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tail
n
1 [C] movable part at the end of the body of a bird, an animal, a fish or a reptile 尾; 尾巴
Dogs wag their tails when they are pleased. 狗一高兴就摇尾巴. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page iii.
2 [C] thing like a tail in its shape or position 尾状物; 似尾的部位; 尾部
the tail of a comet, a kite, an aircraft, a procession 彗星、 风筝、 飞机、 行列的尾部.
3 [C] (dated infml 旧, 口) buttocks 屁股
give sb a smack on the tail 打某人屁股一下.
4 [C] (infml 口) person following or watching sb (usu without being seen by him) 尾巴（跟踪者）
put a tail on sb, ie tell sb to follow him 给某人安个尾巴（派某人跟踪他）.
5 tails [pl] (also `tailcoat [C]) man´s long coat, divided and tapered at the back, worn as part of formal dress at weddings, etc 燕尾服. Cf 参看 morning coat (morning).
6 tails [sing v]
side of a coin without the head of a person on it, turned upwards after being tossed 文面（硬币没有人头像的一面）. Cf 参看 heads(head1 5).
7 (idm 习语) have, etc one´s tail betweenone´s `legs (infml 口) be humiliated, dejected or defeated 夹著尾巴; 垂头丧气; 遭到失败. heads I win, tails you lose => head1. heads or tails? => head1. make head or tail of sth => head1. on sb´s `tail following sb closely 紧跟某人. a sting in the tail => sting1. the tail wagging the `dog situation in which a minor part of sth is controlling or determining the course of the whole 尾巴摇狗（次要部分支配或决定全局）. turn `tail run away from a fight, etc （从冲突等场合中）逃走, 逃跑
As soon as they saw us coming they turned tail and ran. 他们一看见我们来了, 掉头就跑. tail, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
follow (sb) closely, esp to watch where he goes and what he does 跟踪（某人）; 钉（某人）的梢
He tailed the spy to his hotel. 他跟踪那间谍到他住的旅馆.
2 [Tn] remove the stalks of (fruit, etc) 除去（水果等）的柄、 梗、 蒂或把儿
top and tail gooseberries 掐掉醋栗的尖儿和把儿.
3 (phr v) tail away; tail off
(a) become smaller, fewer, weaker, etc 变小; 变少; 变弱
The number of tourists starts to tail off in October. 游客在十月份开始见少.
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.
(b) (of remarks, etc) end inconclusively （指言语等）不了了之
His feeble excuses soon tailed off (into silence). 他的藉口站不住脚, 很快就没词儿了（不作声了）.
(c) fall behind in a straggling line 散落在後面.
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