| 释义 |
coat·tail /ˈkəʊtteɪl/ n. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. (男外衣的)后下摆
2. [coattails] (燕尾服的)燕尾
3. [coattails] 〈美〉提携能力
The coattails of the winning presidential candidate could alter the outlook. 那获胜的总统候选人的提携能使形势改观。
II a.
以(政治上的)提携能力为基础(或根据)的
phr. on the coattails of 1. 紧跟在…之后 His decline in popularity followed on the coattails of the scandal. 他的声望随着那件丑闻的发生而低落了。2. 靠…提携 She became successful on the coattails of her father. 她依靠她父亲的提携而获得成功。The party tried to ride to the White House on the coattails of a general. 那政党企图仰仗一名将军的提携而进入白宫。I am not an unknown trying to ride (或 hang, climb) on her coattails. 我并非一个指望她提携的无名之辈。trail one's coattails 寻衅 |