coattail

n. 上衣后摆, 燕尾服的燕尾

发音

US

词形变化

coattails 复数 coattails coattailed coattailing coattails 三单 coattailing 现在分词 coattailed 过去式 coattailed 过去分词

别名

coat-tail

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The flap at the back of a coat that hangs down, sometimes below the waist.

  2. 2.

    Success of a figure, organization or movement that transfers to those who associate with it.

    比喻

    to ride the coattails

v.
  1. 1.

    To ride the coattails of.

    及物/不及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

flap

整体词 1

coat

相关短语

coattail effect coattail effects

词源

From coat + tail.

来源：wiktionary