狐狸尾巴:tail的词汇精析
There is no prosthetic for that, you think you're merely sendin' this splendid foot solider back home to Oregen with his tail between his legs, but I say you're executin' his soul!
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你以为你只是把这个好青年像落水狗一样的送回俄勒冈的老家??你们泯灭的是他的灵魂!
——《闻香识女人》
一、关于tail,你应该知道的用法有
n.
1.尾巴 [C] the part that sticks out and can be moved at the back of the body of a bird, an animal or a fish
The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail.
猴子爬得越高,尾巴露的越长。
2.尾部,末端 [C] the back part of a plane, spacecraft , etc.
A crowd of small boys formed the tail of the procession.
一群小男孩走在队伍的尾部。
3.燕尾服 [C] a long jacket divided at the back below the waist into two pieces that become narrower at the bottom, worn by men at very formal events
For a formal occasion at the palace you must wear tails.
在宫廷正式的场合中,你应该穿燕尾服。
4.尾随者 [C] a person who is sent to follow sb secretly
The police have got a tail on the criminal.
警察雇到一名暗探跟踪罪犯。
v.
1.跟踪,尾随 [I,T] to follow sb closely, especially in order to watch where they go and what they do
The police have been tailing me.
警察一直在跟踪着我。
二、含有tail的常见短语
tail end
n. 末端,结束
tail fin
n. 尾鳍
turn tail
逃跑,掉头就跑
brown-tail moth
棕尾毒蛾,褐尾蠹
rat-tail file
鼠尾锉
三、接下来,做个填词游戏吧
The men all wore top hat and ______.
男士都头戴高顶礼帽,身穿晚礼服。
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