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

化学

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

noun

• formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
  Synonym:dress suitfull dresstailcoattail coatwhite tiewhite tie and tails

双语例句

• May I suggest the Lobster Tails for you?
  我可以向你推荐龙虾吗？
• Dogs biting at each other's tails.
  互相咬住对方尾巴的狗。
• 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。
• They both had tails. It was the fox and the cat!
  两个强盗都有尾巴，原来它们就是那对狐狸和猫！
• Such animals as foxes and squirrels have bushy tails.
  有些动物，如狐和松鼠，有蓬松的尾巴。
• Some breeds of dog have only rudimentary tails.
  有些品种的狗尾巴只有退化的部分。
• Heads or tails?
  你猜是正面还是反面？
• Tadpoles become frogs by metamorphosis; they lose their tails and grow legs.
  蝌蚪因蜕变而变成青蛙；们去掉了尾巴、长了腿。
• Jaegers are swift black birds with long forked tails.
  贼鸥是飞行速度很快的黑色鸟类，尾部长而分叉。
• Their mutually short tails inspired the shelter staff to call the cat Bobby and the dog Bobbi.
  它们共有的特点&短尾巴，激起了收容所工作人员的灵感，于是便将猫和狗分别取名为巴比和芭比（英文与短尾同音）。