noun [具体名词] （动物的）尾巴；（一些蝴蝶的）狭翅须；（物体的）尾状物，尾部；（离去事物的）末尾部分；<非正式>盯梢人，跟踪者；（男子）燕尾服；硬币的反面（tails）；（水池的）浅水端，（河流的）下游；（屋瓦的）叠余外露部分；（板球）最弱的击球手；（数）截尾；（男子）燕尾服（tails）
You can use tail to refer to the end or back of something, especially something long and thin. (尤指细长物体的) 尾部 The horse stood whisking its tail. 那匹马站着挥动尾巴.
verb [vt. 及物动词] 跟踪，盯梢；（飞行物体）曲线移动； 拉紧（绞索）；除去（水果或蔬菜的）梗
To tail someone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do. 跟踪 He checked behind. No tail. 他看看身后——没有人跟着。
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- Lesson 82 Monster or fish?
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- Officers had tailed the gang during a major undercover operation. 警方在一次重大的秘密行动中跟踪过这个团伙。
- The dog ran up, wagging its tail. 那条狗摇着尾巴跑上前去。
- ...the horizontal stabilizer bar on the plane's tail. …飞机尾部的水平稳定杆。
- "Heads or tails?" “正面还是反面？”
- The pony swished its tail. 小马刷刷地甩着尾巴。
- ...men in tails and women in party dresses. …穿燕尾服的男士和穿宴会礼服的女士。
- The captain called heads as usual — and the coin came down tails. 队长像以往一样叫了正面—可硬币反面朝上地落了下来。
- The tail tapered to a rounded tip. 尾部越来越细，最后成了个圆尖。