1. | [c] 尾;尾巴the part that sticks out and can be moved at the back of the body of a bird, an animal or a fish |
The dog ran up, wagging its tail. 那条狗摇着尾巴跑上前去。 | |
The male has beautiful tail feathers. 雄鸟有美丽的尾羽。 |
2. | 有…尾巴的having the type of tail mentioned |
a white-tailed eagle 白尾雕 |
3. | [c] 尾部;后部the back part of a plane, spacecraft , etc. |
the tail wing 尾翼 |
4. | [c] ~ (of sth) 尾状后部;尾状物a part of sth that sticks out at the back like a tail |
the tail of a kite 风筝的尾坠 |
5. | [c] ~ (of sth) (离去事物的)末尾部分the last part of sth that is moving away from you |
the tail of the procession 游行队伍的末尾 |
6. | [pl] 燕尾服;男式晚礼服a long jacket divided at the back below the waist into two pieces that become narrower at the bottom, worn by men at very formal events |
The men all wore top hat and tails. 男士都头戴高顶礼帽,身穿晚礼服。 |
7. | [u] 硬币反面,硬币文面(没有头像的一面)the side of a coin that does not have a picture of the head of a person on it, used as one choice when a coin is tossed to decide sth |
8. | [c] (informal) 盯梢人;暗探a person who is sent to follow sb secretly and find out information about where that person goes, what they do, etc. |
The police have put a tail on him . 警方已派人对他进行盯梢。 |