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tails

UK //teɪlz//US //teɪlz//

词源

源自古英语 tægl,与古诺尔斯语 tagl(马毛)同源,原始日耳曼语 *taglaz。

noun

❶ 动物的尾巴,通常指长在身体后端的可移动部分,用于平衡或表达情绪。

“The dog wagged its tail happily.”

(狗高兴地摇着尾巴。)

“The cat's tail puffed up when it got scared.”

(猫害怕时尾巴会炸毛。)

❶ 物体后端延伸的部分,如飞机尾部、硬币背面或衣服下摆。

“The plane's tail was painted with the airline logo.”

(飞机尾部印有航空公司标志。)

“He always calls heads or tails before flipping a coin.”

(他抛硬币前总是猜正面或反面。)

同义词:rear end, appendage, trail

verb

❶ 跟踪或尾随某人,通常指秘密进行的行为。

“The detective tailed the suspect for three days.”

(侦探跟踪嫌疑人长达三天。)

“Reporters tried to tail the celebrity's car.”

(记者试图尾随名人的车辆。)

同义词:follow, shadow, track

常见短语

heads or tails — 抛硬币决定某事时的用语,分别指硬币的正面和反面。

“Let's flip a coin - heads I go first, tails you go first.”

(我们抛硬币吧——正面我先来,反面你先来。)

turn tail — 突然转身逃跑或撤退,通常因为害怕或遇到危险。

“When the dog barked, the burglar turned tail and ran.”

(狗一叫,窃贼就转身逃跑了。)