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【释义】：

n．❶ 尾巴：wag one’s tail in the air翘尾巴．wag the tail and flatter摇尾乞怜．run away with one’s tail between one’s legs夹著尾巴逃跑．tails up(人)心情好．turn tail 逃跑：The fighters demolished an enemy tank and the other two turned tail and fled．战士们干掉了敌军一辆坦克，另两辆逃窜了．❷ 尾状物，末尾，后部：the tail of an aeroplane飞机尾部．the tail of a procession队尾．the tail of the eye眼角．❸ 排成一行的人们，长蛇阵．❹ 辫子．❺ 尾随的人．❻ (常pl．)钱币的反而．tail·less a．无尾的．

－vt．❶ 装上(风筝等的)尾巴．❷ 系，连结：tail a ship to a dock把船系在船坞里．❸ 【美】尾随，盯梢：tail sb．跟踪某人．

－vi．❶ 尾行：tail after sb．尾随某人．❷ 逐渐变小，逐渐消失，弄得零零落落的：tail off(or away)1)变小，数目变少．2)(讲话等)迟疑或不得要领地结束．3)零零落落地跟在后面．❸ 船尾搁浅，(鱼等的)尾巴露出水面．