释义 |
tailwise, adv.|ˈteɪlwaɪz| [f. tail n.1 + -wise.] In the manner of a tail; also, with the tail foremost, i.e. backward.
a1845Hood To Dymoke xi, When he [a horse] waddled tail-wise with the cup to his stall. 1899Whiting 5 John St. 33 A ridiculous fag-end..sticks tailwise out behind. |