n.[C]

1. 尾巴；尾部；尾状物；发辫
   We were at the tail of the bus queue.

   我们排在公共汽车候车队伍的末尾。

2. 燕尾服[P][K]
3. 盯梢的人，侦探，跟踪者
   She couldn't figure out who put a tail on her.

   她猜不透谁派人盯她的梢。

4. （硬币的）背面[P][J]
5. 【俚】屁股

vt.

1. 尾随；盯梢；跟踪
   The detective was tailing the suspect.

   侦探在跟踪嫌疑犯。

2. 为……装尾巴

vi.

1. 尾随；跟踪[（+after/behind）]
2. 变少，缩小[（+off/away）]
   Interest in the skate board tailed off.

   人们对滑冰板的兴趣渐渐小了。

a.

1. 尾部的；后部的
2. 从后面来的

n.

1. 【律】限嗣继承（权），限制继承（权）

a.

1. 限嗣继承的，限制继承的[A]

n.

1. the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate or the feathers at the hind end of a bird.
2. something extending downwards, outwards, or back like an animal's tail.
   ▸the rear part of an aircraft, with the tailplane and rudder.
   ▸the luminous trail of particles following a comet.
3. the final, more distant, or weaker part:
   the tail of a hurricane.
   ▸Cricket  the end of the batting order, with the weakest batsmen.
4. the lower or hanging part at the back of a shirt or coat.
   ▸ (tails) informal a tailcoat, or a man's formal evening suit with such a coat.
5. (tails) the side of a coin without the image of a head on it (used when tossing a coin to determine a winner).
6. informal a person secretly following another to observe their movements.
7. informal, chiefly N. Amer. a person's buttocks.
   ▸vulgar slang a woman's genitals.
   ▸informal women collectively regarded as a means of sexual gratification.

v.

1. informal secretly follow and observe (someone).
2. (tail off/away) gradually diminish in amount or intensity.
   ▸ (tail back) Brit. (of traffic) become congested and form a tailback.
3. N. Amer. (of an object in flight) drift or curve in a particular direction.
4. (tail something in/into) insert the end of a beam, stone, or brick into (a wall).
5. archaic join (one thing) to another.

n.