tail
英[teɪl] 美[tel]
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]The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
常用短语:
with one's tail between one's legs 夹着尾巴,垂头丧气,灰溜溜地
turn tail转身(逃走),逃跑
the tail wag the dog尾巴摇狗; 〈喻〉本末倒置
例句:
He came back with his tail between his legs.
他垂头丧气地回来了。
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