tail

/teɪl/📚 19036 210 3四级六级考研托福中考高考
The tail of an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body. 尾巴

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。

tail 出现在下面的课文中
Lesson 82 Monster or fish?
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...a black dog with a long tail. …一只长尾巴的黑狗。
...the horizontal stabilizer bar on the plane's tail. …飞机尾部的水平稳定杆。
...men in tails and women in party dresses. …穿燕尾服的男士和穿宴会礼服的女士。
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。
"Heads or tails?" “正面还是反面?”
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 dog ran up, wagging its tail. 那条狗摇着尾巴跑上前去。
The pony swished its tail. 小马刷刷地甩着尾巴。