tail
英[teɪl]
美[tel]
- n. 尾巴；踪迹；辫子；燕尾服
- vt. 尾随；装上尾巴
- vi. 跟踪；变少或缩小
- adj. 从后面而来的；尾部的
英英释意
- 1. the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
- 2. the time of the last part of something;
- "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"
- "the tail of the storm"
- 3. any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
- 4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;
- "he deserves a good kick in the butt"
- "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
- 5. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- 6. (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
- 7. the rear part of an aircraft
- 8. the rear part of a ship