Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2604
tail
尾巴
the posterior part of an animal's body, especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk
- 1.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
脊椎动物身体的后部,尤其是延伸超过躯干或主体的部分
- 2.
the time of the last part of something
某事物最后部分的时间
- 3.
any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
任何类似动物尾巴的突出部分
末尾；结尾；尾状物；尾部；脊椎动物身体的后部,尤其是延伸超过躯干或主体的部分；某事物最后部分的时间；任何类似动物尾巴的突出部分
In use
The dog wagged its tail happily when I opened the door.
The cat has a long tail with white fur at the tip.
The horse's tail swished back and forth to keep flies away.
the tail of the storm
the tail of (something)
用于指物体或动物的尾部。
The dog wagged the tail of its master's car.
狗摇了摇主人汽车的尾部。
in the tail of (something)
强调位置在末端。
She sat in the tail of the plane.
她坐在飞机的尾部。
wag (one's) tail
特指动物摇尾巴。
Connections
Collocations
- wag its tail
- 摇尾巴
- The dog wagged its tail happily when its owner came home.当主人回家时，狗高兴地摇着尾巴。
- tail end
- 末尾，末端
- We only caught the tail end of the movie.我们只看到了电影的结尾部分。
- tail of a comet
- 彗尾
- The tail of a comet can stretch millions of kilometers.彗尾可以延伸数百万公里。
- tail of a shirt
- 衬衫下摆
- He tucked the tail of his shirt into his trousers.他把衬衫下摆塞进裤子里。
- tail of a queue
- 队伍末尾
- We joined the tail of the queue and waited patiently.我们排在队伍末尾，耐心等待。
- tail of a plane
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象动物尾巴在身体最后，尾巴尖像单词末尾的'il'，记住tail就是尾部。
Context & Register
表示动物尾巴时，tail为中性词汇，适用于任何正式或非正式场合，常用于生物学描述、日常谈论宠物或动物。注意在比喻用法（如‘尾随’）中可能略带非正式色彩，但本词条仅讨论名词‘尾巴’义项。
Grammar Note
常与of连用表示某物的尾部
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the same vowel sound and final consonants as 'tail' (/teɪl/), forming a rhyme group. Beware of words like 'tall' (/tɔːl/) that have a similar spelling but a different pronunciation.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WORDNET.