Tail
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n. 尾;尾部;燕尾服;尾隨者;
vt. 跟蹤;裝上尾巴;
vi. 隊伍單行行進時拉長或產生間隔;偵察隊兩兩散開;[建筑學] 嵌上，搭上;
?? 例句
We were at the tail of the bus queue.
我們立在公共汽車候車隊伍的末尾。
I can't make head or tail of this subway route map．
這張地鐵路線圖讓我看得暈頭轉向。
As a tadpole changes into a frog, its tail is gradually absorbed.
蝌蚪變成蛙，它的尾巴就逐漸被吸收掉。
The detective was tailing the suspect.
偵探在跟蹤嫌疑犯。
A monkey has a prehensile tail.
猴子有能盤卷住東西的尾巴。
?? 聯想助記
【串】酒保調制好的cocktail(雞尾酒),顯出誘人tail(尾巴),很多工作entail(需要),做好每個detail(細節),才能有助retail(零售)
【記】※ tail-尾巴,wail-哭泣:狗被踩到了尾巴,開始號哭
※ tai-拼音“太”,l-拼音“老”:這個豬尾巴煮得太老了
※ tailor-裁縫,tail-尾巴:裁縫用的剪刀似燕子的小尾巴
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
tail
n
1 [C] movable part at the end of the body of a bird, an animal, a fish or a reptile 尾; 尾巴
Dogs wag their tails when they are pleased. 狗一高興就搖尾巴. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page iii.
2 [C] thing like a tail in its shape or position 尾狀物; 似尾的部位; 尾部
the tail of a comet, a kite, an aircraft, a procession 彗星、 風箏、 飛機、 行列的尾部.
3 [C] (dated infml 舊, 口) buttocks 屁股
give sb a smack on the tail 打某人屁股一下.
4 [C] (infml 口) person following or watching sb (usu without being seen by him) 尾巴（跟蹤者）
put a tail on sb, ie tell sb to follow him 給某人安個尾巴（派某人跟蹤他）.
5 tails [pl] (also `tailcoat [C]) man's long coat, divided and tapered at the back, worn as part of formal dress at weddings, etc 燕尾服. Cf 參看 morning coat (morning).
6 tails [sing v]
side of a coin without the head of a person on it, turned upwards after being tossed 文面（硬幣沒有人頭像的一面）. Cf 參看 heads(head1 5).
7 (idm 習語) have, etc one's tail betweenone's `legs (infml 口) be humiliated, dejected or defeated 夾著尾巴; 垂頭喪氣; 遭到失敗. heads I win, tails you lose => head1. heads or tails? => head1. make head or tail of sth => head1. on sb's `tail following sb closely 緊跟某人. a sting in the tail => sting1. the tail wagging the `dog situation in which a minor part of sth is controlling or determining the course of the whole 尾巴搖狗（次要部分支配或決定全局）. turn `tail run away from a fight, etc （從沖突等場合中）逃走, 逃跑
As soon as they saw us coming they turned tail and ran. 他們一看見我們來了, 掉頭就跑. tail, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
follow (sb) closely, esp to watch where he goes and what he does 跟蹤（某人）; 釘（某人）的梢
He tailed the spy to his hotel. 他跟蹤那間諜到他住的旅館.
2 [Tn] remove the stalks of (fruit, etc) 除去（水果等）的柄、 梗、 蒂或把兒
top and tail gooseberries 掐掉醋栗的尖兒和把兒.
3 (phr v) tail away; tail off
(a) become smaller, fewer, weaker, etc 變小; 變少; 變弱
The number of tourists starts to tail off in October. 游客在十月份開始見少.
The actor's voice tailed away as he forgot his lines. 那演員忘了臺詞, 說話的聲音越來越小了.
(b) (of remarks, etc) end inconclusively （指言語等）不了了之
His feeble excuses soon tailed off (into silence). 他的藉口站不住腳, 很快就沒詞兒了（不作聲了）.
(c) fall behind in a straggling line 散落在後面.
?? 考研助記
那個童話(tale)里的動物沒有 尾巴 太矮了(諧音): 尾巴 網友：馬勝敏 補充：1：她（t）愛人（ai）長得像一（l）條狗尾巴
?? 擴展釋義
*[teil]n. 尾部, 后部, 辮子, 隨員, 特務, 燕尾服, 蹤跡, 限定繼承(權)a. 在后面的, 從后面而來的, 限定繼承的, 尾部的, 后部的vt. 為...裝尾, 附于其后, 尾隨, 使搭牢, 跟蹤, 監視vi. 跟蹤, 船尾擱淺【化】 尾部【醫】 尾相關詞組: tail off tuck one's tail turn tail with tail in the water with the tail between the legs get...on the tail of...
?? 醫學釋義
①尾，尾部 ②（電子管）引線
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Greetings, learned judge! I do not envy you your job. This is a most troublesome case.
您好，博學的法官！我并不羨慕您的職業。這是一個最麻煩的案子。
He was caught, put in chains, and sent to America as a slave.
他被抓住了，帶上鐐銬，送到美國當奴隸。
But that was not all.
它一再重復這些圓圈。