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- a hinged flap at the back of a lorry or truck which may be lowered or removed when loading or unloading the vehicle（卡车, 货车的）后挡板, 后拦板。
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- the door at the back of an estate or hatchback car（旅行车或小客车的）仓门式后门。
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- as modifier N. Amer. relating to or denoting an informal meal served from the back of a parked vehicle〈北美〉车尾餐：
a tailgate picnic.
车尾野餐。
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- as modifier denoting a style of jazz trombone playing characterized by improvisation in the manner of the early New Orleans musicians新奥尔良式长号吹奏风格（以早期新奥尔良乐手即兴演奏方式为特征的爵士乐长号演奏风格）。
- informal, chiefly US drive too closely behind another vehicle〈非正式, 主美〉紧随前面车辆行驶：
with obj. he started tailgating the motorist in front他开始紧随前面开车的那个人
no obj. drivers who will tailgate at 90 mph.会以时速90英里驱车紧随的司机。
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