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tail[tel; teil]名词1 (C) (动物的) 尾, 尾巴2 (C)似尾之物a. (衣服等的) 下摆b. 风筝 (kite) 的尾部c.‘天文’彗星的尾部d.‘印刷’字母尾部(像 g, y 等字母的凸出整齐线以下的部分)e.‘音乐’ (音符的) 符尾f. 头发的长束, 辫子3 [~s]燕尾服a gentleman in ~s穿著燕尾服的绅士4 (C)a. [常 the ~]末尾, 后部; 结尾look (at﹍) with[out of]the ~ of the eye用眼角侧目 (偷) 看 (…)at the ~ of﹍ 在…的最后面close on a person's ~迫近某人后面b.‘航海’ (飞机、飞弹等的) 机尾, 尾部5(C)a. 随员, 跟班b. (俚)尾随者[车]have a ~ on a person尾随 [跟踪] 某人6(C) [常~s; 当单数用] (硬币的) 反面(cf. head n. 5 a)→HEADs or tails.7(C)(俚)屁股, 臀部8(U)a. (俚) (做爱对象的) 女人a bit [piece] of ~女人b. (鄙)性交■ cannot make head or tail of﹍ → head■ have one's tail down[up]垂头丧气, 畏缩 [恢复精神, 振奋]■ turn tail (and run) (转身背向对方) 逃走, 溜走■ twist a person's tail激恼某人, 欺负某人■ with the[one's]tail between the[one's]legs (被击败而) 惊恐, 垂头丧气, 畏缩及物动词1 (口语)跟踪, 尾随< 人> The detective ~ed the man.探员跟踪那名男子2 切去 < 水果、植物等> 的末端, 除去…的末端不及物动词1 跟随 [在…之后] [after]Many boys and girls ~ed after the circus parade.许多男孩子和女孩子跟在马戏团游行队伍的后面2 逐渐变小 [少, 微弱, 稀疏] < away, off> The noise ~ed away.噪音逐渐消失The wind ~ed off in the evening.风在傍晚时逐渐停息 |