tail

tail1
noun
  1. the hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect
    尾巴
    ■a thing resembling an animal's tail in its shape or position, typically something extending downwards or outwards at the end of something
    尾状物
    the trailed tail of a capital Q.
    大写字母Q拖出来的尾巴。
    the cars were head to tail.
    汽车首尾相接。
    ■the rear part of an aeroplane, with the tailplane and rudder
    （飞机）尾部
    ■the lower or hanging part of a garment, especially the back of a shirt or coat
    衣服（尤指衬衫或外套背部的）下摆
    ■(tails)(informal)a tailcoat; a man's formal evening suit with such a coat
    (非正式)燕尾服；（男子的）晚礼服
    the men looked debonair in white tie and tails.
    男士们穿着燕尾服系着白领带看上去显得温文尔雅。
    ■the luminous trail of particles following a comet
    彗尾
    ■the lower end of a pool or stream
    （水池的）浅水端；（河流的）下游
    ■the exposed end of a slate or tile in a roof
    （屋瓦的）叠余外露部分
    ■a slender backward prolongation of each hindwing in some butterflies
    （一些蝴蝶的）狭翅须
    ■(Mathematics)an extremity of a curve approaching the horizontal axis of a graph, especially that of a frequency distribution
    (数)截尾
  2. the end of a long train or line of people or vehicles
    （火车的）末节车厢；（人或车辆排成的长队的）尾端
    a catering truck at the tail of the convoy.
    位于护运车队最后的餐车。
    ■[in sing.]the final, more distant, or weaker part of something
    结尾；末梢
    the forecast says we're in for the tail of a hurricane.
    天气预报说飓风的尾部正在迫近我们。
    ■(Cricket)the end of the batting order, with the weakest batsmen
    (板球)最弱的击球手
    ■(informal)a person secretly following another to observe their movements
    (非正式)盯梢人
  3. (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)a person's buttocks
    (非正式，主北美)屁股
    ■(vulgar slang)a woman's genitals
    (粗俚)女性生殖器
    ■[mass noun](informal)women collectively regarded as a means of sexual gratification
    (非正式)［总称］（作为满足男人性欲的工具的）女人
    my wife thinks going out with you guys will keep me from chasing tail.
    我妻子认为我和你们这些人出去就能防止我在外面找女人。
  4. (tails)the side of a coin without the image of a head on it (used when tossing a coin to determine a winner)
    硬币的反面
verb
[with obj.]
  1. (informal)follow and observe (someone) closely, especially in secret
    (非正式)偷偷跟踪，盯…的梢
    was it Special Branch who were tailing Mills just before the murder?.
    是政治保安处在谋杀案发生前跟踪米尔的吗？。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]follow
    跟随
    they went to their favourite cafe—Owen and Sally tailed along.
    他们去了他们最喜欢的咖啡馆——欧文和萨莉也跟着去了。
  2. [no obj., with adverbial of direction](N. Amer.)(of an object in flight) drift or curve in a particular direction
    (北美)（飞行物体）（朝…）漂移，成弧线（向…）飞去
    the next pitch tailed in on me at the last second.
    紧接着的横传球在最后一秒向我飞来。
  3. (rare)provide with a tail
    (罕)给…加上尾巴
    her calligraphy was topped by banners of black ink and tailed like the haunches of fabulous beasts.
    她写的字头部像迎风飘扬的黑色旗帜，尾部如传说中野兽那遒劲有力的腰腿。
  4. (archaic)join (one thing) to another
    (古)连接
    each new row of houses tailed on its drains to those of its neighbours.
    每一排新房子里的排水管道都和其相邻房屋的排水管道相连接。
  5. pull on the end of (a rope) after it has been wrapped round the drum of a winch a few times, in order to prevent slipping when the winch rotates
    拉紧（绞索）
常用词组
chase one's (own) tail
  1. (informal)rush around ineffectually
    (非正式)无谓瞎忙
on someone's tail
  1. following someone closely
    紧跟，跟踪
    a police car stayed on his tail for half a mile.
    一辆警车在他后面跟踪了半英里。
a piece of tail
  1. 见 piece
the tail of one's eye
  1. (dated)the outer corner of one's eye
    (旧)眼角
the tail wags the dog
  1. the less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation; the usual roles are reversed
    尾巴摇狗（处于从属地位的人或事物控制局势；本末倒置）
    the financing system is becoming the tail that wags the dog.
    真是尾巴摇狗: 财务系统反而逐渐地在控制一切了。
with one's tail between one's legs
  1. (informal)in a state of dejection or humiliation
    (非正式)夹着尾巴；灰溜溜地
with one's tail up
  1. (informal)in a confident or cheerful mood
    (非正式)趾高气扬地
派生
tailed
adjective
  1. [in combination]a white-tailed deer.
    白尾巴鹿。
tailless
adjective
语源
  1. Old English tæg(e)l, from a Germanic base meaning 'hair, hairy tail'; related to Middle Low German tagel 'twisted whip, rope's end'. The early sense of the verb (early 16th cent.) was 'fasten to the back of something'
继承用法
tail back
  1. (Brit.)(of traffic) become congested and form a tailback
    (英)（交通）堵塞排成长队
tail something in (或 into)
  1. insert the end of a beam, stone, or brick, into (a wall)
    把（梁、石头、砖的端头）嵌入（墙内）
tail off (或 away)
  1. gradually diminish in amount, strength, or intensity
    （数量、力量、强度）逐渐减弱
    the economic boom was beginning to tail off.
    经济迅猛发展的势头正在逐渐地减弱。
tail2
noun
  1. [mass noun](Law, chiefly historical)limitation of ownership, especially of an estate or title limited to a person and their heirs
    (律 主史)限制继承权。 参见fee tail
    the land was held in tail general.
    这片土地是不分性别限嗣继承的。
语源
  1. Middle English (denoting a tallage): from Old French taille 'notch, tax', from taillier 'to cut', based on Latin talea 'twig, cutting'
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