tailed

英 [teɪld]

美 [teɪld]

v.  跟踪; 尾随; 盯梢
tail的过去分词和过去式

过去式：tailed　

计算机

BNC.36242 / COCA.37514

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 尾;尾巴
  Thetailof an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body.
  1. The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
     那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
  2. ...a black dog with a long tail.
     长尾黑狗
• N-COUNT (尤指细长物体的)尾部，末端
  You can usetailto refer to the end or back of something, especially something long and thin.
  1. ...the horizontal stabilizer bar on the plane's tail...
     飞机尾部的水平尾翼
  2. Elsie tugged her husband's coat tail.
     埃尔西用力拉了拉她丈夫外套的后摆。
  3. ...a comet tail.
     彗尾
• （男子的）燕尾服，晚礼服
  If a man is wearingtails, he is wearing a formal jacket which has two long pieces hanging down at the back.
• VERB 跟踪;盯梢;尾随
  Totailsomeone means to follow close behind them and watch where they go and what they do.
  1. Officers had tailed the gang from London during a major undercover inquiry...
     在一次重大的秘密调查行动中，警察从伦敦就盯上了那帮匪徒。
  2. He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.
     他十分不信任她，所以派人跟踪她。
• N-COUNT 盯梢者;跟踪者
  Atailis someone who is paid to watch and to follow another person.
  1. He checked behind. No tail.
     他看看身后——没有人跟着。
• (硬币的)反面
  If you toss a coin and it comes downtails, you can see the side of it that does not have a picture of a head on it.
• PHRASE 主次颠倒;喧宾夺主
  If you say thatthe tail is wagging the dog, you mean that a small or unimportant part of something is becoming too important and is controlling the whole thing.
  1. Past TV deals have seen the tail wagging the dog. Now football clubs feel they are equal partners with TV.
     以往和电视台的交易中，足球俱乐部就已经有过喧宾夺主的记录。现在，他们更是觉得可以和电视台平起平坐了。
• PHRASE （由于失败或羞愧）夹着尾巴，垂头丧气
  If you say that you have yourtail betweenyourlegs, you are emphasizing that you feel defeated and ashamed.
  1. His team retreated last night with tails tucked firmly between their legs.
     昨晚，他的队伍灰溜溜地退场了。
• PHRASE 掉头逃跑;转身逃走
  If youturn tail, you turn and run away.
  1. I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house.
     我掉头就跑，朝主屋方向逃去。
• cannotmake head or tail ofsomething → see:head

英英释义

adj

• having a tail of a specified kind

双语例句

• The police tailed her to the scene of the third murder.
  警方尾随她到第三起谋杀现场。
• Met with Little response, his speech tailed off to a hesitant end.
  由于得不到多少反应，他的演说吞吞吐吐地收了场。
• They tailed the suspect day and night.
  他们日夜追踪嫌疑犯。
• The dogs trailed the rabbit. They tailed the suspect day and night.
  那几条狗追踪那只兔子。他们日夜追踪嫌疑犯。
• They realize they are being tailed, and split off in different directions at the airport.
  他们意识到被跟踪了，在机场分散开来，分组行动。
• Benedict's voice tailed off, then resumed.
  贝内迪克特的声音渐渐小到快听不见时又大了起来。
• He trusted her so little that he had her tailed.
  他十分不信任她，所以派人跟踪她。
• The log file will be opened and tailed.
  日志文件将开放和尾。
• The thief was being tailed by a policeman.
  这个小偷正被警察追着。
• Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four percent
  去年，经济增长率下降到4%以下。