英语词汇“tail”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-学习网

主要翻译
英语		中文
tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(animal: end part) (动物)	尾，尾巴
	The dog yelped when the guy stepped on his tail.
	尾巴被踩着时，狗儿痛得吠了一声。
tail, tail [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say* something." "She found the cat."*	informal (follow) (非正式用语)	跟随，盯梢，偷偷尾随
		紧随…之后 jǐn suí … zhī hòu
	The spy tailed the official to find out whom he was working with.
	间谍偷偷尾随这位官员，想弄清楚他与谁一起工作。
	NEW：那条狗紧随主人之后跑了出去。
tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(end section of an aircraft)	飞机的尾部 fēi jī de wěi bù
		机尾 jī wěi
	The airline's logo was on the tail of the aircraft.
tails nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(reverse face of a coin)	硬币的背面
	If the coin lands on heads, I win; if it's tails, you win.
tails interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!"	(coin: reverse face up) (感叹词)	硬币背面朝上
	Do you want heads or tails in the coin toss? Tails!
tail adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(rear)	后部的 hòu bù de
		尾部的 wěi bù de
	The tail end of the car was damaged when it was hit by another car from behind.

其他翻译
英语		中文
tail adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(coming from behind)	从后面来的 cóng hòu miàn lái de
	The sailboat benefited from a strong tail wind.
tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(rear)	后部 hòu bù
		尾部 wěi bù
	The truck hit the tail of the car.
tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(end part of a comet)	彗尾 huì wěi
		彗星的末尾部分 huì xīng de mò wěi bù fèn
	The tail of that comet is visible with the naked eye.
tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(bottom of a shirt) (衬衫的)	后下摆 hòu xià bǎi
	The tail of his shirt was hanging out of his pants.
tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(trailing part of a kite)	风筝尾部 fēng zhēng wěi bù
		尾巴 wěi bɑ
	The kite had a long beautiful tail.
tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	slang, figurative (person doing surveillance) (俚语，比喻)	跟踪者，盯梢者
	The police put a tail on the gangster to find out who his associates are.
tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	vulgar, figurative, slang (sex with a woman) (粗俗语，比喻，俚语)	性交 xìng jiāo
	I'm going to the bars to see if I can get myself some tail tonight!
tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	vulgar, figurative slang (woman as sexual object) (粗俗语，比喻，俚语，)	（作为性对象的）女人 zuò wéi xìng duì xiàng de nǚ rén
	I can't believe I let that tail get away!
tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	US, informal (buttocks)	臀部，屁股
tails nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors."	(tailcoat: men's dress coat)	燕尾服 yàn wěi fú
	He was dressed in top hat and tails.

复合形式：
英语		中文
cat's tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(tail of a cat)	猫尾巴 māo wěi ba
	After Brian tripped while using his chainsaw, the cat's tail lay severed on the grass and the cat was nowhere to be seen. Unlike a dog's, a cat's tail sticks straight up when the cat is in a good mood.
coattail (US), coat-tail (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	usually plural (man's formal jacket: back flap) (常作_s)	燕尾服的燕尾 yàn wěi fú de yàn wěi
horizontal stabilizer, also UK: horizontal stabiliser, tail plane nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(aeronautics) (飞机)	水平安定面，水平稳定面
make heads or tails of [sth] (US), make head or tail of [sth], make head nor tail of [sth] (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end."	(understand [sth])	把…搞清楚
		把…弄明白
备注: Usually in the negative.
pony tail, ponytail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(tied-back hairstyle)	马尾辫 mǎ wěi biàn
ponytail, pony tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(tied-back hairstyle)	马尾式辫子 mǎ wěi shì biàn zi
		马尾辫 mǎ wěi biàn
	The cooks with long hair were required to wear a ponytail to work.
shirttail, shirt-tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(bottom part of a shirt)	衬衫下摆 chèn shān xià bǎi
shirttail, shirt-tail adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	US, figurative (relative: distant) (比喻，指亲戚)	远亲的，远房的
shirttail, shirt-tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	US, figurative (addition to news story)	（新闻后的）附注 xīn wén hòu de fù zhù
shirttail, shirt-tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	US (small, of little value)	微不足道 wēi bù zú dào
		没什么价值 méi shén me jià zhí
shirttail, shirt-tail viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."	US, figurative (use success or connections)	没有提供翻译
tail end nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(very last part)	末端 mò duān
		结束 jié shù
	The car at the tail end of a railway train is often called the caboose.
tail fin nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(rear fin of a fish) (鱼)	尾鳍 wěi qí
	I could tell by its tail fin that the fish was a marlin. American cars in the 1950's had tail fins.
tail lamp nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	UK (vehicle's rear light)	尾灯 wěi dēng
tail off viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."	figurative (diminish gradually) (比喻)	变得越来越少 biàn de yuè lái yuè shǎo
	The number of flu patients will tail off in the spring.
tail-off nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	figurative (gradual decrease)	渐少
		逐渐减少 zhú jiàn jiǎn shǎo
tail pipe nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(vehicle's exhaust pipe) (汽车等)	尾部排气管 wěi bù pái qì guǎn
	Cars with rusty tail pipes are a major cause of air pollution. The muffler and tail pipe were bouncing along on the pavement, producing sparks.
telltale, tell-tale, tell-tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(nautical: indicates air flow) (航海)	航角指示器
	The sailor struggled to repair the tell-tale during the storm.
turn tail vtr + n	figurative (run away)	转身逃跑 zhuǎn shēn táo pǎo
	Seeing the criminal with a gun made her turn tail.