tad /taed/ noun a tad [sing.] [informal) a
very small amount 少量；工点_儿:Could you turn the sound down just a tod?你把音量调低一点儿好吗？ ►
a tad odv.: It’s a tad too expensive/or me•这对我来说稍微贵了一点儿。
tad-pole /'taedpaul; /V/AmE-poul/
{NAmE also
polli-wog)
noun a
small creature with a large head and a small tail, that lives in water and is
the young form of a frog or toad 蝌料一picture o page R29 tae kwon do /,tai ,kwDn 'dau; ,kwa:n
'dou/ noun [U]
a Korean system of fighting without weapons, similar tO KARATE紐拳道
taf-feta /'taefita/ noun [L)} a type of stiff
shiny cloth made from silk or a similar material, used especially for making
dresses 塔夫绸
Taffy /'taefi/
noun {pi. -ies)
(also
Taff /taef/) {BrE, informal, often oJ5fens/Ve) a
person bom
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mwrt 1 [C] (ofien in compounds 常构成复合词）a small piece of
paper, cloth, plastic, etc. attached to sth to identify it or give information
about it 标签；标牌：He put
name tags on a.H his shirts.他给自己有的衬衣都缝
上了标有姓名的签条。◊ a娜tag
(= tied to a present) 礼品签◊ T/ie poZice use
eZectronic tags to monitor the whereabouts
of young offenders on probation.
电子跟踪器监视缓刑期间的青年罪犯。一see also price tag
note
at label 2 [C, usually sing.] a name or phrase that is
used to describe a person or thing in some way 称呼；诨名：They are finally ready to drop the
tag ‘the new
Beaties’.他们终于准备放弃“新披头士乐队”这一称
谓。◊ The
lucky’ tag stuck for years. “幸运儿”这个诨
1
叫了好多年。3 [C】（//Vjgw/sf/cs 语言).a
word or phrase that is added to a sentence for emphasis, for example Mo in他,Mo附加语（为加强语气，如Yes, I do —句中 的 I
do ) — see also QUESTION TAG 4 [C]
(CO/77/?W">7g 计）a set of letters or symbols that are put before and
after a piece of text or data in order to identify it or show that it is to be
treated in a particular way 标记；标签；标识
符 5 [C] a short quotation or saying in a foreign language (外国语的）语录，引语，格言，谚语:the
Larin
tag 'Si vis pacem, para beHum.’（= if you want peace, prepare for war) 丁语格言：“欲要和平，辄需
备战。” 6 (阶£ also
tig) [U] a children’s game in which one child
chases the others and tries to touch one of them 捉人（儿童游戏）7 [C] a symbol
or name used by a graffiti writer and painted in a
public place ('.在公 共场所涂鸦者用的）符号，名字
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verfc (-gg-) 1 [VN] to fasten a tag onto sth/sb 给…加上标 签：Each animal was tagged with a
number for identifi- carion.每只动物都系上了标有号码的小牌，以便辨认。
—see also electronic
tagging 2 [VN] ~ sb/sth as sth to give sb/sth a name that
describes what they are or do把…称作；给…起浑名H771 label： The country no longer wanted
to be tagged as a Third World nation. & 个国家不愿意再被称为第三世界国家。3 [VN] (compwf/ng if) to add a set of letters or symbols
to a piece of text or data in order to identify it or show that it is to be
treated in a particular way加标识符（或标记、标签）于 IJ!!l；m ,tag a_long (behind/with sb) to go somewhere with sb,
especially when you have not been asked or invited跟随，尾随（尤指未经同意或邀请），tag sth— 'on I ,tag sth 'onto sth to add sth to the end of sth that
already exists, especially in a careless way (尤指漫 不经心地）给…加上，附加：An apoiogy was tagged onto
the end 0/the 〖etter.信的结尾顺便附了一句抱歉的话。
Taga-log /ta'gailDg; NAmE -lo:g/
noun [U]
the national language spoken in the Philippine islands 他力卩禄语（通 行于菲律宾群岛）
taglia-telle /.taelja'teli;
NAmE ,ta:l-/
noun [u] (from /ffl//a/7) pasta in the shape of.long
flat strips 意大利扁
面条
tag
line noun {NAmE,
informal) 1 = punchline
2
= SLOGAN
'tag question noun (grammar = question tag
ta-hini /ta:'hi:ni; ta'h-/ (also
ta-hina /tai'hirna; ta'h-/) noun [U] a thick mixture made with crushed sesame
seeds, eaten
in the Middle East (中东丨芝麻酱
t’ai chi
ch’uan /.taitji:
’tTwam/ (also .t’ai
_chi) now/7
[U]
(from
Chinese) a Chinese system of
exercises consisting of sets of very slow controlled movements 太极拳 taiga /'taiga/ noun [sing., U] forest that grows in wet
ground in far northern regions of the earth 泰力D林（北 方湿地的针叶林 >;北方针叶林：the Siberian taiga 西j白利亚针叶林
ta" /teil/ /7〇wr?，ve叻
m noun
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OF BIRD/ANIMAL/FISH A;矜；鱼 1 [C] the part that sticks out and
can be moved at the back of the body of a bird, an animal or a fish 尾；尾巴：The dog ran up, wagging its tai〖.那条狗摇着尾巴跑上前去。orhe ma〖e has beauti:/W taii/eathers.雄鸟有美丽的尾羽。
—picture
c> page R28 — see also ponytail
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-TAILED 有…尾巴 2 (in adjectives 构成形容词)having the type of tail mentioned 有…尾巴的：a white-tafted eagZe 白尾雕
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OF PLANE/SPACECRAFT 飞机；宇宙飞船 3 [C] the back part of a plane, spacecraft, etc.尾部；后部：the tail wing 尾翼 一 picture o page Ri i
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BACK/END OF STH 后部；末尾 4 [C]〜（of sth) a part of sth that sticks out at
the back like a tail 尾状后部；尾状物：
the tail' 〇/ a fcite ‘风筝的尾坠 5 [C] ~ (of sth) the last part of sth that is moving away
from you (离去事物的）末 尾部分：the taii 〇/ the procession 游行队岳的未M — see
also TAIL
END
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JACKET 上衣 6 tails
[pi.] (also tail.coat [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 燕尾服；男子晚<服：77ie men aZZ wore top hat and tails.男士都头戴高顶礼帽，身穿晚礼
月艮。一see also coat-tails, shirt tail — compare
DINNER
JACKET, MORNING COAT
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SIDE OF CO丨N.硬币 f面 7 tails
[U] the side
of a coin that does not have a picture of the head of a person on it, used as
one choice when a coin is tossed
to decide sth
硬.币屎面，硬币文面（没有头像的一面）一compare HEAD n.(7)
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PERSON WHO FOLLOWS SB 跟踪者 8 [C] (/n/orma/) a person who is
sent to follow sb secretly and find out information about where that person
goes, what they do, etc. 盯梢人；暗探：TTie poHce have put a tail on him•警方
已派人对他进行盯梢。
► tail-less
adj. ： Manx cats ar& tafHess.马恩岛猫琴有尾
巴。on sb^ 'tail [informal) following behind sb very closely，especially in a car (尤指开车）盯梢，尾随
the tail
(is) wagging the 'dog used to describe a situation in which the most important aspect is
being influenced and controlled by sb/sth that is not as important (用以描述次要部分影响和支配主要部分）;主
次知倒，喧宾夺主 turn ’tail to run away from a fight or
dangerous situation (危急时刻）转身逃跑，逃逸，临
with your
tail between your 'legs (informal) feeling ashamed or unhappy because you have been defeated or punished无i i容；垂头丧气；灰溜溜
—more at bright-eyed, chase v., head n., nose n., sting n.
mverb [VN] to follow sb closely, especially in
order to watch where they go and what they do 跟踪；尾随；盯
梢 HTTl
shadow ： A private detective had been tailing them for several weeks.私人侦探几个星期来一直在跟踪
他们。see top v. .tail a'yvay/'off
(especially
阶£). to become smaller or
weaker 变得越来金小（或 弱）；逐渐消失：.The number of tourists tails off in October.十为‘游客人数越来越少。◊ ‘But why Her voice taiZed avrny•“但是为什么…？：’她的声音細了下
去。.tail ’back (of traffic 车辆）to form a tailback 排成 长队
tail-back /'teilbaek/ noun (Br£) a long line of traffic that is moving slowly or not moving at all,
because sth is blocking the road (车辆因受阻而排成的）长队，长蛇阵
tail-board /'teilboid; NAmE -boird/ noun = tailgate
n.{l)