tail
- n. 尾巴；蹤跡；辮子；燕尾服
- vt. 尾隨；裝上尾巴
- vi. 跟蹤；變少或縮小
- adj. 從后面而來的；尾部的
詞組搭配
chase one's (own) tail
(informal)rush around ineffectually
(非正式)無謂瞎忙
on someone's tail
following someone closely
緊跟，跟蹤
a police car stayed on his tail for half a mile.
一輛警車在他后面跟蹤了半英里。
a piece of tail
a police car stayed on his tail for half a mile.
一輛警車在他后面跟蹤了半英里。
the tail of one's eye
(dated)the outer corner of one's eye
(舊)眼角
the tail wags the dog
the less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation; the usual roles are reversed
尾巴搖狗（處于從屬地位的人或事物控制局勢；本末倒置）
the financing system is becoming the tail that wags the dog.
真是尾巴搖狗: 財務(wù)系統(tǒng)反而逐漸地在控制一切了。
with one's tail between one's legs
(informal)in a state of dejection or humiliation
(非正式)夾著尾巴；灰溜溜地
with one's tail up
(informal)in a confident or cheerful mood
(非正式)趾高氣揚地
tail back
(Brit.)(of traffic) become congested and form a tailback
(英)（交通）堵塞排成長隊
tail something in (或 into)
insert the end of a beam, stone, or brick, into (a wall)
把（梁、石頭、磚的端頭）嵌入（墻內(nèi)）
tail off (或 away)
gradually diminish in amount, strength, or intensity
（數(shù)量、力量、強度）逐漸減弱
the economic boom was beginning to tail off.
經(jīng)濟迅猛發(fā)展的勢頭正在逐漸地減弱。
tail down
To ease a heavy load down a steep slope.
將重物緩緩移下陡坡
tail off 或 tail away
To diminish gradually; dwindle or subside
逐漸消失；變小或減弱
The fireworks tailed off into darkness.
煙火在夜空中逐漸消失