tail sb
The police are tailing the suspect.
警察正在跟踪嫌疑人。
跟踪，追踪
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跟踪，追踪
go after with the intent to catch
一般现在时
I tail the suspect.
我跟踪嫌疑人。
一般过去时
They tailed the car.
他们跟踪了那辆车。
现在完成时
She has tailed him for days.
她跟踪他好几天了。
规则动词，意为跟踪或剪尾。
The detective spent the whole day tailing the suspect.
侦探花了一整天跟踪嫌疑人。
用法提示：此处 'tailing' 用作动词的现在分词，表示'跟踪'的动作。
The police officer is tailing the car.
警官正在跟踪那辆车。
用法提示：'tailing' 是现在进行时中的现在分词，表示'跟踪'。
He was tailing the woman through the crowd.
他穿过人群跟踪那个女人。
用法提示：'tailing' 是过去进行时中的现在分词，表示持续的跟踪行为。
The police are tailing the suspect.
警察正在跟踪嫌疑人。
The farmer is tailing the sheep for identification.
农民正在给羊剪尾以便识别。
She is tailing the strawberries before making jam.
她在做果酱前给草莓去蒂。
grammar · medium
易错句子He tailing the thief yesterday.
正确表达He was tailing the thief yesterday.
中文学习者可能漏掉助动词 'was'，直接将现在分词 'tailing' 用作谓语动词。正确的进行时态需要 'be' 动词加现在分词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dog's tailing is wagging.
正确表达The dog's tail is wagging.
中文学习者混淆了动词 'tailing'（跟踪、剪尾）与名词 'tail'（尾巴），误用 '-ing' 形式指代身体部位。'tail' 作名词表示尾巴，不可加 '-ing'。
区别在于“tailing”指的是跟踪或去尾，而“trailing”通常指拖尾或落后。
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