tail

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。

有…尾巴 -tailed

2. 有…尾巴的
   having the type of tail mentioned
   1. a white-tailed eagle
      白尾雕

飞机；宇宙飞船 of plane/spacecraft

3. 尾部；后部
   the back part of a plane, spacecraft , etc.
   1. the tail wing
      尾翼

后部；末尾 back/end of sth

4. 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
5. （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

上衣 jacket

6. 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。

硬币的面 side of coin

7. 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

跟踪者 person who follows sb

8. 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。

1. N-COUNT 尾;尾巴
   The tail of an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body.
   1. The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
      那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
   2. ...a black dog with a long tail.
      长尾黑狗
2. N-COUNT (尤指细长物体的)尾部，末端
   You can use tail to refer to the end or back of something, especially something long and thin.
   1. ...the horizontal stabilizer bar on the plane's tail...
      飞机尾部的水平尾翼
   2. Elsie tugged her husband's coat tail.
      埃尔西用力拉了拉她丈夫外套的后摆。
   3. ...a comet tail.
      彗尾
3. （男子的）燕尾服，晚礼服
   If a man is wearing tails, he is wearing a formal jacket which has two long pieces hanging down at the back.
4. VERB 跟踪;盯梢;尾随
   To tail someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do.
   1. 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。
   2. He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.
      他十分不信任她，所以派人跟踪她。
5. N-COUNT 盯梢者;跟踪者
   A tail is someone who is paid to watch and to follow another person.
   1. He checked behind. No tail.
      他看看身后——没有人跟着。
6. (硬币的)反面
   If you toss a coin and it comes down tails, you can see the side of it that does not have a picture of a head on it.
7. PHRASE 主次颠倒;喧宾夺主
   If you say that the tail is wagging the dog, you mean that a small or unimportant part of something is becoming too important and is controlling the whole thing.
   1. 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。
8. PHRASE （由于失败或羞愧）夹着尾巴，垂头丧气
   If you say that you have your tail between your legs, you are emphasizing that you feel defeated and ashamed.
   1. 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。
9. PHRASE 掉头逃跑;转身逃走
   If you turn tail, you turn and run away.
   1. I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house.
      我掉头就跑，朝主屋方向逃去。
10. cannot make head or tail of something → see: head

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。

  follow hunt tail【导航词义：跟随，跟踪】

  follow v. 跟随，跟着

〔辨析〕泛指跟在他人的后面走路、驾车等，动机不定，也可引申指追随某人从事某项事业。

  hunt v. 追捕，搜捕

〔辨析〕指搜捕罪犯或敌人，常后接介词 for。

  tail v. 〈非正式〉跟踪，尾随

〔辨析〕指盯某人的梢，观察某人去了哪里、做了什么等。

tail away/off

1. 变得越来越小（或弱）；逐渐消失
   to become smaller or weaker

tail back

1. 排成长队
   to form a tailback

n.

on sb's tail

• （尤指开车）盯梢，尾随
  following behind sb very closely, especially in a car

the tail (is) wagging the dog

• （用以描述次要部分影响和支配主要部分）主次颠倒，喧宾夺主
  used to describe a situation in which the most important aspect is being influenced and controlled by sb/sth that is not as important

turn tail

• （危急时刻）转身逃跑，逃逸，临阵脱逃
  to run away from a fight or dangerous situation

with your tail between your legs

• 无地自容；垂头丧气；灰溜溜
  feeling ashamed or unhappy because you have been defeated or punished

chase your (own) tail

• 瞎忙活；徒劳无功
  to be very busy but in fact achieve very little

can't make head nor tail of sth

• 不理解某事；不明白某事
  to be unable to understand sth
  1. I couldn't make head nor tail of what he was saying.
     我弄不懂他在说些什么。

nose to tail

• （汽车等）首尾相连（缓缓行进）
  if cars, etc. are nose to tail , they are moving slowly in a long line with little space between them

a sting in the tail

• 煞风景的结局
  an unpleasant feature that comes at the end of a story, an event, etc. and spoils it

v.

top and tail sth

• 去掉（水果、蔬菜）的两端；砍掉…的两头
  to cut the top and bottom parts off fruit and vegetables to prepare them to be cooked or eaten

noun

1. the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

2. the rear part of a ship

   Synonym:    sternafter partquarterpoop

3. the rear part of an aircraft

   Synonym:    tail assemblyempennage

4. (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head

5. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   1. he deserves a good kick in the butt
   2. are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

   Synonym:    buttocksnatesarsebuttbacksidebumbunscanfundamenthindquartershind endkeisterposteriorpratrearrear endrumpsternseattail endtooshietushbottombehindderrierefannyass

6. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

   Synonym:    shadowshadower

7. any projection that resembles the tail of an animal

   Synonym:    tail end

8. the time of the last part of something
   1. the fag end of this crisis-ridden century
   2. the tail of the storm

   Synonym:    fag endtail end

verb

1. remove the stalk of fruits or berries

2. remove or shorten the tail of an animal

   Synonym:    dockbob

3. go after with the intent to catch
   1. The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
   2. the dog chased the rabbit

   Synonym:    chasechase aftertrailtaggive chasedoggo aftertrack