the last part of something

e.g. the fag end of this crisis-ridden century
the tail of the storm

Synonym: fag endtail end

verb

1. remove the stalk of fruits or berries

2. remove or shorten the tail of an animal

Synonym: dockbob

3. go after with the intent to catch

e.g. The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
the dog chased the rabbit

Synonym: chasechase aftertrailtaggive chasedoggo aftertrack

1. 尾;尾巴
The tail of an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body.

e.g. The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
e.g. ...a black dog with a long tail.
长尾黑狗

-tailed
...white-tailed deer.
白尾鹿

2. (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.

tail

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

3. (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.

4. 跟踪;盯梢;尾随
To tail someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do.

e.g. 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。
e.g. He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.
他十分不信任她,所以派人跟踪她。

5. 盯梢者;跟踪者
A tail is someone who is paid to watch and to follow another person.

e.g. He checked behind. No tail.
他看看身后——没有人跟着。

6. (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.

7. 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.

e.g. 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。

8. (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.

tail是什么意思

e.g. 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。

9. 掉头逃跑;转身逃走
If you turn tail, you turn and run away.

e.g. I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house.
我掉头就跑,朝主屋方向逃去。

10. cannot make head or tail of something -> see head
to top and tail -> see top

相关词组:tail awaytail backtail off

1. 尾片白片:尾片白片 (TAIL) 一卷影片末端所接的一段不透明胶片,以确保影片完整的放映到最后一格,也对影片有保护作用. 维士宽银幕 (VISTAVISION) 美国派拉蒙公司出品的一种宽银幕系统. 外国版 (FOREIGN VERSION) 与原版影片不同语系的放映拷贝,

2. 彗尾:但有时因太阳的引力而以椭圆形的轨道在太阳系里漫游. 彗星有三个部分,分别是彗核(Nucleus彗发(Coma)构成彗星的头部和彗尾(Tail). 彗发(Coma)和彗尾(Tail)运行到太阳附近时,彗星物质受太阳辐射的照射、蒸发与太阳风的吹袭,才形成彗发与彗尾.

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用作名词(n.)
    〈非正〉看懂 understand; find a meaning in
用作动词(v.)
    尾巴摇狗; 〈喻〉本末倒置 situation in which a minor part of sth is controlling or determining the course of the whole

1. turn tail : 逃跑;

用作名词(n.)
  • A fox cannot hide its tail.
    狐狸的尾巴是藏不住的。
  • You can touch a hibernating animal, or even pull its tail, without causing it to move or wake up.
    你可以摸冬眠的动物,甚至拉它的尾巴,也不会使它动一动或醒来。
  • The tiger lashed its tail about whenever anyone came near its cage.
    一有人走近笼子,老虎就不停地甩尾巴。
  • We knew the animal was in there, because it left its tail poking out.
    我们知道这动物在那里面,因为它的尾巴还露在外面。
  • The bird is colored yellowish on its back, wings and tail.
    这鸟的背部、翼、尾羽呈淡黄色。
  • This bird is easily recognized from its size and the unusual shape of its tail.
    通过体形的大小和形状特别的尾巴,可以容易地认出这是只什么鸟。
  • Some guinea pigs lack tails.
    有些豚鼠没有尾巴。
  • Cows use their tails to keep away flies.
    牛常用尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
  • I prefer to sit towards the tail of the plane.
    我喜欢坐在靠尾部的机舱。
  • The tail won't come off the toy plane, it's fixed on with nails.
    玩具飞机的机尾掉不下来,它是用钉子钉住的。
  • We saw the tail of the procession disappearing round the bend.
    我们看着游行队伍的尾部消失在转弯处。
  • A crowd of small boys formed the tail of the procession.
    一群小男孩走在队伍的尾部。
  • The police have put a tail on me so they know my every move.
    警方雇了一个暗探盯我的梢,所以我的一举一动他们都清楚。
  • For a formal occasion at the palace you must wear tails.
    在宫廷正式的场合中,你应该穿燕尾服。
  • A coin has two sides, a head and a tail.
    硬币有正反两面。
  • Twice the coin came down tails.
    硬币两次落下时都是反面朝上。
  • Heads you do the dishes, tails I do them.
    你猜正面还是反面?正面你洗盘子,反面我来洗。
用作动词(v.)
  • The ship tailed down stream.
    那船船尾朝下游停着。
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~形容词+~~+名词介词+~
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词~+副词~+介词
  • Tails of birds of paradise and peacocks.

    出自:R. Dawkins
  • The long rat-like tail was quite..robust.

    出自:A. Hardy
  • What is this but to tail one folly to another?

    出自:J. Scott
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n.(名词)
  • tail用作名词的基本意思是“尾巴”“尾部”“后部”,常指动物的尾巴,也可指具体物的尾部,是可数名词。
  • tail用于比喻指人时可作“尾随的人”“暗探”解,指物时可作“尾巴似的东西,尾状物”解。
  • tail在口语中可作“燕尾服”解,此时通常用复数形式。
  • tail还可作“硬币的反面”解,与“head(正面)”相对,是可数名词。
v.(动词)
  • tail用作名词是“尾巴”的意思,转化为动词作“跟踪,盯梢”解,指跟踪的人像尾巴一样紧紧地尾随着目标,观察其所作所为。这种跟踪可以表示较短暂的、较远距离的行动,含有动机不良的意味或暗示一种尾随而一直不被察觉的愿望。
  • tail有时也可作“给(某物体)装尾部〔巴〕”解。
  • tail可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作不及物动词时,常与off连用; 用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
v.(动词)
tail, chase, follow, pursue, tag, trail
  • 这组词都有“跟随,追踪”的意思。它们的区别是:
  • 1.follow指跟随起引导作用的人或物或遵循他人的计划; 而pursue指为达到某个目的而坚持不懈地紧跟、追赶或追求某人、某物或某种事业。跟随他人的计划时用follow,追随自己的计划时用pursue。例如:
  • She has pursued the goal of perfection in her art.在艺术中,她追求完美。
  • She pursued the study of French for four years.她坚持学了四年法语。
  • The country has always pursued a policy of peace.该国一直奉行和平政策。
  • 2.chase指迅速追赶在逃的目标以便将其抓获或赶走,而follow则指继之而来或去。tag指不断地纠缠或恼人的尾随某人; tail指紧密尾随并监视; trail指跟踪追击。例如:
  • The dog chased a mouse, but could not catch it.这狗追赶老鼠,但没有捉住。
  • The policeman chased the thief.警察追赶小偷。
  • What are you tagging along for?You aren't invited.你怎么跟着我?又没邀请你。
  • The detective tailed the thief through the crowd.侦探在人群中跟踪小偷。
  • The hunter trailed the wounded buffalo through the bush.猎人穿过灌木林追猎受伤的水牛。
  • 3.chase较follow, pursue更具感情色彩,除常表示不友好之外,其行动也可能是出于嬉戏或高兴。还可表示一种热切的,为满足情欲而进行的搜寻。例如:
  • The boy chased his playmate around the block.那个男孩绕着街区追逐他的玩伴。
  • He is the man who chased after woman all his life.他就是那个一生都在追求女人的男子。
    • 中考真题例句

    • 考研真题例句

    中考真题例句 OG 1.tail

    Its tail has the electric organ that gives off 300 — 650 volts of electricity.

    它的尾部有一个能发出300-650伏电流的电子器官。

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    考研真题例句 OG 1.tail

    We'd give it a moving head and tail and put a scent on it to make it smell like a real rat.

    我们会给它安装一个活动的头和尾巴,并在它身上放一种气味,让它闻起来像一只真正的老鼠。

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