tail-pipe
英文词源
- tail-pipe (n.)
- also tailpipe, 1757, "small pipe fixed at the swell of a musket to receive the ramrod," from tail (n.1) + pipe (n.). From 1832 as "suction pipe of a pump;" 1907 as "exhaust pipe of an automobile."
双语例句
- 1. When in danger, the anteater lashes its tail round a branch.
- 遇有危险，食蚁兽会迅速用尾巴卷住树枝。
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- 2. I couldn't make head nor tail of the damn film.
- 这部该死的影片我一点儿都看不懂。
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- 3. She stood watching the car's tail-lights disappear down the drive.
- 她站在那儿，望着小汽车的尾灯消失在车道尽头。
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- 4. The boys wore black tail coats in mourning for George III.
- 男孩身穿黑色燕尾服为乔治三世服丧。
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- 5. It has a short stumpy tail covered with bristles.
- 它粗短的尾巴上鬃毛浓密。
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