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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你以為你只是把這個(gè)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(shí)女人》

一、關(guān)于tail，你應(yīng)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(zhǎng)。

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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.

一群小男孩走在隊(duì)伍的尾部。

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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(chǎng)合中，你應(yīng)該穿燕尾服。

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4.尾隨者 [C]?a person who is sent to follow sb secretly

The police have got a tail on the criminal.

警察雇到一名暗探跟蹤罪犯。

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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.

警察一直在跟蹤著我。

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二、含有tail的常見短語(yǔ)?

tail end

n. 末端,結(jié)束

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tail fin

n. 尾鰭

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turn tail

逃跑,掉頭就跑

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brown-tail moth

棕尾毒蛾，褐尾蠹

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rat-tail file

鼠尾銼

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三、接下來，做個(gè)填詞游戲吧

The men all wore top hat and ______.
男士都頭戴高頂禮帽,身穿晚禮服。?