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

• Can lizards reproduce their tails?
  蜥蜴的尾巴断了以后能再生吗？
• 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！
• Dogs wag their tails for other dogs, humans, and other animals like cats.
  狗会对其它狗、人和其它动物（比如猫）摇尾巴。
• 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）。
• All sea people have fish tails, not feet.
  海里的人都只有鱼尾巴而没有脚。
• 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 have short, stubby tails and long, sharp fangs.
  他们有短粗的尾巴和长而尖利的犬齿。
• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
  那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• Am I to wear a dinner-jacket or tails?
  我该穿常礼服，还是燕尾服？
• 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。