tailed

1. N-COUNT 尾;尾巴
   The tail of an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body.
   1. The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
      那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
   2. ...a black dog with a long tail.
      长尾黑狗
2. 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.
   1. ...the horizontal stabilizer bar on the plane's tail...
      飞机尾部的水平尾翼
   2. Elsie tugged her husband's coat tail.
      埃尔西用力拉了拉她丈夫外套的后摆。
   3. ...a comet tail.
      彗尾
3. （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.
4. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.
      他十分不信任她，所以派人跟踪她。
5. N-COUNT 盯梢者;跟踪者
   A tail is someone who is paid to watch and to follow another person.
   1. He checked behind. No tail.
      他看看身后——没有人跟着。
6. (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.
7. 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.
   1. 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。
8. 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.
   1. 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。
9. PHRASE 掉头逃跑;转身逃走
   If you turn tail, you turn and run away.
   1. I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house.
      我掉头就跑，朝主屋方向逃去。
10. cannot make head or tail of something → see: head

1. 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。
2. He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.
   他十分不信任她，所以派人跟踪她。
3. His voice tailed away in the bitter cold air
   他的声音在刺骨的寒风中越来越微弱。
4. Benedict's voice tailed off, then resumed.
   贝内迪克特的声音渐渐小到快听不见时又大了起来。
5. Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four percent
   去年，经济增长率下降到4%以下。
6. The thief was tailed by a policeman.
   贼被警察钉住了。
7. Met with Little response, his speech tailed off to a hesitant end.
   由于得不到多少反应，他的演说吞吞吐吐地收了场。
8. He found himself tailed by a detective.
   他发现自己被侦探跟踪。
9. I don't know who it was, but I know we were being tailed.
   我不知道那个人是谁，但是我知道我们被跟踪了。
10. The traffic tailed back along the road for ten miles because of road repairs.
    由于公路正在修理，车辆在公路上排起了足有10哩的长龙。
11. The dogs trailed the rabbit. They tailed the suspect day and night.
    那几条狗追踪那只兔子。他们日夜追踪嫌疑犯。
12. 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。
13. The spy tailed the official to find out whom he was working with.
    间谍偷偷尾随这位官员，想弄清楚他与谁一起工作。
14. When we went to the meeting place, we were tailed by three [ plainclothes] policemen. They followed us the whole trip.
    前往会场时，我们被三名（便衣）警察跟踪。他们尾随了我们全程。
15. At the same time, the five tailed fox are quarrelling with some aliens about a failed flying test.
    此时，五尾狐和几个外星人正为飞行试验的失败而争吵。
16. The police tailed her to the scene of the third murder.
    警方尾随她到第三起谋杀现场。
17. Two high-speed trains tailed crashed.
    两个高速列车跟踪撞坏了。
18. His feeble excuses soon tailed off.
    他的藉口站不住脚，很快就没词儿了。
19. The log file will be opened and tailed.
    日志文件将开放和尾。
20. Orders for goods of this kind tailed off towards the end of the season.
    这一季节快过去时，对该种货物的订货数量逐渐减少。
21. They realize they are being tailed, and split off in different directions at the airport.
    他们意识到被跟踪了，在机场分散开来，分组行动。
22. They tailed the suspect day and night.
    他们日夜追踪嫌疑犯。
23. Interest in the skate board tailed off.
    人们对滑冰板的兴趣渐渐小了。
24. Are you having me tailed by the private eye?
    你派侦探钉我的梢了么？
25. The fireworks tailed off into darkness. The airliner faded away into the mist.
    烟火在夜空中逐渐消失客机逐渐消失在雾中。
26. You tailed a good citizen like me.
    你一直紧跟我这良好市民。
27. The momentum for reform has tailed off as the pressure from financial markets has eased.
    由于来自金融市场的压力有所缓和，改革的动力已日趋减弱。
28. The thief was being tailed by a policeman.
    这个小偷正被警察追着。

adj

1. having a tail of a specified kind