
好词典

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