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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。
尾巴
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
尾巴
the posterior part of an animal's body, especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk
The dog wagged the tail of its master's car.
狗摇了摇主人汽车的尾部。
脊椎动物身体的后部,尤其是延伸超过躯干或主体的部分
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
某事物最后部分的时间
the time of the last part of something
任何类似动物尾巴的突出部分
any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
The dog wagged its tail happily when I opened the door.
当我打开门时，狗高兴地摇着尾巴。
AI contextual example
The cat has a long tail with white fur at the tip.
这只猫有一条长长的尾巴，尖端还有白毛。
AI contextual example
The horse's tail swished back and forth to keep flies away.
马尾巴左右甩动以驱赶苍蝇。
AI contextual example
the tail of the storm
风暴的尾端
WordNet
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。
强调位置在末端。
She sat in the tail of the plane.
她坐在飞机的尾部。
特指动物摇尾巴。
The puppy wagged its tail happily.
小狗高兴地摇着尾巴。
Not this
The tail of the car was damaged.
Use this
The rear of the car was damaged.
中文学习者常将“尾巴”直接对应到物体的后部，但英语中“tail”通常用于动物或延伸部分，车辆后部应用“rear”或“back”。
Not this
I saw two tail.
Use this
I saw two tails.
中文名词没有单复数变化，但英语中“tail”是可数名词，复数形式需加“-s”。
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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。
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。
彗尾
The tail of a comet can stretch millions of kilometers.
彗尾可以延伸数百万公里。
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。
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。
飞机尾部
The tail of the plane has the horizontal stabilizer and elevators.
飞机尾部有水平安定面和升降舵。
转身逃跑；溜之大吉
When the dog started barking, the cat turned tail and ran away.
狗开始叫的时候，那只猫转身逃跑了。
夹着尾巴；垂头丧气
After losing the debate, he walked out with his tail between his legs.
辩论落败后，他垂头丧气地走了出去。
紧跟在某人后面；紧追不舍
The police were on the suspect's tail throughout the chase.
警方在整个追捕过程中紧跟在嫌疑人后面。
这确实是一条长尾巴。
In Alice in Wonderland, Alice remarks about the Mouse's tail, confusing it with his tale.
在《爱丽丝梦游仙境》中，爱丽丝对老鼠的尾巴发表评论，将其与他的故事混淆。
我抓住了一只老虎的尾巴。
The idiom 'I've got a tiger by the tail' means handling a dangerous situation.
习语“我抓住了一只老虎的尾巴”表示处理一个危险的局面。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
常与of连用表示某物的尾部
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