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tail sb
The detective tailed the suspect all day.
侦探整天跟踪嫌疑人。
尾随；跟踪；盯梢
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尾随；跟踪；盯梢
go after with the intent to catch
The detective tailed the suspect all day.
侦探整天跟踪嫌疑人。
追踪以捕捉
go after with the intent to catch
去除或缩短动物的尾巴
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
去除水果或浆果的梗
remove the stalk of fruits or berries
tail
Base
原形
tails
3rd person
第三人称单数
tailing
-ing
现在分词
tailed
Past
过去式
tailed
Past participle
过去分词
He tails the suspect through the crowd.
他尾随嫌疑犯穿过人群。
The detective tailed the car for two hours.
侦探跟踪那辆车两个小时。
The police are tailing the stolen vehicle.
警方正在跟踪被盗车辆。
这是一个规则动词，表示跟踪或尾随。
A policeman tailed the stolen car until it stopped at a red light.
一名警察尾随那辆被盗的汽车，直到它在红灯前停下。
The security guard noticed a teenager tailing the shoppers and radioed his manager.
保安注意到一个少年在跟踪购物者，于是通过对讲机通知了经理。
She tailed the courier to find out which office received the package.
她跟踪那个快递员，想知道哪个办公室收到了包裹。
The detective tailed the suspect all day.
侦探整天跟踪嫌疑人。
常用于描述人群跟随。
The children tailed after their teacher.
孩子们跟在老师后面。
Not this
The police tailed after the suspect.
Use this
The police tailed the suspect.
作为动词，'tail' 已经表示‘跟踪’，不需要再添加介词 'after'。直接跟宾语即可。
Not this
He tailed behind the car.
Use this
He tailed the car.
动词 'tail' 是及物动词，直接接被跟踪的对象，无需介词 'behind'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
跟踪嫌疑犯
The police tailed the suspect for two days before making an arrest.
警方在实施逮捕前跟踪了嫌疑犯两天。
给羔羊断尾
The farmer tails the lambs to prevent infections.
农民给羔羊断尾以防感染。
去掉（果蔬的）两端
Top and tail the beans before adding them to the salad.
把豆子去掉两端后再放入沙拉。
夹着尾巴；灰溜溜地
He left the meeting with his tail between his legs.
他夹着尾巴离开了会场。
本末倒置；小人物掌权
The subcommittee is running the whole project—the tail wagging the dog.
这个小组委员会在掌管整个项目，真是本末倒置。
瞎忙；忙得团团转
I've been chasing my tail all day trying to get these reports done.
我一整天都在瞎忙，想把这些报告弄完。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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tail 作动词意为“尾随跟踪”，像尾巴一样跟着目标；也指给动物“断尾”或给水果“去蒂”。想象侦探悄悄跟在嫌犯身后，像一条甩不掉的尾巴。
语域：mixed 常见场景：police surveillance、animal husbandry / pet grooming、cooking and fruit preparation tail 作动词时有多个含义，正式程度和常见场景不完全一样：表示“跟踪、尾随”时多用于口语或新闻报道，常指警方、侦探暗中盯梢；表示“给动物断尾”多用于养殖、宠物美容等场合；表示“给水果或浆果去蒂”则常见于烹饪说明。整体宜看作混合语域，具体含义需根据搭配和语境判断。
中文释义区分及物和不及物用法。
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