tail/teɪl/

n

1. C 尾巴

• a bird's tail 鸟的尾巴

2. C,常用单 尾状物；后部；(飞机或火箭的)尾部

• the tail of a truck 卡车的尾部

3. C 结尾

• the tail of a letter 信的结尾

4. C 【印】 (书页的)地脚

5. C (物体的)较差部分；低级(或软弱)部位

6. C 非正式 盯梢人(或车)；行踪

7. C 俚 随员，扈从

8. [～ s] 口[复] 燕尾服；男子晚礼服

9. C 俚 屁股，臀部

• We can't just sit on our tails until his coming. 我们不能老坐在这儿等他来。

• Get off your tail! 站起身来!

词组at the tail of 跟随着；尾随着

• Jane went to the Great Wall at the tail of Ben. 简跟着本去了长城。

get one's tail down 垂头丧气

• John got his tail down when coming back from the boss's office. 约翰垂头丧气地从老板的办公室回来。

have one's tail up 趾高气扬 the tail wags the dog 尾巴摇狗(喻指处于从属地位的势力本末倒置地执掌指挥或控制权) turn tail (面临危险、困难)转身逃跑

• The lion turned tail on seeing the elephant. 看到大象，狮子转身逃去。

with one's tail between one's legs 夹着尾巴；灰溜溜地；惊慌地 –tailless adj –taillessly adv –taillessness n U