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N-COUNT 尾;尾巴
The tail of an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body.The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
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...white-tailed deer.
白尾鹿
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N-COUNT (尤指细长物体的)尾部，末端
You can use tail to refer to the end or back of something, especially something long and thin....the horizontal stabilizer bar on the plane's tail...
飞机尾部的水平尾翼
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N-PLURAL （男子的）燕尾服，晚礼服
If a man is wearing tails, he is wearing a formal jacket which has two long pieces hanging down at the back. -
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VERB 跟踪;盯梢;尾随
To tail someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do.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。
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N-COUNT 盯梢者;跟踪者
A tail is someone who is paid to watch and to follow another person.He checked behind. No tail.
他看看身后——没有人跟着。
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ADV (硬币的)反面
If you toss a coin and it comes down tails, you can see the side of it that does not have a picture of a head on it. -
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PHRASE 主次颠倒;喧宾夺主
If you say that the tail is wagging the dog, you mean that a small or unimportant part of something is becoming too important and is controlling the whole thing.Past TV deals have seen the tail wagging the dog. Now football clubs feel they are equal partners with TV.
以往和电视台的交易中，足球俱乐部就已经有过喧宾夺主的记录。现在，他们更是觉得可以和电视台平起平坐了。
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PHRASE （由于失败或羞愧）夹着尾巴，垂头丧气
If you say that you have your tail between your legs, you are emphasizing that you feel defeated and ashamed.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。
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PHRASE 掉头逃跑;转身逃走
If you turn tail, you turn and run away.I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house.
我掉头就跑，朝主屋方向逃去。
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A private detective had been tailing them for several weeks .
私人侦探几个星期来一直在跟踪他们。
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The spies have been tailing the underground worker .
密探一直在跟踪那名地下工作者。
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I couldn 't make head nor tail of what he was saying .
我弄不懂他在说些什么。
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The male of the species has a white tail .
这一物种的雄性有一条白色的尾巴。
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The police have put a tail on him .
警方已派人对他进行盯梢。
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I held the mouse by its tail .
我抓着耗子的尾巴倒提起来。
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The bird is easily recognized in flight by the black band at the end of its tail .
这种鸟尾部末端有一条黑带，飞翔时很容易认出来。
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A whale was thrashing the water with its tail .
一条鲸鱼不住地用尾巴击水。
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The male has beautiful tail feathers .
雄鸟有美丽的尾羽。
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The horse was flicking flies away with its tail .
马轻轻甩动尾巴把苍蝇赶走。
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The snake swallowing its tail is a representation of infinity .
蛇含其尾表示无穷无尽。
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The crocodile 's tail was lashing furiously from side to side .
鳄鱼的尾巴在急速地左右甩动。
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The dog ran up , wagging its tail .
那条狗摇着尾巴跑上前去。
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The horse moved off , flicking its tail .
马甩着尾巴走开了。
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The tail tapered to a rounded tip .
尾部越来越细，最后成了个圆尖。
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The dog leapt and wagged its tail in excitement .
狗兴奋得摇着尾巴跳来跳去。
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The bird fanned out its tail feathers .
这只鸟把尾羽展成扇形。
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The scorpion has a sting in its tail .
蝎子尾巴上有螫针。
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The pony 's tail swished .
小马刷刷地甩着尾巴。
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The pony swished its tail .
小马刷刷地甩着尾巴。
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I couldn 't make head nor tail of the damn film .
这部该死的影片我一点儿都看不懂。
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The drug 's effect does not tail off after it has been used repeatedly .
反复使用本药，药效也不会减弱。
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I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house .
我掉头就跑，朝主屋方向逃去。
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This is the tail end of the season .
这是季末的最后几天。
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At some date in the 1990s British oil production will probably tail off .
到20世纪90年代的某个时候，英国石油产量可能会逐渐减少。
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As so often happens , this little story has a twist in the tail .
正如经常发生的那样，这个小故事在结尾处出现了转折。
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The brown rat has prominent ears and a long scaly tail .
那只棕鼠两只耳朵向前支着，一条长尾巴布满鳞片。
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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。
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He checked behind . No tail .
他看看身后——没有人跟着。
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Don 't go near that lashing tail .
别靠近它摆动的尾巴。