tail end

短语

末端, 结束 [化] 尾; 尾端

词形变化

tail ends 复数

别名

tail-end

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.

  2. 2.

    The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.

    比喻

    At the tail end of summer.

    The tail end of a lecture.

    The tail end of a conversation.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

can behind ass seat bottom butt tail bum rear arse

上位词 4

end ending projection body part

整体词 3

body trunk torso

词源

From Middle English taylende; equivalent to tail + end.

来源：wiktionary