He drove into the back of my truck and smashed the tail light.

他开车撞进我卡车的后部，把我的尾灯撞得粉碎。

Lizards have four legs and a long tail.

蜥蜴有四条腿和一条长尾巴。

The sting of a scorpion is in its tail.

蝎子的毒钩在其尾部。

She braids her hair in little tails.

她把头发编成一根根小辫。

She can not figure out who put a tail on her.

她猜不透谁派人盯她的梢。

A coin has two sides,a head and a tail.

硬币有正反两面。

I have notified them to watch and tail him.

我已通知了他们监视跟踪他。

He tailed the spy to his hotel.

他跟踪那间谍到他住的旅馆。

Would you tail the kite for me?

你能帮我给风筝装个尾巴吗？

The children tailed after the parade.

孩子们跟在游行队伍后面。

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。

a white-tailed eagle

白尾雕

the tail wing

尾翼

the tail of a kite

风筝的尾坠

the tail of the procession

游行队伍的末尾

The men all wore top hat and tails.

男士都头戴高顶礼帽，身穿晚礼服。

The police have put a tail on him .

警方已派人对他进行盯梢。

Manx cats are tailless.

马恩岛猫没有尾巴。

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。

The number of tourists tails off in October.

十月份游客人数越来越少。

'u2018But why'u2026? 'u2019 Her voice tailed away.

“但是为什么…？”她的声音细了下去。

The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.

那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。

...a black dog with a long tail.

长尾黑狗

...the horizontal stabilizer bar on the plane's tail...

飞机尾部的水平尾翼

Elsie tugged her husband's coat tail.

埃尔西用力拉了拉她丈夫外套的后摆。

Officers had tailed the gang from London during a major undercover inquiry...

在一次重大的秘密调查行动中，警察从伦敦就盯上了那帮匪徒。

He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.

他十分不信任她，所以派人跟踪她。

He checked behind. No tail.

他看看身后——没有人跟着。

Past TV deals have seen the tail wagging the dog. Now football clubs feel they are equal partners with TV.

以往和电视台的交易中，足球俱乐部就已经有过喧宾夺主的记录。现在，他们更是觉得可以和电视台平起平坐了。

His team retreated last night with tails tucked firmly between their legs.

昨晚，他的队伍灰溜溜地退场了。

I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house.

我掉头就跑，朝主屋方向逃去。

Application: mainly use to shave rust and oil paint.

用途: 主要用来刮除铁锈和墙漆.

The horse stood whisking its tail.

那匹马站着挥动尾巴.

A dog reacts to kindness by wagging its tail.

狗摇尾巴以报答人们的爱护.

The dog's tail wagged.

狗尾巴摇动着.

The peacock spreads his splendid tail.

孔雀展开了它那灿烂夺目的尾巴.

The number of tourists starts to tail off in October.

游客在十月份开始逐渐减少.

1. A fox cannot hide its tail.
   狐狸的尾巴是藏不住的。
2. You can touch a hibernating animal, or even pull its tail, without causing it to move or wake up.
   你可以摸冬眠的动物,甚至拉它的尾巴,也不会使它动一动或醒来。
3. The tiger lashed its tail about whenever anyone came near its cage.
   一有人走近笼子,老虎就不停地甩尾巴。
4. We knew the animal was in there, because it left its tail poking out.
   我们知道这动物在那里面,因为它的尾巴还露在外面。
5. The bird is colored yellowish on its back, wings and tail.
   这鸟的背部、翼、尾羽呈淡黄色。
6. This bird is easily recognized from its size and the unusual shape of its tail.
   通过体形的大小和形状特别的尾巴,可以容易地认出这是只什么鸟。
7. Some guinea pigs lack tails.
   有些豚鼠没有尾巴。
8. Cows use their tails to keep away flies.
   牛常用尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
9. I prefer to sit towards the tail of the plane.
   我喜欢坐在靠尾部的机舱。
10. The tail won't come off the toy plane, it's fixed on with nails.
    玩具飞机的机尾掉不下来,它是用钉子钉住的。
11. We saw the tail of the procession disappearing round the bend.
    我们看着游行队伍的尾部消失在转弯处。
12. A crowd of small boys formed the tail of the procession.
    一群小男孩走在队伍的尾部。
13. The police have put a tail on me so they know my every move.
    警方雇了一个暗探盯我的梢,所以我的一举一动他们都清楚。
14. For a formal occasion at the palace you must wear tails.
    在宫廷正式的场合中,你应该穿燕尾服。
15. A coin has two sides, a head and a tail.
    硬币有正反两面。
16. Twice the coin came down tails.
    硬币两次落下时都是反面朝上。
17. Heads you do the dishes, tails I do them.
    你猜正面还是反面?正面你洗盘子,反面我来洗。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. The ship tailed down stream.
   那船船尾朝下游停着。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. The police have been tailing me.
   警察一直在跟踪着我。
2. The detective tailed the thief through the crowd.
   侦探在人群中穿梭,尾随着小偷。
3. The secret agent tailed the spy to his hotel.
   该特工跟踪那个间谍到他住的旅馆。
4. He tailed the car until it had driven beyond the city boundary.
   他一直跟踪到那辆汽车驶出该城市的边界。
5. I tailed the model plane.
   我给模型飞机装了尾翼。
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6. You are being tailed.
   有人在盯你的梢。

make head or tail of

〈非正〉看懂 understand; find a meaning in

the tail wag the dog

尾巴摇狗; 〈喻〉本末倒置 situation in which a minor part of sth is controlling or determining the course of the whole

turn tail

转身(逃走),逃跑 turn round defeated (and run away)

with one's tail between one's legs

夹着尾巴,垂头丧气,灰溜溜地 in a sad〔ashamed〕 manner

tail after (v.+prep.)

尾随,跟踪 follow close behind
tail after sb/sth

That dog is always seen tailing after its master.

老是可以看见那条狗紧紧地跟在它主人后面。

An ambulance tailed after the marathon runners.

一辆救护车跟在马拉松运动员的后面。

tail back (v.+adv.)

造成交通阻塞 form a traffic jam
tail back

The traffic was tailing back all the way to the city centre.

道路交通一直阻塞到市中心。

Traffic tailed back for 15 miles when the road was blocked by an accident.

当公路因事故受阻时,后面停下的车辆长达15英里。

tail off (v.+adv.)

变得越来越轻〔分散〕 grow progressively fainter or more scattered

动词+～

• tail">dock a tail剪短尾巴
• tail">shorten a tail剪短尾巴
• tail%20up">stick a tail up翘尾巴
• tail%20down">get one's tail down害怕,失去勇气
• tail%20up">get one's tail up情绪很高
• tail%20on%20sb">put a tail on sb派人暗中跟踪某人
• tail">turn tail转身逃跑

形容词+～

• tail">bushy tail蓬松的尾巴
• tail">furry tail毛茸茸的尾巴
• tail">long tail长尾巴
• tail">short tail短尾巴

～+名词

• tail%20wind">tail wind顺风,由后面吹来的风

介词+～

• tail%20of">at the tail of在…末尾,在…最后
• tail">by the tail结尾,终究
• tail%20between%20one%27s%20legs">with one's tail between one's legs垂头丧气

～+名词

• tail%20a%20kite">tail a kite为风筝装尾巴
• tail%20a%20model%20plane">tail a model plane为模型飞机装尾翼
• tail%20the%20spy">tail the spy跟踪间谍
• tail%20thief">tail thief跟踪小偷

～+副词

• tail%20aimlessly">tail aimlessly无目的地跟踪
• tail%20alternately">tail alternately有变化地跟踪
• tail%20carefully">tail carefully小心翼翼地跟踪
• tail%20casually">tail casually漫无目的地跟踪
• tail%20cautiously">tail cautiously谨慎地跟踪
• tail%20cleverly">tail cleverly机敏地跟踪
• tail%20closely">tail closely紧紧地跟踪
• tail%20constantly">tail constantly不断地跟踪
• tail%20deliberately">tail deliberately谨慎地跟踪
• tail%20frequently">tail frequently不断地跟踪
• tail%20moderately">tail moderately适度地跟踪
• tail%20mysteriously">tail mysteriously秘密地跟踪
• tail%20originally">tail originally最初跟踪
• tail%20properly">tail properly恰当地跟踪
• tail%20readily">tail readily有准备地跟踪
• tail%20scientifically">tail scientifically科学地跟踪
• tail%20seriously">tail seriously认真地跟踪
• tail%20skillfully">tail skillfully技术高超地跟踪
• tail%20slowly">tail slowly慢慢地跟踪
• tail%20solely">tail solely单独地跟踪
• tail%20specially">tail specially具体地跟踪
• tail%20thoroughly">tail thoroughly全面地跟踪
• tail%20wilfully">tail wilfully故意地跟踪
• tail%20wisely">tail wisely明智地跟踪
• tail%20back">tail back尾随,跟踪,造成交通阻塞
• tail%20off">tail off零散地落在后面,变得越来越少〔小〕

～+介词

• tail%20after">tail after尾随,跟踪
• tail%20after%20a%20suspect">tail after a suspect跟踪嫌疑犯

• tails of birds of paradise and peacocks.

  出自：R. Dawkins

• The long rat-like tail was quite..robust.

  出自：A. Hardy

• What is this but to tail one folly to another?

  出自：J. Scott