Tail
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n. 尾;尾部;燕尾服;尾随者;
vt. 跟踪;装上尾巴;
vi. 队伍单行行进时拉长或产生间隔;侦察队两两散开;[建筑学] 嵌上，搭上;
📝 例句
We were at the tail of the bus queue.
我们立在公共汽车候车队伍的末尾。
I can't make head or tail of this subway route map．
这张地铁路线图让我看得晕头转向。
As a tadpole changes into a frog, its tail is gradually absorbed.
蝌蚪变成蛙，它的尾巴就逐渐被吸收掉。
The detective was tailing the suspect.
侦探在跟踪嫌疑犯。
A monkey has a prehensile tail.
猴子有能盘卷住东西的尾巴。
🌱 联想助记
【串】酒保调制好的cocktail(鸡尾酒),显出诱人tail(尾巴),很多工作entail(需要),做好每个detail(细节),才能有助retail(零售)
【记】※ tail-尾巴,wail-哭泣:狗被踩到了尾巴,开始号哭
※ tai-拼音“太”,l-拼音“老”:这个猪尾巴煮得太老了
※ tailor-裁缝,tail-尾巴:裁缝用的剪刀似燕子的小尾巴
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
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.
🎯 考研助记
那个童话(tale)里的动物没有 尾巴 太矮了(谐音): 尾巴 网友：马胜敏 补充：1：她（t）爱人（ai）长得像一（l）条狗尾巴
🔁 扩展释义
*[teil]n. 尾部, 后部, 辫子, 随员, 特务, 燕尾服, 踪迹, 限定继承(权)a. 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【化】 尾部【医】 尾相关词组: tail off tuck one's tail turn tail with tail in the water with the tail between the legs get...on the tail of...
🏥 医学释义
①尾，尾部 ②（电子管）引线
📖 同为「外贸」词汇
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No. It has nothing to do with it at all.
没有。它和我的研究一点关系都没有。
You can imagine how useful this is, particularly in countries like China and Japan, which use written characters not letters.
你可以想像得到，特别是在中国和日本这些使用文字而不是字母的国家，这是多么有用处！
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something，意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。