tail
单词辨析：
泛指跟在他人的后面走路、驾车等，动机不定，也可引申指追随某人从事某项事业。
The children followed their mother to the kitchen.
孩子们跟着妈妈去了厨房。
Those guys are following him.
那些家伙一直跟着他。
He followed his mother into the teaching profession.
他子承母业，投身教育。
指搜捕罪犯或敌人，常后接介词 for。
The police are hunting a secret agent.
警方正在追捕一名特务。
Who are they hunting for?
他们在搜捕什么人？
指盯某人的梢，观察某人去了哪里、做了什么等。
The spies have been tailing the underground worker.
密探一直在跟踪那名地下工作者。
He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.
他对她很不信任，所以派人跟踪她。
相关例句：
My cat hissed when I stepped on its tail
我的猫被我踩到尾巴时，嘶地惨叫了一声。
The bird was enclosed in such a small space that it could not turn without bending its tail
小鸟被关在这么狭小的空间里，不弯一下尾巴的话，都转不过身来。
The little dog ran off wagging its tail.
小狗摇着尾巴跑了。
The poster showed a caricature of Hitler with a devil's horns and tail
海报漫画中的希特勒长着魔鬼的犄角和尾巴。
His team retreated last night with tails tucked firmly between their legs.
昨晚，他的队伍灰溜溜地退场了。
Officers had tailed the gang from London during a major undercover inquiry
在一次重大的秘密调查行动中，警察从伦敦就盯上了那帮匪徒。