英语单词

tail是什么意思

tail

英[teɪl] |美[tel]
    n.尾;尾部;燕尾服;尾随者
    vt.跟踪;装上尾巴
    vi.队伍单行行进时拉长或产生间隔;侦察队两两散开;[建筑学] 嵌上,搭上
日语:しっぽ 法语:queue 德语:Schwanz 韩语:꼬리 俄语:cola

牛津词典

noun

    鸟;兽;鱼 of bird/animal/fish

  1. 尾;尾巴
    the part that sticks out and can be moved at the back of the body of a bird, an animal or a fish
    1. The dog ran up, wagging its tail.
      那条狗摇着尾巴跑上前去。
    2. The male has beautiful tail feathers.
      雄鸟有美丽的尾羽。
  2. 有…尾巴 -tailed

  3. 有…尾巴的
    having the type of tail mentioned
    1. a white-tailed eagle
      白尾雕
  4. 飞机;宇宙飞船 of plane/spacecraft

  5. 尾部;后部
    the back part of a plane, spacecraft , etc.
    1. the tail wing
      尾翼
  6. 后部;末尾 back/end of sth

  7. 尾状后部;尾状物
    a part of sth that sticks out at the back like a tail
    1. the tail of a kite
      风筝的尾坠
  8. (离去事物的)末尾部分
    the last part of sth that is moving away from you
    1. the tail of the procession
      游行队伍的末尾
  9. 上衣 jacket

  10. 燕尾服;男子晚礼服
    a long jacket divided at the back below the waist into two pieces that become narrower at the bottom, worn by men at very formal events
    1. The men all wore top hat and tails.
      男士都头戴高顶礼帽,身穿晚礼服。
  11. 硬币的面 side of coin

  12. 硬币反面,硬币文面(没有头像的一面)
    the side of a coin that does not have a picture of the head of a person on it, used as one choice when a coin is tossed to decide sth
    1. 跟踪者 person who follows sb

    2. 盯梢人;暗探
      a person who is sent to follow sb secretly and find out information about where that person goes, what they do, etc.
      1. The police have put a tail on him .
        警方已派人对他进行盯梢。

    verb

    1. 跟踪;尾随;盯梢
      to follow sb closely, especially in order to watch where they go and what they do
      1. A private detective had been tailing them for several weeks.
        私人侦探几个星期来一直在跟踪他们。


    词形变化

    名词复数形式:tails 过去式:tailed 现在分词:tailing 过去分词:tailed 第三人称单数:tails f:tails



    中文词源

    tail 尾巴,尾部

    来自古英语 taegl,尾巴,来自 Proto-Germanic*tagla,尾巴,尾毛,来自 PIE*dok,尾巴上的毛, 来自 PIE*dek,撕,扯,分开。



    双语例句

    1. It has a short stumpy tail covered with bristles.
      它粗短的尾巴上鬃毛浓密。
    2. The poster showed a caricature of Hitler with a devil's horns and tail
      海报漫画中的希特勒长着魔鬼的犄角和尾巴。
    3. At some date in the 1990s British oil production will probably tail off.
      到20世纪90年代的某个时候,英国石油产量可能会逐渐减少。
    4. The dog was biting, growling and wagging its tail.
      那条狗在一边撕咬一边低声吼叫,尾巴也跟着摇摆。
    5. I couldn't make head nor tail of the damn film.
      这部该死的影片我一点儿都看不懂。
    6. My cat hissed when I stepped on its tail
      我的猫被我踩到尾巴时,嘶地惨叫了一声。
    7. When in danger, the anteater lashes its tail round a branch
      遇有危险,食蚁兽会迅速用尾巴卷住树枝。
    8. They tried to get the harpoon into the ray before the sting tail came lashing over to retaliate
      他们试图把鱼叉刺进鳐鱼体内,以防它猛摆那蜇人的尾巴报复。
    9. Don't go near that lashing tail.
      别靠近它摆动的尾巴。
    10. The boys wore black tail coats in mourning for George III.
      男孩身穿黑色燕尾服为乔治三世服丧。
    11. At hearing his name spoken, the dog gave a responsive wag of his tail.
      听到有人喊它的名字,这条狗摆了摆尾巴。
    12. The brown rat has prominent ears and a long scaly tail.
      那只棕鼠两只耳朵向前支着,一条长尾巴布满鳞片。
    13. The tail feathers are dark blue at their bases, shading to pale blue at their tips.
      尾羽的根部呈深蓝色,到了尾尖就渐变成淡蓝色。
    14. The bird was enclosed in such a small space that it could not turn without bending its tail
      小鸟被关在这么狭小的空间里,不弯一下尾巴的话,都转不过身来。
    15. The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
      那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
    16. Elsie tugged her husband's coat tail.
      埃尔西用力拉了拉她丈夫外套的后摆。
    17. Officers had tailed the gang from London during a major undercover inquiry
      在一次重大的秘密调查行动中,警察从伦敦就盯上了那帮匪徒。
    18. He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.
      他十分不信任她,所以派人跟踪她。
    19. He checked behind. No tail.
      他看看身后——没有人跟着。
    20. Past TV deals have seen the tail wagging the dog. Now football clubs feel they are equal partners with TV.
      以往和电视台的交易中,足球俱乐部就已经有过喧宾夺主的记录。现在,他们更是觉得可以和电视台平起平坐了。
    21. His team retreated last night with tails tucked firmly between their legs.
      昨晚,他的队伍灰溜溜地退场了。
    22. I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house.
      我掉头就跑,朝主屋方向逃去。
    23. This is the tail end of the season.
      这是季末的最后几天。
    24. The drug's effect does not tail off after it has been used repeatedly.
      反复使用本药,药效也不会减弱。
    25. As so often happens, this little story has a twist in the tail.
      正如经常发生的那样,这个小故事在结尾处出现了转折。
    26. His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.
      他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
    27. The peacock spreads his splendid tail.
      孔雀展开了它那灿烂夺目的尾巴。
    28. A fox cannot hide its tail.
      狐狸尾巴是掩藏不住的。
    29. The little dog ran off wagging its tail.
      小狗摇着尾巴跑了。


    语源

    Old English tæg(e)l, from a Germanic base meaning hair, hairy tail; related to Middle Low German tageltwisted whip, ropes end. The early sense of the verb (early 16th cent.) was fasten to the back of somethingMiddle English (denoting a tallage): from Old French taillenotch, tax, from taillierto cut, based on Latin taleatwig, cutting


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