*tail¹/tel; teɪl/ n [C] 1 the long thin part at the back of the body of a dog, cat, fish etc 尾巴: The dog was wagging its tail. 那只狗在摇尾巴。 2 the back part of a plane, or of something long and thin 〔飞机或某些细长物体的〕尾部: the tail of a comet 彗星的尾部 3 the tail end of the last part of something …的末尾部分: the tail end of the century 世纪末 → see also 另见 TAILS