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coattail

/koht-teyl/US // ˈkoʊtˌteɪl //

尾巴,尾随,尾部,尾随者

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
    • : one of the two back parts of the skirt of a coat, especially one of the tails on a tail coat.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : gained by association with another, especially with a successful or celebrated person: coattail benefits.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ingood offices
Synonyms
aid援助good deed善事,好事,善行,善举instrumentality工具性,文书,仪表,工具intervention干预,干预措施,介入,干预行动ministration管理,管理部门,治理,治理工作mitzvah成人礼,礼节,犹太礼节,犹太教仪式offices办公室,办事处,办公机构support支持,支助,支撑,支持率troubleshooting排除故障,故障排除,故障处理,排查故障

Examples

  • He moved off, his coattail bobbing oddly about his hips and his back bowed.

  • Only the weight of the lumps of metal dangling in his coattail pocket kept him from collapsing.

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