At some date in the 1990s British oil production will probably tail off .

到20世纪90年代的某个时候，英国石油产量可能会 逐渐减少。

I turned tail and fled in the direction of the main house .

我 掉头就 跑，朝主屋方向逃去。

Past TV deals have seen the tail wagging the dog . Now football clubs feel they are equal partners with TV .

以往和电视台的交易中，足球俱乐部就已经有过 喧宾夺主的记录。现在，他们更是觉得可以和电视台平起平坐了。

The brown rat has prominent ears and a long scaly tail .

那只棕鼠两只耳朵向前支着，一条 长尾巴布满鳞片。

Elsie tugged her husband 's coat tail .

埃尔西用力拉了拉她丈夫外套的 后摆。

The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies .

那些牛甩动着 尾巴驱赶苍蝇。

They tried to get the harpoon into the ray before the sting tail came lashing over to retaliate

他们试图把鱼叉刺进鳐鱼体内，以防它猛摆那蜇人的 尾巴报复。

It takes 15 minutes to convert the plane into a car by removing the wings and the tail

拆除机翼和 机尾，将飞机改装成汽车， 前后要花15分钟。

Officers had tailed the gang from London during a major undercover inquiry

在一次重大的秘密调查行动中，警察从伦敦就 盯上了那帮匪徒。

The dog was biting growling and wagging its tail .

那条狗在一边撕咬一边低声吼叫， 尾巴也跟着摇摆。

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。

At hearing his name spoken the dog gave a responsive wag of his tail .

听到有人喊它的名字，这条狗摆了摆 尾巴。

As so often happens this little story has a twist in the tail .

正如经常发生的那样，这个小故事在 结尾处出现了转折。

It has a short stumpy tail covered with bristles .

它粗短的 尾巴上鬃毛浓密。

The drug 's effect does not tail off after it has been used repeatedly .

反复使用本药，药效也不会 减弱。

His corporate 's life will be as short as a rabbit 's tail .

他的公司的寿命是兔子 尾巴 长 不了。

The poster showed a caricature of Hitler with a devil 's horns and tail

海报漫画中的希特勒长着魔鬼的犄角和 尾巴。

He checked behind . No tail .

他看看身后——没有人 跟着。

His team retreated last night with tails tucked firmly between their legs .

昨晚，他的队伍 灰溜溜地退场了。

The tail feathers are dark blue at their bases shading to pale blue at their tips .

尾羽的根部呈深蓝色，到了 尾尖就渐变成淡蓝色。

Don 't go near that lashing tail .

别靠近它摆动的 尾巴。

A fox cannot hide its tail .

狐狸尾巴是掩藏不 住的。

My cat hissed when I stepped on its tail

我的猫被我踩到 尾巴时，嘶地惨叫了一声。

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。

The little dog ran off wagging its tail .

小狗摇着 尾巴跑了。

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。

He trusted her so little that he had her tailed .

他十分不信任她，所以派人 跟踪她。