To follow someone closely; spec. to follow secretly as a detective or spy, etc. Cf. tag, v.1 4b, tail, n.1 6b colloquial (originally U.S.).
| 单词 | θ174615 |
| 释义 | society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > investigate or discover as a detective [verb (transitive)] > follow (2) tail1907 To follow someone closely; spec. to follow secretly as a detective or spy, etc. Cf. tag, v.1 4b, tail, n.1 6b colloquial (originally U.S.). tag1966 transitive. To follow closely, to dog. Also spec., to follow as a detective or spy. Cf. tag, n.1 13, tail, v.1 5b. |
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