| 词组 | tail |
| 释义 | tail [tailed, tailed, tailing] tail away ► see ↑tail off/away tail back tail back BrE if traffic tails back, a long line of it forms and moves very slowly, for example because the road is blocked: ▪ Traffic tailed back for twelve miles after an accident closed the inside lane of the motorway. tailback n C BrE a long line of traffic that is moving very slowly or not moving at all: ▪ On the way home we ran into a five-mile tailback on the M1. tail off/away 1. tailoff/away to gradually become less, smaller etc, and often stop or disappear completely: ▪ Demand usually tails off in August, but this year sales have continued to rise. ▪ After a few years the number of visitors coming to the park began to tail off. 2. tail off/away BrE if a person's voice tails off or away, it gradually becomes quieter and then stops: ▪ The old lady's voice tailed off when she saw the expression in his eyes. ▪ Jack started to explain but his words tailed away, and Holly knew that he was making an excuse. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑trail off |
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