the tail end 末端或结尾

时间：2021-08-10 05:16:42

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The tail end 就是某物或某事的末端或结尾。

例句

The tail end of the storm caused the most damage.

She didn't thank her colleagues¹ until the tail end of her long leaving speech.

We didn't find out the name of the killer² until the tail end of the story.

请注意

如果你做某事最后的结局是 your tail between your legs 的状态，就是说你做某事失败了或者是做错了，非常尴尬难堪、无地自容的状态。

例句

Tom left the meeting with his tail between his legs after failing to impress the staff with his plans for the future.

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1 colleagues
n.同事，同僚( colleague的名词复数 )；同人
参考例句：
He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision. 他想与他的同事先商议一下再作出决定。 She is held in high esteem by her colleagues. 她深受同事的敬重。

2 killer
n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者
参考例句：
Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。 The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。