tails
英 [teɪlz]
美 [teɪlz]
n. 尾; 尾巴; 有…尾巴的; 尾部; 后部
v. 跟踪; 尾随; 盯梢
tail的第三人称单数和复数
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 尾;尾巴
Thetailof an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body.- The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。 - ...a black dog with a long tail.
长尾黑狗
- The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
- N-COUNT (尤指细长物体的)尾部,末端
You can usetailto refer to the end or back of something, especially something long and thin.- ...the horizontal stabilizer bar on the plane's tail...
飞机尾部的水平尾翼 - Elsie tugged her husband's coat tail.
埃尔西用力拉了拉她丈夫外套的后摆。 - ...a comet tail.
彗尾
- ...the horizontal stabilizer bar on the plane's tail...
- (男子的)燕尾服,晚礼服
If a man is wearingtails, he is wearing a formal jacket which has two long pieces hanging down at the back. - VERB 跟踪;盯梢;尾随
Totailsomeone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do.- 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。 - He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.
他十分不信任她,所以派人跟踪她。
- Officers had tailed the gang from London during a major undercover inquiry...
- N-COUNT 盯梢者;跟踪者
Atailis someone who is paid to watch and to follow another person.- He checked behind. No tail.
他看看身后——没有人跟着。
- He checked behind. No tail.
- (硬币的)反面
If you toss a coin and it comes downtails, you can see the side of it that does not have a picture of a head on it. - PHRASE 主次颠倒;喧宾夺主
If you say thatthe 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.- 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。
- Past TV deals have seen the tail wagging the dog. Now football clubs feel they are equal partners with TV.
- PHRASE (由于失败或羞愧)夹着尾巴,垂头丧气
If you say that you have yourtail betweenyourlegs, you are emphasizing that you feel defeated and ashamed.- 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。
- His team retreated last night with tails tucked firmly between their legs.
- PHRASE 掉头逃跑;转身逃走
If youturn tail, you turn and run away.- I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house.
我掉头就跑,朝主屋方向逃去。
- I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house.
- cannotmake head or tail ofsomething → see:head
英英释义
noun
- formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
双语例句
- We tossed a coin and it came down tails.
我们扔了一个硬币,它掉下来反面朝上。 - The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。 - All sea people have fish tails, not feet.
海里的人都只有鱼尾巴而没有脚。 - When we launched a general offensive, the enemy troops ran away with their tails between their legs.
在我们发起总攻后,敌军就夹着尾巴逃跑了。 - Vic and I both have tails.
vic和我都被跟踪了。 - Such animals as foxes and squirrels have bushy tails.
有些动物,如狐和松鼠,有蓬松的尾巴。 - Am I to wear a dinner-jacket or tails?
我该穿常礼服,还是燕尾服? - The enemy troops ran away with their tails between their legs.
敌军夹着尾巴逃跑了。 - But as I have done more work on it I have found long tails everywhere.
但当我做了更多的研究之后,我发现长尾理论现象无处不在。 - Dogs biting at each other's tails.
互相咬住对方尾巴的狗。