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tail-end
Tail-end the last portion or lowest part of something.Examples: tail-ends of glaciers, 1874; tail end men of the Victorian Eleven, 1904.Translationstail (teil) noun1. the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body. The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail. 尾巴 尾巴2. anything which has a similar function or position. the tail of an aeroplane/comet. 尾狀物，尾部 尾状物，尾部 verb to follow closely. The detectives tailed the thief to the station. 跟蹤，尾隨 跟踪，尾随 -tailed having a (certain size, type etc of) tail. a black-tailed duck; a long-tailed dog. (構成形容詞)有...尾(狀)的 有...尾（状）的 tails noun, adverb (on) the side of a coin that does not have the head of the sovereign etc on it. He tossed the coin and it came down tails. 錢幣背面 钱币背面 interjection a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc. 利用擲骰錢幣（正或反面）的方式來決定某事 （猜钱币决定某事时）要背面 ˌtail-ˈend noun the very end or last part. the tail-end of the procession. 末尾，末端 末尾，末端 ˈtail-light noun the (usually red) light on the back of a car, train etc. He followed the tail-lights of the bus. 尾燈 尾灯tail wind a wind coming from behind. We sailed home with a tail wind. 尾風 尾风tail off1. to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end). His interest tailed off towards the end of the film. 變少，縮小 变少，缩小 2. (also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent. His voice tailed away into silence. (聲音)越來越弱 （声音）越来越弱 tail-end
tail end1. The rear or hindmost part of a person or animal; the place where an animal's tail is or would be. The fish can be identified by the distinctive purple stripes on its tail end. I fell off the horse and landed right on my tail end.2. The very final stretch, part, or period of something. I'm getting to the tail end of the book Carol got me for Christmas. The singer just walked off the stage at the tail end of the concert without saying a word.See also: end, tailtail-end n. the back end of something or someone. He was at the tail-end of the long line. EncyclopediaSeetailFinancialSeeTail |