| 单词 | tail |
| 释义 | tail noun¹ 1of an animal, a bird, etc.动物；鸟adjective | verb + tail | tail + verb | tail + noun | phrases adjective➤long, short长尾巴；短尾巴▸➤bushy, curly, forked, pointed毛茸茸的／卷曲的／分叉的／尖尖的尾巴▸➤muscular, prehensile发达的尾巴；卷尾verb + tail➤flick, swish, thrash, wag轻抖／唰唰甩动／猛摆／摇摆尾巴◆the dog wagged its tail furiously.狗愤怒地摇着尾巴。➤chase追尾巴◆my dog loves to chase his tail.我的狗喜欢追逐自己的尾巴。➤dock剪短尾巴◆it used to be fashionable to dock horses' tails.以前曾经流行把马的尾巴剪短。tail + verb➤swish, twitch, wag, wave尾巴唰唰甩动／抖动／摇摆／摆动◆the dog ran out with its tail wagging madly.狗跑了出来，疯狂地摆着尾巴。tail + noun➤bone (usually tailbone) 尾骨▸➤feathers, fin尾羽；尾鳍phrases➤the tip of its/his/her tail⋯的尾巴尖◆it was black from its nose to the tip of its tail.它从头到尾都是黑色的。tail noun² 2of a thing事物tail + noun | preposition | phrases tail + noun➤section尾部◆the plane's tail section had broken off.飞机的尾部断了。➤fin, light尾翼；尾灯preposition➤at the tail在尾部◆the truck at the tail of our convoy我们受护送车队尾部的那辆卡车phrases➤nose to tail首尾相连◆traffic which used to be nose to tail now flows freely.以前是车挨着车，现在则是车流顺畅。tail [transitive] to follow sb closely and secretly, especially in order to see where they go and what they do跟踪，尾随，盯梢（尤指为掌握其动向）◆a private detective had been tailing them for several weeks.一名私人侦探几个星期来一直在跟踪他们。tail¹/teɪl ||; tel/noun1. [c] the part at the end of the body of an animal, bird, fish, etc 尾；尾巴: ◇the dog barked and wagged its tail. 那只狗一面叫，一面摇着尾巴。 ☞pictures at horse, otter and scorpion 见horse、otter及scorpion插图 2. [c] the back part of an aircraft, spacecraft, etc （飞机、航天器等的）尾部 ☞picture at plane 见plane插图 3. tails [pl] a man's formal coat that is short at the front but with a long, divided piece at the back, worn especially at weddings 燕尾服（男子在正式场合尤其在婚礼上穿的服装） 4. tails [pl] the side of a coin that does not have the head of a person on it 硬币的背面（没有人头像的一面）: ◇‘we'll toss a coin to decide,’ said my father. ‘ heads or tails ?’ “我们掷硬币决定，”父亲说。“你猜是正面还是反面？” 5. [c] (informal 非正式) a person who is sent to follow sb secretly to get information about him/her 钉梢人；尾巴 make head or tail of sth→head¹tail²/teɪl ||; tel/verb [t] to follow sb closely, especially to watch where he/she goes 跟踪；尾随 tail away/off (especially brit 尤为英) to become smaller and weaker 变小；减弱 tailsee ⇨ follow 2 • • •• ⇨ be/sit on sb's tail• ⇨ can't make head or/nor tail of☞ tail¹☞ tail² |
| 随便看 |
英汉双解词典收录171353条英汉汉英双解翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的读音、翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。