- the hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect尾巴。
- a thing resembling an animal's tail in its shape or position, typically something extending downwards or outwards at the end of something尾状物：
the trailed tail of a capital Q
大写字母Q拖出来的尾巴
the cars were head to tail.
汽车首尾相接。
- the rear part of an aeroplane, with the tailplane and rudder（飞机）尾部。
- the lower or hanging part of a garment, especially the back of a shirt or coat（尤指衬衫或外套背部的）下摆。
tails
informal a tailcoat; a man's formal evening suit with such a coat〈非正式〉燕尾服; （男子的）晚礼服：the men looked debonair in white tie and tails.
男士们穿着燕尾服系着白领带看上去显得温文尔雅。
- the luminous trail of particles following a comet彗尾。
- the lower end of a pool or stream（水池的）浅水端; （河流的）下游。
- the exposed end of a slate or tile in a roof（屋瓦的）叠余外露部分。
- a slender backward prolongation of each hindwing in some butterflies（一些蝴蝶的）狭翅须。
- Mathematics an extremity of a curve approaching the horizontal axis of a graph, especially that of a frequency distribution【数】截尾。
- the end of a long train or line of people or vehicles（火车的）末节车厢; （人或车辆排成的长队的）尾端：
a catering truck at the tail of the convoy.
位于护运车队最后的餐车。
- in sing. the final, more distant, or weaker part of something结尾; 末梢：
the forecast says we're in for the tail of a hurricane.
天气预报说飓风的尾部正向我们迫近。
- Cricket the end of the batting order, with the weakest batsmen【板球】最弱的击球手。
- informal a person secretly following another to observe their movements〈非正式〉盯梢人
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. a person's buttocks〈非正式, 主北美〉屁股。
- vulgar slang a woman's genitals.〈粗俚〉女性生殖器。
- mass noun informal women collectively regarded as a means of sexual gratification〈非正式〉［总称］（作为满足男人性欲的工具的）女人：
my wife thinks going out with you guys will keep me from chasing tail.
我妻子认为我和你们这些人出去就能防止我在外面找女人。
tails
the side of a coin without the image of a head on it (used when tossing a coin to determine a winner)硬币的反面。
- informal follow and observe (someone) closely, especially in secret〈非正式〉偷偷跟踪, 盯…的梢：
was it Special Branch who were tailing Mills just before the murder?
是政治保安处在谋杀案发生前跟踪米尔斯的吗？
- no obj., with adverbial of direction follow跟随：
they went to their favourite cafe-Owen and Sally tailed along.
他们去了他们最喜欢的咖啡馆——欧文和萨莉也跟着去了。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction N. Amer. (of an object in flight) drift or curve in a particular direction〈北美〉（飞行物体）（朝…）漂移, 成弧线（向…）飞去：
the next pitch tailed in on me at the last second.
紧接着的横传球在最后一秒向我飞来。
- rare provide with a tail〈罕〉给…加上尾巴：
her calligraphy was topped by banners of black ink and tailed like the haunches of fabulous beasts.
她的字体头部像迎风飘扬的黑色旗帜, 尾部如传说中野兽那遒劲有力的腰腿。
- archaic join (one thing) to another〈古〉连接：
each new row of houses tailed on its drains to those of its neighbours.
每一排新房子里的排水管道都和其相邻房屋的排水管道相连接。
- pull on the end of (a rope) after it has been wrapped round the drum of a winch a few times, in order to prevent slipping when the winch rotates拉紧（绞索）。
chase one's (own) tail
- informal rush around ineffectually〈非正式〉无谓瞎忙。
on someone's tail
- following someone closely紧跟, 跟踪：
a police car stayed on his tail for half a mile.
一辆警车在他后面跟踪了半英里。
a piece of tail
- 见PIECE.
the tail of one's eye
- dated the outer corner of one's eye〈旧〉眼角。
the tail wags the dog
- the less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation; the usual roles are reversed尾巴摇狗（处于从属地位的人或事物控制局势）; 本末倒置：
the financing system is becoming the tail that wags the dog.
真是尾巴摇狗：金融系统反而逐渐地在控制一切了。
with one's tail between one's legs
- informal in a state of dejection or humiliation〈非正式〉夹着尾巴; 灰溜溜地。
with one's tail up
- informal in a confident or cheerful mood〈非正式〉趾高气扬地。
tailed
adjective白尾巴鹿
tailless
adjectivetail back
- Brit. (of traffic) become congested and form a tailback〈英〉（车辆）堵塞排成长队, 向后延伸。
tail something in（或into）
- insert the end of a beam, stone, or brick, into (a wall)把（梁、石头、砖的端头）嵌入（墙内）。
tail off （或away）
- gradually diminish in amount, strength, or intensity（数量、力量、强度）逐渐减弱：
the economic boom was beginning to tail off.
经济迅猛发展的势头正在逐渐减弱。