tail-bone /'teilbaun; NAmE -boun/ noun the small bone at the bottom of the spine % #; M ft coccyx

— picture o body

tail-coat /'teilkaut; AMrnf -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 J§70&?U$. H2H tails

.tail 'end noun [sing.] the very last part of sth AM; A the tail end of the queue tail-gate /'teilgeit/ noun, verb

m 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 ( A ^ (ft ) 15 ^ , /g 2 the door that

opens upwards at the back of a car that has three or five doors (called a hatchback) ( H|'Q)

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■ verb 1 [V, VN] (informal, especially NAmE) to drive too closely behind another vehicle MISS ( 33 — Affi ) Tr M 2 [V] (NAmE) to eat food and drinks outdoors, served from the tailgate of a car JfefiriF* ( ffff A

‘tail light noun a red light at the back of a car, bicycle or train ( A$itft ) Mff, faff —picture o page Ri tailor /‘teil0(r)/ noun, verb

mnoun a person whose job is to make men’s clothes, especially sb who makes suits, etc. for individual customers ( ) $2

m verb ~ sth to/for sb/sth to make or adapt sth for a particular purpose, a particular person, etc. AHt!]#; iT #: [VN] Special programmes of study are tailored to the needs of specific groups. U iT # if £ #

a£ M If c O [VN to inf] Most travel agents are

prepared to tailor travel arrangements to meet individual requirements. A7?i£ASiJ^, BMM

tailored /‘teilad; NAmE -lard/ adj. 1 (of clothes |c l) made to fit well or closely iT#: a tailored jacket iTA 2 made for a particular person or purpose #$!](ft; ATT Eft ECC1 tailor-made tailoring /'teilarm/ noun [U] 1 the style or the way in which a suit, jacket, etc. is made A#;

Clever tailoring can flatter your figure. A Eft II If 7T IT fSf^Eft^fTIMf'ttlio 2 the job of making men’s clothes

( nagjiMfcik, ttts .

.tailor-¹ made adj. 1 ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ (to sth/to do sth)

made for a particular person or purpose, and therefore very suitable # §!] Eft; 'tClifttW; a

tailor-made course of study if H £ Eft ill © 0 a trip tailor-made just for you AH A^AItEft^fr o She seems tailor-made for the job (= perfectly suited for it).

² (of Clothes *JR) made by a tailor for a particular person iT # : a

tailor-made suit iT#Eftl5ll HIT! 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 ^ft

2 (music #) a piece of wood that the lower ends of the strings of some musical instruments are attached to

() mm

tail-pipe /'teilpaip/ noun (especially NAmE) = exhaust

M2)

tail-plane /'teilplein/ noun a small horizontal wing at the back of an aircraft (TM)IMS, tRAMM

— 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 ( AffUft ) MSd, M SI 2 a situation that suddenly becomes much worse and is not under control 1f$L; 'MSI;

Following the announcement, share prices went into a tailspin. fa, l£r|iA$c₀

tail-wind /'teilwind/ noun a wind that blows from behind a moving vehicle, a runner, etc. Jl® Jx( — compare HEADWIND

taint /feint/ 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 ff; SA/A ) :

The administration was tainted with scandal, JL f# # j£f r £ 3111 o ► taint ed adj._: tainted drinking water 7jc

■ noun [usually sing.] the effect of sth bad or unpleasant that spoils the quality of sb/sth jUTf; fT A; /T: to be free from the taint of corruption tai-pan /'taipaen/ noun (from Chinese) 1 a foreign person who is in charge of a business in China ASM |0 @ Eft$f Vf ) 2 an extremely poisonous Austra

lian snake AM4& ( AAHtAAJM, M'J# )

SYNONYMS

take

lead ♦ escort ♦ drive ♦ show ♦ guide ♦ usher ♦ direct

All these words mean to go with sb from one place to

another.

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 jf A TI^: It’s too far

to walk—I’ll take you by car. ^fri&AizE, flJFAii

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 Tl^: Firefighters led the

survivors to safety. »IA 7£AEft

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escort to go with sb in order to protect or guard them or to show them the way jlrjftOA iPM: The president arrived, escorted by twelve bodyguards. M.&M

drive to take sb somewhere in a car, taxi, etc. A M ( A ) : My mother drove us to the airport. Tc#A

show to take sb to a particular place, in the right direction, or along the correct route ffHPT

The attendant showed us to our seats.

guide to show sb the way to a place, often by going with them; to show sb a place that you know well

K m\: She guided us through the busy streets, JWM7o We

were guided around the museums. $stl ####$& 7

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usher (rather formal) to politely take or show sb where they should go, especially within a building

si#, sm, she

ushered her guests to their seats.

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direct (rather formal) to tell or show sb how to get somewhere or where to go

' f&: A young woman directed them to the station. —

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 0"w /teik/ verb, noun ■ verb (took /tuk/, taken /’teikan/)

► CARRY/LEAD 1 ~ sth (with you) | - sth (to sb)

| ~ (sb) sth to carry or move sth from one place to another $$ ?gr; # ^M; is M: [VN] 7 forgot to take my bag with me when I got off the bus.