tailed

英 [teɪld]

美 [teɪld]

v.  跟踪; 尾随; 盯梢
tail的过去分词和过去式

过去式：tailed　

计算机

BNC.36242 / COCA.37514

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.
  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
• 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.
  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
• （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.
  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。
• N-COUNT 盯梢者;跟踪者
  Atailis 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。
• (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.
  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。
• 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.
  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。
• PHRASE 掉头逃跑;转身逃走
  If youturn 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。
• cannotmake head or tail ofsomething → see:head

英英释义

adj

• having a tail of a specified kind

双语例句

• The actor's voice tailed away as he forgot his lines.
  那演员忘了台词，说话的声音越来越小了。
• Two high-speed trains tailed crashed.
  两个高速列车跟踪撞坏了。
• I don't know who it was, but I know we were being tailed.
  我不知道那个人是谁，但是我知道我们被跟踪了。
• Are you having me tailed by the private eye?
  你派侦探钉我的梢了么？
• 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。
• His feeble excuses soon tailed off.
  他的藉口站不住脚，很快就没词儿了。
• Met with Little response, his speech tailed off to a hesitant end.
  由于得不到多少反应，他的演说吞吞吐吐地收了场。
• 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。
• His voice tailed away in the bitter cold air
  他的声音在刺骨的寒风中越来越微弱。
• The police tailed her to the scene of the third murder.
  警方尾随她到第三起谋杀现场。