tail-bone /'teilbaun; NAmE -boim/ noun the small bone at the bottom of the spine 尾骨；尾椎 H333 coccyx 一 picture body
tail-coat /'teilkaut;
NAmE -kout/ noun a long jacket divided at the back below the waist into two pieces that
become narrower at the bottom, worn by men at formal events燕尾服；男子晚礼服BCEI tails .tail 'end noun
[sing.] the very last
part of sth %
端；尾端；结尾細分：the end o} the queue p乂尾
tail-gate /'teilgeit/ noun, verb
• noun 1 (also tail-board) a door at the back of a lorry/truck that
opens downwards and that you can open or remove when you are loading or
unloading the vehicle (卡车的）•后拦板，后.挡板2 the door that opens upwards at the back of a car that has three or five
doors (called a hatchback)三门或五门轿车的）
尾门，舱盖式后背门
■
verb 1 [V, VN] {informal, especially
f门，餐）
'tail light noun a red light at the back of a car, bicycle or train (车辆的）尾灯，后灯一picture o page Ri tailor /'ted0(r)/
noun, verb
_wown a
person whose job is to make men’s clothes, especially sb who makes suits, etc.
for individual customers (尤指为顾客个别定制男装的）裁缝
■
verb 〜sth to/for sb/sth to make or adapt sth for a
particular purpose, a particular person, etc.专门制作； 订做：■ [VN] Special programmes of study are tailored
to the needs 0/印ec^c groups.制订特殊％程，以满足特
定群体的需要。◊ [VN to inf] Most trave〖 agents are prepared to tailor
travel arrangements to meet individual requirements.为了满足个别需要，大多数旅行社都愿意做
出专门的旅游安排。
tailored /'teilad;
NAmE -lard/ adj. 1 (of clothes ^ IK) made to fit well or closely 订做的；合身的：a tailored jacfcet 饤做的夹克衫 2 made for a particular person or purpose 特制的；’专门的 H771 tailor-made tailoring /'teilarii]/
noun [U] 1 the style or the way in which a
suit, jacket, etc. is made 裁剪式样；裁缝手免：
CZever
tadorin^: can /latter your figure•巧妙的裁剪可以 使你的身材显得优美。2 the job of making men’s clothes (_男装）裁缝业，成衣活
•tailor-'made at/). 1 〜（for sb/sth) | 〜（to sth/to do sth)
made for
a particular person or purpose, and therefore very suitable特制的；专门设置的；非常合适的：a tai〖or-made course 0/ study 专门设置的课程◊ a trip
tafZor-madejust/oryou 专门为你安排的i行◊ She seems taiZor-made/or the job〈= perfectly suited for it).她似乎 生来就是为了专门做这项工作的。2 (of clothes衣服) made by a tailor for a
particular person 订做的：a taiZor-made suit 订做的西月良 PTITl bespoke tail-piece /'teilpiis/
noun 1 ~ (to sth) a part that you add to
the end of a piece of writing to make it longer or complete (文章结尾的）跗加部分，续补部分
2 (/77W5/.C 音）a piece of wood that the lower
ends of the strings of some musical instruments are attached to
:弦^器的）系弦板
tail-pipe /'teilpaip/ noun {especially NAmE) = exhaust n\2)
tail-plane /'teilplein/ noun a small horizontal wing at the back of an aircraft (飞机的 > 横尾翼，水平尾翼
—picture o page Rii
tail-spin /'teilspm/
noun [sing.] 1 a situation in which a pilot loses
control of an aircraft and it spins as it falls quickly towards the ground，with the back making larger
circles than the front (飞机的）尾旋，尾螺旋
2 a situation that suddenly becomes much worse and is not under control恶化的局势；慌乱；混乱；失控：
Following the
announcement, share prices went into a taikpin.公告宣布后，股市大政。
tail-wind /'teilwmd/ noun a wind that blows from behind a moving vehicle, a runner，etc.顺风一compare
HEADWIND
aint /teint/
verb, noun
m verb [VN] [often passive] ~ sth (with sth) (formal) to damage or spoil the
quality of sth or the opinion that people have of sb/sth使;^坏；污染；玷污，败环（名声）： TTie administration was tainted with
sca/idaL 丑闻使得
政府声名狼藉。■ ► taint.ed : tainted drinking water 污染的饮用水
■
noun [usually
sing.] the effect of sth bad or unpleasant that spoils the quality of sb/sth 腐环；污染；‘污：to be介ee_/irom t?ie taint
o/corruptiori 不受腐败影响
tai-pan /'taipaen/ noun (from Chinese) 1 a foreign person wlia. is in charge of a business in
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
take
lead ♦ escort ♦ drive ♦ show ♦ guide ♦ usher ♦ direct
All
these words mean to go with sb from one place to another.以上各词均含带去:弓I领之义。 take to go with sb from one
place to another, for example in order to show them sth or to show them the way
to a place抬带去、带路、引领：/f’s too/似
to walk—/7/.ta&eyow fcy
car.步行路太远，我开车送
你去。
lead
to
go with or go in front of sb in order to show them the way or to make them go
in the right direction 指杂路、领路、引领：Firefighters
led the swrv/vo/3tosfl/efy•消防队员把幸存者带到:T安全的;
地方。
escort to go with sb in order
to protect or guard them or to show them the way 指护雜厂.护送：The
president arrived, escorted by twelve bodyguards,
在十二名保镖的护送下到达。
■'.drive:to take sb somewhere in a
car, taxi, etc.指驾
送A % ) •• My mother drove us to. the 〇叶〇代.我母秦
开车把我们送到了机场。
show to take sb to a
particular place, in the right direction，or along the correct route:指引领、■带领：
77?e showed ws to owr
seats•服▲•员把我们带
到我们的座位。
guide to show sb the way to a
place, often by going with them; to show sb a place that you know well■指：
给某人领路（或导游 >、指引：S/je gw/derf ws 加fcwsy streets.她带领我们赛过了繁忙的街道。◊ We were gw/V/ed orownd mwsewms.
■我们被领着参观■
k.
博物馆。
usher (rather
formaf) to politely take or show
sb where they should go, especially within a building
指礼貌地__、引导、引领，尤指在建筑物内：
hergt/esfs fo 她把客人引领到座
位上。1
direct (rather
formal) to tell or show sb how
to get somewhere or where to go指给某人指路、为某人领
■路：A young woman directed them to the station.—
名年轻女子给他们指了去车站的路。
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
to
take/lead/escort/drive/show/guide/usher/direct sb to/out
of/into sth
■
to take/lead/escort/drive/show/guide sb around/ round
*
to take/lead/escort/drive sb home
■
to take/lead/escort/guide sb to safety
■
to lead/show the way
take /teik/
verb, noun ■ verb (took /tuk/, taken /'teikan/)
► CARRY/LEAD 携带；带领 1 〜sth (with you) I 〜sth (to sb)
I ~
(sb) sth to
carry or move sth from one place to another 携带；拿走；取走；运走：[VN] J /orgot to tafce my bag with me when
J got oj7 the bus.我下公共汽车时