| 词汇 | tailback |
| 释义 | tailbackWord family adjectivetailedtaillessnountailingtailbacktailboardtailgatetailgatertailpiecetailpipetailplanetailracetailskidtailspintailstocktailwheeltail Motor vehicles tail·back /ˈteɪlbæk/ noun [countableC] 1 British EnglishBrETTC a line of traffic that is moving very slowly or not moving at all 〔因交通堵塞而形成的〕车辆长龙 a five-mile tailback on the M25 25号高速公路上长达五英里的塞车长龙 2. American EnglishAmE the player who is the furthest back from the front line in American football 〔美式橄榄球中离对阵争球线最远的〕攻方尾后卫 Examples from the Corpus tailback• Both carriageways were closed for eight hours causing huge tailbacks.• But flustered John's ordeal only ended when police went to investigate what was causing the two-mile tailback near Gateshead.• Southbound there were tailbacks for miles. |
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