国际音标

 

英 [teɪl]

美 [teɪl]

 

中文解释

 

n. 尾部, 后部, 辫子, 随员, 特务, 燕尾服, 踪迹, 限定继承(权)

adj. 在后面的, 从后面而来的, 限定继承的, 尾部的, 后部的

vt. 为...装尾, 附于其后, 尾随, 使搭牢, 跟踪, 监视

vi. 跟踪, 船尾搁浅

 

英英词典

 

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

the time of the last part of something

同义词：fag end, tail end

any projection that resembles the tail of an animal

同义词：tail end

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

同义词：buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass

a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

同义词：shadow, shadower

(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head

the rear part of an aircraft

 

例句应用

 

1、His stump of a tail shut down as close as his owner ever shut the short, stubbed blade of his jack-knife

它那半截尾巴紧贴在身后，紧得象它的主人把大摺刀短粗的刀刃的摺叠起来那样。

 

2、The tumor was found at autopsy to invade the tail of the pancreas, left kidney, transverse colon, and abdominal wall.
尸检时发现肿瘤侵犯胰腺尾部、左肾、横结肠、腹壁。

 

3、A private detective had been tailing them for several weeks.

私人侦探几个星期来一直在跟踪他们。