单词 | tail |
释义 | tail /teil; tel/ n 1 movable part (from the end of the backbone) at the end' of the body of a bird, animal, fish or reptile: (鸟、兽、鱼或爬虫的) 尾; 尾巴: Dogs wag their ~s when they are pleased. 狗在高兴呼会摆动尾巴。 turn ~, run away. 逃走。 ~s up. (of persons) in good spirits, (拾人) 心情好; 兴致勃勃 2 cthe illus at aircraft. 参看 aircraft 之插图。 sth like a ~ in position: 尾状物; 似尾之部; 尾部: the ~ of a kite/comet/aircraft/cart/procession; 纸鸢 (彗星,飞机,马车,行列) 的尾部; (attrib) (形容用法) a ~ ( = following) wind. 顺风; 后面吹来的风。 ' ~- board n board, usu on hinges, forming the back part of a cart or truck. (马车或汽车的) 尾板 (通常用铉链相连接) 。 i ~- 'coat, ~s n man's evening coat, long, divided and tapered at the back. 燕尾服。 i ~-' end n (usu 通常作 the ~-end (of)) final part: 末端; 尾端; 结仓; 后部: al the ~-end of the procession. 在行歹。的末尾。 '~gate n door or flap at the rear of a motor-vehicle which can be opened for loading and unloading. (汽车的) 尾门 (可供上下或装卸用者) 。 '~-light n light at the end of a train, tram or other vehicle. 尾灯 (装于火车、电车等之尾部者) 。 '-—piece n a (in a book, etc) decoration printed in the blank space at the end of a chapter, etc. (印在书等章节后的空白处的) 补白图案。 b sth added at the end of sth. 附加之物。 ' ~- spin n spiral dive of an aircraft in which the ~ makes wider circles than the front. (飞机的) 尾旋下降 (尼部较头部旋转的圆形大) 。 the ~ of the eye, the outer corner: 眼角: watching me from the ~ of his eye. 他从眼角斜视我。 3 ~s, side of a coin opposite to that in which there is the head of sb. 硬币的背面或反面 (与人头相对的一面)。 e head' (3). 4 ~s, (colloq) ~-coat: (俗) 燕尾服: Am I to wear a dinner-jacket or ~s? 我该穿常礼服还是燕尾服? 5 (colloq) sb employed to follow and watch sb, eg a suspected criminal: (俗) 尾随的值探: put a ~ on sb. 派侦探尾随某人。 vt, vi 1 [VP3A] ~ after sb, follow close behind. 尾随某人。 2 [VP6A] ~ a person, follow him closely, eg because he is suspected to be a criminal. 跟踪某人 (例如因他有罪嫌) 。 3 [VP2C] ~ off/away, a become smaller in number, size, etc. 变小; 变小。 b (of remarks, etc) end in a hesitating or inconclusive way. (指谈话等) 迟疑或不得要领地结束。 c fall behind or away in a scattered line. 落伍; 零零落落地掉在后面。 -tailed /-teild; -teld/ adj (in compounds) (用于复合字) Jong-' ~ed, .short-' ~ed, having a Jong/short 长尾的; 短尾的。 ~less adj having no 无尾的: a ~ ss cat. 一只无尾猫 6 |
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