tail

noun1. The hindmost part of something:end, rear, tag end, tail end.2. Something that follows or is drawn along behind:trail, train, wake.3. Informal. An agent assigned to observe and report on another:shadow, watcher.verbInformal. To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind:dog, follow, shadow, track, trail.Informal: bird-dog.phrasal verb
tail away or off
To grow or cause to grow gradually less:abate, decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, peter (out), rebate, reduce, taper (off).

Translations

tail away

To dwindle, diminish, or fade away; to become fainter or weaker. He started talking about the tax code, but he tailed away when he realized no one was listening. The music from the radio tailed away as the car drove off. Once famous for creating a huge range of innovative devices, the company's ideas seem to have started tailing away in recent years.See also: away, tail

tail away

or tail offv.1. To diminish gradually; dwindle or subside: The singer's voice tails away at the end of the song. The fireworks tailed off into darkness.2. Sports To veer from a straight course. Used of a ball that has been hit or thrown: The pitcher snapped his wrist when throwing the ball, and it tailed away as it approached home plate. The wind caused the football to tail off and the receiver couldn't catch it. The uneven table caused the pool ball to tail off.See also: away, tail

单词	tail away
释义	tail away Thesaurus tail noun1. The hindmost part of something:end, rear, tag end, tail end.2. Something that follows or is drawn along behind:trail, train, wake.3. Informal. An agent assigned to observe and report on another:shadow, watcher.verbInformal. To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind:dog, follow, shadow, track, trail.Informal: bird-dog.phrasal verb tail away or off To grow or cause to grow gradually less:abate, decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, peter (out), rebate, reduce, taper (off). Translations tail away tail away To dwindle, diminish, or fade away; to become fainter or weaker. He started talking about the tax code, but he tailed away when he realized no one was listening. The music from the radio tailed away as the car drove off. Once famous for creating a huge range of innovative devices, the company's ideas seem to have started tailing away in recent years.See also: away, tail tail away or tail offv.1. To diminish gradually; dwindle or subside: The singer's voice tails away at the end of the song. The fireworks tailed off into darkness.2. Sports To veer from a straight course. Used of a ball that has been hit or thrown: The pitcher snapped his wrist when throwing the ball, and it tailed away as it approached home plate. The wind caused the football to tail off and the receiver couldn't catch it. The uneven table caused the pool ball to tail off.See also: away, tail EncyclopediaSeetailFinancialSeeTail
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