| 释义 |
tail¹ /teɪl/ n. | a. | vt. | vi. | ad. | phr.
I n.
1. 尾，尾巴；尾状物
the short tail of a rabbit 兔子的短尾巴
The dog wagged its tail. 狗摇尾巴。
The peacock spread its splendid tail. 孔雀展开艳丽的尾羽。
the tail of a kite 风筝的尾巴
write a “y”with a long tail 写一个尾巴拖得很长的y字母
2. 辫子；辫状物
braid one's hair in little tails 把头发编成一根根小辫
the tail of a turnip 萝卜头的辫状须
3. 【天】彗尾，流星尾
4. 【音】符尾
5. 末尾部分；下部；后部；底部；(飞机、导弹等的)尾部
the tail of the bus queue 公共汽车候车队伍的末尾
the tail of a hurricane 飓风的风尾
He ran into the street, the tails of his crumped shirt flying. 他疾步奔上大街，皱皱巴巴衬衫的后背下摆飘拂不停。
the stairway descending from the tail of the freight plane 运输机尾部的下落舷梯
five police cars parked bonnet to tail 首尾相接泊定的5辆警车
6. 结尾；(十四行诗等的)结尾诗句
the tail of a letter 信的结尾
the tail of the journey 旅行的最后一程
7. 【印】(书页的)地脚
8. 较差部分，下脚
9. [总称](板球队中)较弱的击球手；(武装部队中的)非战斗人员
We'll lose. There's too long a tail to our team. 我们将失败，队里实力弱的击球手太多了。
10. (铆钉的)钉尾
11. 〈口〉盯梢人(或车)；在逃人(或动物)的踪迹
put a tail on sb. 派人盯某人的梢
He realized at once that he'd picked up a loose tail. 他立刻意识到他已被人远远地盯上了。
I let the guy pass me to get him off my tail. 为把这条尾巴甩掉，我故意让那家伙从我身边走过。
A police car stayed on his tail for half a mile. 一辆警车跟踪了他半英里。
The hounds were on his tail. 猎犬正循着他的踪迹追去。
12. 随行人员，扈从；一行，一列
13. [常作 tails] [用作单]硬币反面
Heads or tails? (你猜)正面还是反面?(以掷硬币碰运气或决定某事时说)
14. [tails] 〈口〉燕尾服；男子晚礼服
15. (土耳其旧时标志高级官员品位的)马尾旌
16. (河流下游)水势较缓河段；(水车转动处的)泄水道
17. (蝴蝶、飞蛾的)狭翅须
18. (屋瓦的)叠余外露部分；(墙砖的)砌入部分
19. 〈美口〉屁股，臀部
Do you think we should sit on our tails until that happens? 你认为我们应该坐等那种事情发生吗?
Get off your tail! 站起身来!
20. 〈俚〉〈粗〉交媾；(女人的)阴部；(作为性交对象的)女人
He is at loose ends. All he thinks of now is tail. And boy, does he chase it! 他情绪不振，成天想的就是玩女人。嚯，那种追女人的劲儿真没说的。
II a.
1. 尾部的；后部的
2. 从后面来的
a tail wind 顺风
III ❶ vt.
1. 使长尾巴；给…装尾状物
tail a kite 给风筝装尾巴
2. 截去(或截短)(动物)的尾巴；摘除(莓果等)的辫状柄梗
3. 位于…的末尾(或后部)；紧随…之后
The Santa Claus float tailed the parade. 圣诞老人的活动彩车行进在游行队伍的末尾。
tail the champion to take second place 紧随冠军之后获第二名
4. 〈口〉盯…的梢，偷偷跟踪
tail a suspect 跟踪嫌犯
5. 〈古〉使(一物)与另一物的一端相接(on to),使衔接
6. 【建】把(木料、砖石)的一端嵌入(或装上) (in,on)
The wood can be tailed in. 木料一端可以嵌入。
7. 〈澳〉步行放牧
8. 〈俚〉〈粗〉与(女子)交媾
❷ vi.
1. 成为尾巴；成一列移动
The hikers tailed up the narrow path. 远足的人们排成一列沿着羊肠小道走去。
2. 〈口〉尾随，跟随(after)
The children tailed after the parade. 孩子们跟在游行队伍后面。
3. 落在后面，掉队
4. (木料等)以一端嵌入而固定
5. 【海】船尾搁浅；(锚泊船只)船尾指向
The ship tailed into the wind. 那艘(停泊的)轮船船尾迎风。
IV ad.
[tails] (硬币)反面朝上地
The coin came down tails. 硬币掉下时反面朝上。
[< OE tægel; 与 ON tagl horse's tail, Goth tagl hair, OHG zagal tail 有关] phr. a bit (或 piece) of tail 〈俚〉〈粗〉交媾; (作为性交对象的)女人 either go out on the booze at night or have a bit of tail off of the wife 夜里不是外出酗酒就是同老婆睡觉 a cow's tail 1. 牛尾巴 be always behind like a cow's tail 老是拖拖沓沓落在后面 2. 【海】打死结的索端 at the tail of 跟随…之后；尾随着 She came to China at the tail of her husband. 她随丈夫来了中国。chase one's (own) tail 〈口〉追赶自己的尾巴，无谓瞎忙 get one's tail down 垂头丧气 have one's tail up 翘尾巴，趾高气扬 Heads I win, (and) tails you lose. 见 head
make head or tail of 见 head
put salt on the tail of 见 salt¹
tail back 〈英〉(因交通拥堵)车辆排成长队
Traffic tailed back for 2.5 miles when the road was blocked by an accident. 公路因发生事故堵塞，遭阻车辆的长队延伸2.5英里。
tail off (或 away) 〈口〉
1. 变得越来越少(或小、弱)；逐渐消失
My enthusiasm has rather tailed off. 我的热情已大为减退。
Productivity is tailing off. 生产率逐步下降。
Membership is tailing off. 会员人数日益减少。
His voice tailed away into silence as he lost courage. 他一害怕，嗓门就越来越低而终于不再作声了。
The path tailed off into the woods. 小径逐渐消失在树林里。
2. 有头无尾地结束，不了了之
3. 零落地掉在后面，掉队；跑开
tail out 队伍行进时拉开，排成零落的队列
The patrol tailed out in pairs. 巡逻队两人一组拉开。
He tailed out behind the rest. 他拉在别人后面。
the tail of one's (或 the) eye 眼梢，眼角
watch sb. with (或 out of) the tail of one's eye 斜着眼(偷)看某人
the tail wags the dog 尾巴摇狗(喻指处于从属地位的势力本末倒置地执掌指挥或控制权)
It is as though instead of a dog wagging its tail the tail should wag the dog. 这情况恰似尾巴倒过来摇狗而不是狗摇尾巴了。
That the few right-wingers should exert such an influence on the policy of the party is a case of the tail wagging the dog. 少数几个右翼分子对党的政策竟有这么大的影响，真是尾巴指挥狗——主次颠倒了。
throw salt on the tail of 见 salt¹
turn tail (面临危险、困难等)转身逃跑
When the bully saw my big brother, he turned tail and ran. 那欺凌弱小的家伙看见我哥哥就转身溜了。
twist sb.'s tail 触怒某人
twist the lion's tail 见 lion
two shakes (或 jerks) of a lamb's tail 一会儿工夫，一瞬间
with one's tail between one's legs 〈口〉夹着尾巴，灰溜溜地；惊惶地
with one's tail up 〈口〉翘着尾巴，趾高气扬地 |