tail end
tail end — 名詞
1. the closing part of an event, period, or process, near the point when it ends
尾聲；末段
（時間或事件）接近結束的最後部分
the closing part of an event, period, or process, near the point when it ends
We arrived at the party during its tail end, just as people were leaving.
我們在派對接近尾聲時才到，正好碰上大家準備離開。
during the tail end of [an event]
Owen caught only the tail end of the news before the screen went black.
Owen 只看到新聞的尾聲，螢幕就暗掉了。
catch the tail end of [an event]
By the tail end of summer, the fruit trees in Gabriela's garden were bare.
到了夏天尾聲，Gabriela 花園裡的果樹都光禿禿的。
by the tail end of [a period of time]
The film's best scenes come at the tail end, after a rather slow start.
這部電影最精彩的片段出現在尾聲，開頭則有點慢。
Heavy rain fell at the tail end of the village festival, soaking the crowd.
村裡的節慶接近尾聲時下起大雨，把人群都淋濕了。
- at the tail end of
- catch the tail end of
- the tail end of the year
- conclusion
more formal; the rounded final section, often of a text or argument
- close
the gentle ending point of a period or event
- finale
the dramatic last part of a performance or series
文法句型
the tail end of + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names the final portion in time or sequence (the tail end of summer), not the physical rear of an object.
常見錯誤
2. the rear or hindmost point of something arranged in a line or moving forward, su
末端；後端
排列或行進隊伍中最後面的部分
the rear or hindmost point of something arranged in a line or moving forward, such as a queue, convoy, or storm
The slowest runners always end up at the tail end of the marathon.
跑得最慢的人總是落在馬拉松隊伍的末端。
at the tail end of [a line]
Christopher waved to us from the tail end of the long town parade.
Christopher 在穿過城鎮的長長遊行隊伍末端向我們揮手。
Farmers at the tail end of the convoy could barely see the road ahead.
車隊末端的農夫幾乎看不清前方的路。
The tail end of the storm brought light rain to the eastern coast.
暴風雨的末端為東岸帶來小雨。
Children sat at the tail end of the train, watching the tracks behind them.
孩子們坐在火車末端，看著後方的鐵軌。
at the tail end of [a vehicle]
- at the tail end of the queue
- the tail end of the convoy
- front
the foremost part, opposite of the hindmost
文法句型
the tail end of + noun
用法筆記
Subject is usually something arranged in a line or moving forward — a queue, convoy, train, or weather system.
3. a person's bottom — the rounded part of the body you rest on when sitting, said
屁股
（口語、詼諧）人坐著時的臀部
a person's bottom — the rounded part of the body you rest on when sitting, said in a playful, informal way
Layla slipped on the ice and landed right on her tail end.
Layla 在冰上滑倒，整個屁股著地。
land on one's tail end (informal)
Grandpa joked that his tail end was sore after the long bus ride.
爺爺開玩笑說，坐了那麼久的公車，他的屁股很痠。
The toddler bumped his tail end on the kitchen floor and started giggling.
小朋友的屁股撞到廚房地板，接著咯咯笑了起來。
Jabari rubbed his tail end after sliding off the old wooden chair.
Jabari 從那張老舊木椅上滑下來後，揉了揉屁股。
rub one's tail end
After hours on horseback, the tired riders' tail ends ached for days.
在馬背上待了好幾個小時，疲累的騎士們屁股痛了好幾天。
文法句型
on one's tail end
用法筆記
Common in informal, humorous speech; in formal writing 'buttocks' or 'bottom' is used instead.