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单词 trail one's coat
释义

coat1 /kōt/

noun
  1. An outer garment with sleeves
  2. An overcoat
  3. The hair or wool of an animal
  4. Any covering
  5. A membrane or layer, as of paint, etc
  6. A coat of arms (see below)
  7. A skirt or petticoat (dialect)
transitive verb
  1. To clothe
  2. To cover with a coat or layer
ORIGIN: OFr cote (Fr cotte), from LL cottus, cotta a tunic; the further ety is uncertain

coatˈee noun

A short close-fitting coat

coatˈer noun

A worker, machine, etc that applies a layer or covering

coatˈing noun

  1. A covering, layer
  2. Cloth for coats

coatˈless adjective

Without a coat or a coat of arms

coatˈ-armour noun

  1. A coat of arms, or heraldically embroidered garment worn over armour
  2. Armorial devices

coatˈ-card noun

A card bearing the representation of a coated figure, the king, queen or jack (now called court card)

coatˈ-dress noun

A tailored dress with fastening from neckline to hem, usu worn without a coat or jacket (also coatˈ-frock)

coated lens noun

A lens coated with a thin film of transparent material to reduce the reflection of light from its surface

coatˈhanger noun

A curved piece of wood, etc, with a hook, by which clothes may be hung and kept in shape

coat of arms noun

  1. The family insignia embroidered on the surcoat worn over the hauberk, or coat of mail
  2. The heraldic bearings of a person, family or organization

coat of mail noun

A piece of armour for the upper part of the body, made of interlinked metal scales or rings

coat-of-mailˈ shell noun

A marine mollusc, the chiton

coatˈrack or coatˈstand noun

A rack or stand with pegs for hanging coats on

coatˈ-style adjective

Of a shirt, buttoning all the way down the front

coat tails plural noun

The long back-pieces of a tail coat

on someone's coat tails

Achieving one's position as a result of the promotion or advancement of a person to whom one has attached oneself, and not by one's own merit

trail one's coat (tails) (orig Irish)

To be aggressive, pick a quarrel (coatˈ-trailing noun)

turn one's coat

To change one's principles, or to turn from one party to another

trail1 /trāl/

transitive verb
  1. To draw along behind or near the surface
  2. To drag wearily
  3. To drag along
  4. To lag behind
  5. To track, follow or hunt
  6. To make (a path or track) through
  7. To advertise (a forthcoming programme, etc) by trailer
  8. To carry (a weapon) with the butt near the ground, or horizontally
  9. To lead on
  10. To quiz (informal)
  11. To cover with a trailing ornament
intransitive verb
  1. To be drawn out in length
  2. (of eg a garment) to hang, float, or drag loosely behind
  3. (of eg a plant) to sprawl over the ground or a support
  4. To straggle or lag
  5. To drag oneself along
  6. To tail off (with away or off)
  7. To move with slow sweeping motion or with dragging drapery
  8. To be losing in a game or competition
noun
  1. A track or series of marks left by a person, animal, etc moving over a surface
  2. A track or scent, eg of hunted game
  3. A beaten path in the wilds
  4. A path or route
  5. Anything drawn out in length or dragging behind
  6. A train or tail
  7. An act or manner of trailing
  8. A television or cinema trailer
  9. The track of a star on a stationary photographic plate
  10. The part of a gun-carriage resting on the ground behind
  11. The distance between the point at which a steered wheel meets the ground and that at which the intersection of a swivel-pin axis meets the ground (motoring)
ORIGIN: Ety doubtful; OE træglian to pluck, pull, and OFr trailler to tow, perh from L tragula sledge, dragnet, are possibilities

trailˈable adjective

trailˈer noun

  1. A person who trails
  2. A tracker
  3. A creeping plant
  4. An esp two-wheeled cart, towed or dragged by a car, bicycle or tractor
  5. The rear section of an articulated lorry
  6. A house on wheels, a caravan (N American)
  7. A short film or broadcast advertising a forthcoming entertainment on television or in the cinema
  8. The blank piece of film at the end of a reel
transitive verb

To advertise (a programme, etc) by trailer

trailˈing adjective

trailˈingly adverb

trailˈless adjective

trail bike noun

A motorcycle suitable for riding over rough ground and tracks

trailˈblazer noun

  1. A pioneer
  2. A person or thing that leads the way in anything

trailˈblazing adjective and noun

trailer park noun (N American)

An area reserved for mobile homes

trailer trash noun (US derogatory)

Poor and uneducated people, typically living in trailer parks

trailer truck noun (US)

An articulated lorry

trailing arbutus see arbutus

trailing edge noun

  1. The rear edge of a wing, aerofoil or propeller
  2. The falling portion of a pulse signal (telecommunications)

trailing vortex noun (aeronautics)

The vortex passing from the tips of the main surfaces of an aircraft and extending downstream and behind it

trail mix noun

A mixture of pieces of dried fruit (eg bananas, dates, pineapple, apricots, etc) nuts and seeds eaten as a snack, orig by hikers

trailˈ-net noun

A dragnet

trail a pike (obsolete)

To serve as a soldier

trail away or off

(esp of a sound) to become fainter

trail one's coat

To invite a quarrel
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