新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

tail

英  [teɪl]
    

[ADV, NOUN, VERB]

    ADV. 副词
  • 1(硬币)反面朝上地

    If you toss a coin and it comes down tails, you can see the side of it that does not have a picture of a head on it.

    双语例句

    例:

    'Heads or tails?'

    “正面还是反面?”

    例:

    The captain called heads as usual – and the coin came down tails.

    队长像以往一样猜了正面—可硬币反面朝上落了下来。

    NOUN. 名词
  • tails

    1[C 可数名词] 尾巴

    The tail of an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body.

    双语例句

    例:

    a black dog with a long tail.

    一只长尾巴的黑狗。

    例:

    The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.

    牛摇动尾巴驱赶蚊蝇。

    2[C 可数名词] (尤指细长物体的)尾部

    You can use tail to refer to the end or back of something, especially something long and thin.

    双语例句

    例:

    the horizontal stabilizer bar on the plane's tail.

    飞机尾部的水平平衡杆。

    3[PL 复数] 燕尾服

    If a man is wearing tails, he is wearing a formal jacket which has two long pieces hanging down at the back.

    双语例句

    例:

    men in tails and women in party dresses.

    穿燕尾服的男士和穿宴会礼服的女士。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • tail off

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 逐渐减少

    When something tails off, it gradually becomes less in amount or value, often before coming to an end completely.

    近义词

    wear off , abate

    反义词

    increase

    双语例句

    例:

    Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four per cent.

    去年,经济增长率逐渐降到了4以下。

    例:

    The drug's effect does not tail off after it has been used repeatedly.

    该药反复使用之后,药效不会消退。

    VERB. 动词
  • tails , tailing , tailed

    1[T 及物动词] 跟踪

    To tail someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do.

    近义词

    shadow

    双语例句

    例:

    Officers had tailed the gang during a major undercover operation.

    警方在一次重大的秘密行动中跟踪过这个团伙。

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