fishtail

a. 鱼尾状的 vi. 摆尾飞行

发音

US /ˈfɪʃteɪl/

词形变化

fishtails 复数 fishtails fishtailed fishtailing fishtails 三单 fishtailing 现在分词 fishtailed 过去式 fishtailed 过去分词

别名

fish tail fish-tail

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.

  2. 2.

    The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side.

  3. 3.

    A kind of chisel with a flared blade.

  4. 4.

    Ellipsis of fishtail palm.

v.
  1. 1.

    To swing the back of a vehicle (originally an aircraft) from side to side.

    不及物

    As we approached the runway, the pilot fishtailed slightly to reduce landing speed.

  2. 2.

    To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

上位词 2

slow down decelerate

相关短语

fishtail skirt fishtail skirts fishtail palm 鱼尾葵 fishtail palms fishtail burner fishtail burners fishtail propeller fishtail propellers

词源

From Middle English fisch tayle, equivalent to fish + tail.

来源：wiktionary