on tail

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   （尤指开车）盯梢，尾随

   following behind sb very closely, especially in a car

   We got a team on his tail, right?

电影里这样说 · 11 部

• Get out of there He s on your tail Get out of thereGodzilla: King of the Monsters2019
• - He's on our tail, coming hard. - I got him. Here we go.Top Gun1986
• Death is on our tail! Death is on our tail!Transformers: Age of Extinction2014
• Is that supposed to be a tail?Avatar: The Way of Water2022
• We got three party crashers on our tail.G-Force2009
• That's the comet's tail.Don't Look Up2021
• We got a team on his tail, right?Breach2007
• So now there's more men on Warm's tail?The Sisters Brothers2018

在完整场景里学

• Don't Look Up2021
  • 彗星派对算到卡壳：call it a night（今晚就到此为止）
  • 深夜电话会报彗星：extinction-level event（灭世级事件）
  • 报信被白宫晾七小时：skirt around something（绕着不正面谈）
• 双面特工2007
  • 被调去给汉森当副手：riding the desk（挂名坐班）
  • 被派去监视老特工：keep an eye on（盯紧某人）
  • 站桌上盘问新助理：lapsed（不再信教）

同一词条的短语

• the tail wagging the dog
• turn tail
• with your tail between your legs
• chase your tail
• can't make head nor tail of
• heads or tails
• nose to tail
• a sting in the tail
• top and tail
• tail away
• tail back