tail
noun [ C ] uk/teɪl/ us/teɪl/
(ANIMAL)
B2 尾巴；尾状物
a part of an animal's body, sticking out from the base of the back, or something similar in shape or position
The dog wagged its tail excitedly. 那条狗兴奋地摇着尾巴。
- More examples
- With a flick of its tail, the cat was gone.
- With a powerful lash of its tail, the fish jumped out of the net and back into the river.
- The cat's tail was peeping out from under the bed.
- She plaited the horse's tail.
(PERSON FOLLOWING)
informal盯梢人
someone who follows another person to discover where that person goes, what they do, etc.
(COIN SIDE)
tails[ U ] 硬币反面（通常指没有头像的一面）
the side of a coin that does not have a picture of someone's head on it
Compare: head noun (COIN SIDE)
(JACKET)
tails[ plural ] （同 tailcoat）
a tailcoat
(BOTTOM)
US 屁股，臀部
someone's bottom
You've just got to get off your tail and start looking for a job. 你别闲混了，开始找个工作吧。
(GRAMMAR)
language specialized（出现在句子最后，补充说明句子中的某个词）
a phrase that is placed at the end of a sentence and refers to something mentioned in the sentence
Compare: header (GRAMMAR)
Idioms
be on someone's tailidiom 紧紧跟随（某人）
to follow someone closely
That driver's been on my tail for miles. 那人驾车紧跟在我后面有好几英里了。
leave, go off, etc. with your tail between your legsidiom （因失败或犯错）夹着尾巴离开，灰溜溜地离开，垂头丧气地走开
to leave, feeling ashamed and embarrassed because you have failed or made a mistake
The losing team went off with their tails between their legs. 失利的球队夹着尾巴灰溜溜地走了。
the tail wagging the dogidiom 本末倒置，主次颠倒
a situation in which a large group has to do something to satisfy a small group
tail
verb [ T ] uk/teɪl/ us/teɪl/
跟踪（某人），盯（某人）的梢
to follow and watch someone very closely, especially in order to get information secretly
That car has been tailing me for the last ten minutes. 那辆车一直在跟踪我，跟了有10分钟了。
Phrasal verbs
tail back （车辆）排起长龙
If traffic tails back, it forms a long line and moves very slowly or stops.
There is traffic tailing back along the motorway for ten miles because of road repairs. 由于道路维修，车辆在高速公路上排起了10英里的长龙。
tail off 逐渐变小，逐渐减弱
to reduce in amount or become lower in level
His voice tailed off as he drifted into sleep. 他迷迷糊糊地快睡着了，说话声越来越小。
The profits tailed off after a few years. 几年后，利润越来越少。