狐狸尾巴：tail的詞彙精析
There is no prosthetic for that, you think you're merely sendin' this splendid foot solider back home to Oregen with his tail between his legs, but I say you're executin' his soul!
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你以爲你只是把這個好青年像落水狗一樣的送回俄勒岡的老家？？你們泯滅的是他的靈魂！
——《聞香識女人》
一、關於tail，你應該知道的用法有
n.
1.尾巴 [C] the part that sticks out and can be moved at the back of the body of a bird, an animal or a fish
The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail.
猴子爬得越高，尾巴露的越長。
2.尾部，末端 [C] the back part of a plane, spacecraft , etc.
A crowd of small boys formed the tail of the procession.
一羣小男孩走在隊伍的尾部。
3.燕尾服 [C] a long jacket divided at the back below the waist into two pieces that become narrower at the bottom, worn by men at very formal events
For a formal occasion at the palace you must wear tails.
在宮廷正式的場合中，你應該穿燕尾服。
4.尾隨者 [C] a person who is sent to follow sb secretly
The police have got a tail on the criminal.
警察僱到一名暗探跟蹤罪犯。
v.
1.跟蹤，尾隨 [I,T] to follow sb closely, especially in order to watch where they go and what they do
The police have been tailing me.
警察一直在跟蹤着我。
二、含有tail的常見短語
tail end
n. 末端,結束
tail fin
n. 尾鰭
turn tail
逃跑,掉頭就跑
brown-tail moth
棕尾毒蛾，褐尾蠹
rat-tail file
鼠尾銼
三、接下來，做個填詞遊戲吧
The men all wore top hat and ______.
男士都頭戴高頂禮帽,身穿晚禮服。
