tail
US
UK tail n: (animal: end part) (动物)
SC 尾，尾巴 wěi ，wěi bɑ
TC 尾，尾巴
TC 尾，尾巴
The dog yelped when the guy stepped on his tail.
尾巴被踩着时，狗儿痛得吠了一声。
tail n: figurative (rear)
SC 后部 hòu bù
SC 尾部 hòu bù，wěi bù
The truck hit the tail of the car.
卡车从后面撞上了那辆车。
tail n: (end section of an aircraft)
SC 飞机的尾部 fēi jī de wěi bù
SC 机尾 fēi jī de wěi bù，jī wěi
The airline's logo was on the tail of the aircraft.
航空公司的标志在机尾上。
tails n: (reverse face of a coin)
SC 硬币的背面
If the coin lands on heads, I win; if it's tails, you win.
如果硬币落地后是正面，我赢，如果是背面，你赢。
tails interj: (coin: reverse face up) (感叹词)
SC 硬币背面朝上
Do you want heads or tails in the coin toss? Tails!
要抛硬币了，你赌正面还是背面？背面！
tail adj: (rear)
SC 后部的 hòu bù de
TC 後部的
TC 後部的
SC 尾部的 hòu bù de ，wěi bù de
The tail end of the car was damaged when it was hit by another car from behind.
这辆车的尾部被后方的来车撞坏了。
tail adj: (coming from behind)
SC 从后面来的，从后方来的 cóng hòu miàn lái de
The sailboat benefited from a strong tail wind.
帆船得益于从后方刮来的强风。
tail n: (end part of a comet)
SC 彗尾 huì wěi
SC 彗星的末尾部分 huì wěi，huì xīng de mò wěi bù fèn
The tail of that comet is visible with the naked eye.
那颗彗星的彗尾是肉眼可见的。
tail n: (bottom of a shirt) (衬衫的)
SC 后下摆 hòu xià bǎi
TC 下擺
TC 下擺
The tail of his shirt was hanging out of his pants.
他衬衣的后下摆露到裤子外面了。
tail n: (trailing part of a kite)
SC 风筝尾部 fēng zhēng wěi bù
TC 風箏尾部
TC 風箏尾部
SC 尾巴 fēng zhēng wěi bù，wěi bɑ
TC 尾巴
TC 尾巴
The kite had a long beautiful tail.
那面风筝的尾部又长又好看。
tail n: figurative, slang (person doing surveillance)
SC 跟踪者，盯梢者 gēn zōng zhě，dīng shāo zhě
The police put a tail on the gangster to find out who his associates are.
tail n: US, slang, offensive (sex with a woman)
SC （与女子）性交
Rob is so immature; all he ever talks about is "getting some tail."
tail n: US, slang, offensive (women as sexual object) (指性对象)
SC 女人，妞 nǚ rén，niū
TC 女人
TC 女人
Steve is such a misogynist; he talks about women as "tail."
tail n: US, informal (buttocks)
SC 臀部，屁股 tún bù，pì gǔ
TC 屁股
TC 屁股
I slipped in the mud and landed on my tail.
tails npl: (tailcoat: men's dress coat)
SC 燕尾服 yàn wěi fú
He was dressed in top hat and tails.
他头戴高礼帽，身着燕尾服。
tail [sb/sth] vtr: informal (follow) (非正式用语)
SC 跟随, 盯梢, 偷偷尾随
SC 紧随…之后 jǐn suí … zhī hòu
The spy tailed the official to find out whom he was working with.
间谍偷偷尾随这位官员，想弄清楚他与谁一起工作。
NEW：那条狗紧随主人之后跑了出去。
tail back vi phrasal: UK (traffic: form long queue)
SC 向后延伸
tail off, tail away vi phrasal: figurative (diminish gradually)
SC 变得越来越少 biàn de yuè lái yuè shǎo
The number of flu patients will tail off in the spring.
coattail (US), coat-tail (UK) n: usually plural (man's formal jacket: back flap) (常作_s)
SC 燕尾服的燕尾 yàn wěi fú de yàn wěi
e-tail n: (selling on Internet)
SC 电子零售
hightail, hightail it, high-tail, high-tail it vi: US, informal (run, hurry) (非正式用语)
SC 急忙走开，快跑，急行 jí máng zǒu kāi，kuài pǎo ，jí xíng
horizontal stabilizer, also UK: horizontal stabiliser, tail plane n: (aeronautics) (飞机)
SC 水平安定面，水平稳定面
make heads or tails of [sth] (US), make head or tail of [sth], make head nor tail of [sth] (UK) v expr: (understand [sth])
SC 把…搞清楚
SC 把…弄明白
ponytail, pony tail n: (tied-back hairstyle)
SC 马尾式辫子 mǎ wěi shì biàn zi
SC 马尾辫 mǎ wěi shì biàn zi，mǎ wěi biàn
TC 馬尾辮
TC 馬尾辮
The cooks with long hair were required to wear a ponytail to work.
rattail, rat-tail n: (fish with long thin tail)
SC 鼠尾鳕
rattail, rat tail n: (hair: thin pony tail)
SC 鼠尾辫
shirttail, shirt-tail n: (bottom part of a shirt)
SC 衬衫下摆 chèn shān xià bǎi
TC 襯衫下擺
TC 襯衫下擺
shirttail, shirt-tail adj: US, figurative (relative: distant) (指亲戚)
SC 远亲的，远房的 yuǎn qīn de ，yuǎn fáng de
TC 遠親的
TC 遠親的
shirttail, shirt-tail n: US, figurative (addition to news story) (新闻)
SC 附注
shirttail, shirt-tail adj: US, figurative (small, of little value)
SC 微不足道的 wēi bù zú dào de
SC 没什么价值的
shirttail, shirt-tail vi: US, figurative (use success or connections)
SC 借助，趁机利用 jiè zhù，chèn jī lì yòng
TC 借助，趁機利用
TC 借助，趁機利用
sting in the tail expr: UK, figurative (unpleasant turn of events)
SC 令人不快的意外结局
John's final words to her were the sting in the tail of what should have been an enjoyable evening.
tail end n: (very last part)
SC 末端 mò duān
SC 结束 mò duān，jié shù
TC 結束
TC 結束
The car at the tail end of a railway train is often called the caboose.
tail fin n: (of a fish) (鱼)
SC 尾鳍 wěi qí
I could tell by its tail fin that the fish was a marlin.
tail fin, tailfin n: (on a car)
SC 汽车尾翼
American cars in the 1950's had tail fins.
tail gate n: (lock, canal: downstream gate)
SC 尾门
SC 下闸门
tail lamp n: UK (vehicle's rear light)
SC 尾灯 wěi dēng
tail lights npl: npl (vehicle's rear lights) (车)
SC 尾灯 wěi dēng
The deputy stopped us because one of our tail lights was out.
tail-off n: figurative (gradual decrease)
SC 渐少
SC 逐渐减少 zhú jiàn jiǎn shǎo
TC 逐漸減少
TC 逐漸減少
tailcoat, tail coat n: (men's dress coat)
SC 燕尾服 yàn wěi fú
tailwind, tail wind n: (wind from behind)
SC 顺风 shùn fēng
TC 順風
TC 順風
The plane arrived early because there was a tailwind for almost the entire flight.
telltale, tell-tale, tell-tail n: (nautical: indicates air flow) (航海)
SC 航角指示器
The sailor struggled to repair the tell-tale during the storm.
top and tail v expr: (vegetable: remove both ends) (蔬菜)
SC 除去…的两端，去掉…的两端
Top and tail the carrots then dice them and add to the pan.
top and tail v expr: (method of washing a baby) (婴儿)
SC 从头至尾地清洗，彻头彻尾地清洗
top to tail adv: (people: head to feet)
SC 从头到脚 cóng tóu dào jiǎo
TC 從頭到腳
TC 從頭到腳
The two brothers were sharing a bed, lying top to tail.
turn tail vtr + n: figurative (run away)
SC 转身逃跑 zhuǎn shēn táo pǎo
TC 轉身逃跑
TC 轉身逃跑
Seeing the criminal with a gun made her turn tail.