5N-COUNT 盯梢者;跟蹤者 A tail is someone who is paid to watch and to follow another person. 盯梢者;跟蹤者 [informal]
He checked behind. No tail.
他看看身後—沒有人跟着。
6ADV [ADVERB after verb](硬幣的)反面 If you toss a coin and it comes down tails, you can see the side of it that does not have a picture of a head on it. (硬幣的)反面
7PHRASE [VERB inflects]主次颠倒;喧賓奪主 If you say that the tail is wagging the dog, you mean that a small or unimportant part of something is becoming too important and is controlling the whole thing. 主次颠倒;喧賓奪主 [disapproval]
Past TV deals have seen the tail wagging the dog. Now football clubs feel they are equal partners with TV.
8PHRASE (由於失敗或羞愧)夾着尾巴,垂頭喪氣 If you say that you have your tail between your legs, you are emphasizing that you feel defeated and ashamed. (由於失敗或羞愧)夾着尾巴,垂頭喪氣 [emphasis]
His team retreated last night with tails tucked firmly between their legs.
昨晚,他的隊伍灰溜溜地退場了。
9PHRASE [VERB inflects]掉頭逃跑;轉身逃走 If you turn tail, you turn and run away. 掉頭逃跑;轉身逃走
I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house.