tail的意思

基本释义

• n 尾巴；踪迹；辫子；燕尾服

  the part that sticks out at the back of an animal’s body, and that it can move

• v 尾随；装上尾巴
• adj 从后面而来的；尾部的

例句

1. The dog wagged its tail .

   那条狗摇了摇尾巴。

2. A fox cannot hide its tail.

   狐狸的尾巴是藏不住的。

3. You can touch a hibernating animal, or even pull its tail, without causing it to move or wake up.

   你可以摸冬眠的动物,甚至拉它的尾巴,也不会使它动一动或醒来。

4. The tiger lashed its tail about whenever anyone came near its cage.

   一有人走近笼子,老虎就不停地甩尾巴。

短语

• tail gas 尾气；废气
• tail end 末端；结束
• the long tail 长尾理论；长尾巴
• on one's tail [美国英语]紧追某人
• short tail 短尾巴

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英英释义

noun 1. the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body 2. the rear part of a ship Synonym: sternafter partquarterpoop 3. the rear part of an aircraft Synonym: tail assemblyempennage 4. (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head 5. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on e.g. he deserves a good kick in the butt are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing? Synonym: buttocks, nat, es, ar, se, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hind, quarters, hind, endkeisterposteriorpratrearrear, end, rump, stern, seat, tail, end, too, sh, ie 6. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements Synonym: shadowshadower 7. any projection that resembles the tail of an animal Synonym: tail end 8. the time of the last part of something e.g. the fag end of this crisis-ridden century the tail of the storm Synonym: fag end tail end verb 1. remove the stalk of fruits or berries 2. remove or shorten the tail of an animal Synonym: dockbob 3. go after with the intent to catch e.g. The policeman chased the mugger down the alley the dog chased the rabbit Synonym: chasechase aftertrailtaggive chasedoggo aftertrack

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