tail

/teɪl/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

尾巴；尾部；跟踪；尾随

释义与例句

n. 尾巴；尾部
the long thin part at the back of an animal's body, or the back part of something
  1. The dog wagged its tail when it saw its owner.
    狗看到主人时摇起了尾巴。
  2. A small bird was sitting on the tail of the plane.
    一只小鸟停在飞机的尾部。
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  1. The tail of the comet stretched across the night sky.
    彗星的尾巴划过夜空。
v. 跟踪；尾随
to follow someone closely and secretly in order to watch what they do
  1. The detective tailed the suspect for three days.
    侦探跟踪了嫌疑人三天。
  2. He thought someone was tailing him on the way home.
    他觉得回家的路上有人在尾随他。
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  1. The police tailed the car until it stopped at a hotel.
    警察尾随那辆车，直到它停在一家酒店。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 tail 指“尾巴、尾部”，也可作动词“跟踪”；同音词 tale 是“故事”。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • tale 故事；传说
    tail 指动物尾巴或尾部，也可作动词“跟踪”；tale 指故事、传说，同音但意义完全不同。
    The old man told us a tale about a hidden treasure. 老人给我们讲了一个关于隐藏宝藏的故事。
常见搭配
  • wag its tail 摇尾巴
    The puppy wagged its tail happily beside its owner. 小狗在主人身边开心地摇着尾巴。
  • the tail of ……的尾部
    We sat at the tail of the long queue. 我们站在长队的尾部。