tail
[teil]
n.后部, 尾巴, 尾部, 辫子, 跟随者
(复）tails: 燕尾服,(硬币的)反面
vt.跟踪, 盯 ... 的梢, 为 ... 装尾巴
vi.尾随, 附于其后,逐渐减少
n.限嗣继承
adj.限嗣继承的
例句与用法：
Lizards have four legs and a long tail.
蜥蜴有四条腿和一条长尾巴。
The sting of a scorpion is in its tail.
蝎子的毒钩在其尾部。
The actor's voice tailed away as he forgot his lines.
那演员忘了台词，说话的声音越来越小了。
词形变化：
形容词: tailless | 动词过去式: tailed | 动词过去分词: tailed | 动词现在分词: tailing | 动词第三人称单数: tails |
详细释义：
n.[C]
1. 尾巴; 尾部; 尾状物; 发辫
We were at the tail of the bus queue.
我们排在公共汽车候车队伍的末尾。
2. 燕尾服[P][K]
3. 盯梢的人, 侦探, 跟踪者
She couldn't figure out who put a tail on her.
她猜不透谁派人盯她的梢。
4. (硬币的)背面[P][J]
5. 【俚】屁股
vt.
1. 尾随; 盯梢; 跟踪
The detective was tailing the suspect.
侦探在跟踪嫌疑犯。
2. 为……装尾巴
vi.
1. 尾随; 跟踪[(+after/behind)]
2. 变少, 缩小[(+off/away)]
Interest in the skate board tailed off.
人们对滑冰板的兴趣渐渐小了。
a.
1. 尾部的; 后部的
2. 从后面来的
n.
【律】限嗣继承(权), 限制继承(权)
a.
限嗣继承的, 限制继承的[A]
短语词组：
have one's tail up
1. 兴高采烈
The team had their tails up after they won their first game.
赢了第一场后, 所有队员都兴高采烈。
tail after
1. 紧跟
The police were tailing after the suspect.
警方紧紧跟踪着那嫌疑犯。
tail off/away
1. 变少; 缩小
Her voice tailed off into silence.
她的话音越来越小, 终于哑然无声了。
tail on to
1. 使衔接
He tried to tail it on to another.
他试图把它与另一个连接起来。
tuck one's tail
1. 夹起尾巴; 感到羞耻
He should have tucked his tail then!
他当时真该感到羞耻。
turn tail
1. 逃跑
Badly damaged, the enemy ship turned tail hurriedly.
敌舰严重受创，落荒而逃。
with the tail between one's legs
1. 夹着尾巴; 灰溜溜地
The enemy plane fled with the tail between its legs.
敌机夹着尾巴逃跑了。