| 单词 | tail |
| 释义 | tail 1. n. & v. 1. the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2. a a thing like a tail in form or position, esp. something extending downwards or outwards at an extremity. b the rear end of anything, e.g. of a procession. c a long train or line of people, vehicles, etc. 3. a the rear part of an aeroplane, with the tailplane and rudder, or of a rocket. b the rear part of a motor vehicle. 4. the luminous trail of particles following a comet. 5. a the inferior or weaker part of anything, esp. in a sequence. b Cricket the end of the batting order, with the weakest batsmen. 6. a the part of a shirt below the waist. b the hanging part of the back of a coat. 7. (in pl.) colloq. a a tailcoat. b evening dress including this. 8. (in pl.) the reverse of a coin as a choice when tossing. 9. colloq. a person following or shadowing another. 10. an extra strip attached to the lower end of a kite. 11. the stem of a note in music. 12. the part of a letter (e.g. y) below the line. 13. a the exposed end of a slate or tile in a roof. b the unexposed end of a brick or stone in a wall. 14. the slender backward prolongation of a butterfly's wing. 15. a comparative calm at the end of a gale. 16. a calm stretch following rough water in a stream. --v 1. tr. remove the stalks of (fruit). 2. tr. & (foll. by after) intr. colloq. shadow or follow closely. 3. tr. provide with a tail. 4. tr. dock the tail of (a lamb etc.). 5. tr. (often foll. by on to) join (one thing to another). Phrases and idioms on a person's tail closely following a person. tail back (of traffic) form a tailback. tail covert any of the feathers covering the base of a bird's tail feathers. tail-end 1. the hindmost or lowest or last part. 2. (sense 5 of the n.). tail-ender a person at the tail-end of something, esp. in cricket and athletic races. tail in fasten (timber) by one end into a wall etc. tail-light (or -lamp) US a light at the rear of a train, motor vehicle, or bicycle. tail off (or away) 1. become fewer, smaller, or slighter. 2. fall behind or away in a scattered line. tail-off n. a decline or gradual reduction, esp. in demand. tail-race the part of a mill-race below the water-wheel. tail-skid a support for the tail of an aircraft when on the ground. tail wind a wind blowing in the direction of travel of a vehicle or aircraft etc. with one's tail between one's legs in a state of dejection or humiliation. with one's tail up in good spirits; cheerful. Derivatives tailed adj. (also in comb.). tailless adj. Etymology: OE t{aelig}gl, t{aelig}gel f. Gmc 2. n. & adj. Law --n limitation of ownership, esp. of an estate limited to a person and that person's heirs. --adj so limited (estate tail; fee tail). Phrases and idioms in tail under such a limitation. Etymology: ME f. OF taille notch, cut, tax, f. taillier cut ult. f. L talea twig |
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