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tail 1 AHD[tāl] D.J.[teɪl]K.K.[tel]n.（名词）- The posterior part of an animal, especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body.尾：一个动物的后部，尤指当这部分呈细长状并伸至躯干或身体的主要部分以外时
- The bottom, rear, or hindmost part:底部、后端或最末端的部分：the tail of a shirt.衬衣的下摆
- The rear end of a wagon or other vehicle.车辆的后部：一辆马车或其它运载工具的尾端
- The rear portion of the fuselage of an aircraft.尾部：一架飞机机身的末尾部分
- An assembly of stabilizing planes and control surfaces in this rear portion.机身尾部的稳定器：这一尾部的所有稳定面和控制面的集合
- The vaned rear portion of a bomb or missile.尾部：一枚炸弹或导弹舵的末尾部分
- An appendage to the rear or bottom of a thing:尾部的附属物：加在某物的末端或底部的附属物：the tail of a kite.风筝的尾巴
- The long luminous stream of gas and dust forced from the head of a comet when it is close to the sun.彗尾：一颗彗星距太阳最近时从其头部吹向尾部的长长的发光气体和尘埃流
- A braid of hair; a pigtail.发辫；辫子
- Something that follows or takes the last place:最后部分：跟随或站在最后的事物：the tail of a journey.旅程的最后部分
- A train of followers; a retinue.随员：一队追随者；随从
- The end of a line of persons or things.排尾：一队人或事物的结尾部分
- The short closing line of certain stanzas of verse.诗的短小结尾短句：某些诗节的短小结尾诗行
- The refuse or dross remaining from processes such as distilling or milling.渣滓：酿酒或磨面等过程余留下来的废料或残渣
- Printing The bottom of a page; the bottom margin.【印刷术】 注脚：一页书的底部；底部的空白
- Often tails (used with a sing. verb)The side of a coin not having the principal design and the date. 常作 tails （与单数动词连用）硬币不带主图案和日期的那一面
- Informal The trail of a person or an animal in flight.【非正式用语】 踪迹：人或动物在逃跑时留下的踪迹
- Informal A person assigned or employed to follow and report on someone else's movements and actions:【非正式用语】 跟踪者：被指派或雇佣来跟踪并报告另一个人行动的人：The police put a tail on the suspected drug dealer.警方派人去跟踪有嫌疑的毒犯
- tails tails
- A formal evening costume typically worn by men.晚礼服：主要由男子穿著的一种正式晚装
- A swallow-tailed coat.燕尾服
- Slang The buttocks.【俚语】 屁股
- Vulgar Slang A sexual partner, especially a woman or girl.【粗俗用语】 【俚语】 性伴侣：性伙伴，尤指一名女子或女孩
adj.（形容词）- Of or relating to a tail or tails:尾部的：属于或关于尾巴或尾部的：tail feathers.尾羽
- Situated in the tail, as of an airplane:位于机身尾部的：部署在尾部的，如在飞机上的：a tail gunner.尾炮手
v.（动词）tailed, tail.ing, tails v.tr.（及物动词）- To provide with a tail:给…加上一个尾巴：tail a kite.给风筝系上一个尾巴
- To deprive of a tail; dock.去掉…的尾巴；截尾
- To serve as the tail of:位于后面：The Santa Claus float tailed the parade.圣诞老人花车排在游行队伍的后面
- To connect (often dissimilar or incongruous objects) by or as if by the tail or end:衔接：从尾部或末端或仿佛从尾部和未端将（经常是不相似或不相容的物体）联结起来：tail two ideas together.把两个想法结合起来
- Architecture To set one end of (a beam, board, or brick) into a wall.【建筑学】 嵌进：将（一根梁、一块木板或砖）一端嵌入墙内
- Informal To follow and keep under surveillance.【非正式用语】 盯梢：跟踪并监视
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To become lengthened or spaced when moving in a line:队伍单行行进时拉长或产生间隔：The patrol tailed out in pairs.侦察队两两散开
- Architecture To be inserted at one end into a wall, as a floor timber or beam.【建筑学】 嵌上，搭上：一端被嵌入墙内，如铺地板的木料或横梁
- Informal To follow:【非正式用语】 跟随：tailed after the leader.跟随领导
- Nautical 【航海】
- To go aground with the stern foremost.船尾朝前地打转
- To lie or swing with the stern in a named direction, as when riding at anchor or on a mooring.船尾朝某一方向停泊：船尾朝向指定方向停泊或摇摆，如船只抛锚停泊或系泊时那样
tail down - To ease a heavy load down a steep slope.将重物缓缓移下陡坡
tail off 或 tail away - To diminish gradually; dwindle or subside:逐渐消失；变小或减弱：The fireworks tailed off into darkness.烟火在夜空中逐渐消失
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old English tægel 源自 古英语 tægel
tailʹless adj.（形容词）
tail 2 AHD[tāl] 【法律】 D.J.[teɪl]K.K.[tel]n.（名词）- Limitation of the inheritance of an estate to a particular party.限嗣继承：一份产业的继承权仅限于特定一方
adj.Law（形容词）【法律】- Being in tail:限嗣继承的：a tail estate.一份限嗣继承产业
- Middle English taille 中古英语 taille
- from Old French [division] 源自 古法语 [分割]
- from taillier [to cut] * see tailor 源自 taillier [切割] * 参见 tailor
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