tailgate
tailgate — 形容詞
- tailgatepositive
- more tailgatecomparative
- most tailgatesuperlative
1. relating to a social event held in a vehicle park before a sports game or concer
車尾派對的
指賽前在停車場舉辦的聚會
relating to a social event held in a vehicle park before a sports game or concert, where people eat, drink, and spend time together from the back of their vehicles
Hari and his friends set up a tailgate party in the car park before kick-off.
Hari 和朋友們在開賽前就到停車場舉辦車尾派對。
collocation: tailgate party
Esme brought homemade tacos to the tailgate barbecue outside the arena.
Esme 帶了自製的墨西哥塔可餅到體育館外的車尾烤肉聚會。
collocation: tailgate barbecue
Tailgate traditions are especially popular at American college football games each autumn.
車尾派對傳統在美國大學美式足球賽事中特別受歡迎。
Grilled sausages filled the air at every tailgate event along the row of cars.
烤香腸的香氣飄散在整排車輛間的車尾派對活動中。
文法句型
tailgate + noun (party / barbecue / event)
用法筆記
This adjective only appears before a noun describing the party itself or related items (food, barbecue, area). It is not used predicatively (e.g., not 'the party was tailgate').
tailgate — 名詞
- tailgatesingular
- tailgatesplural
1. a hinged panel on the rear end of a truck, van, or pickup that folds down or swi
車尾門
車輛後方可打開裝卸貨物的門板
a hinged panel on the rear end of a truck, van, or pickup that folds down or swings open to give access to the space where cargo is kept
João lowered the tailgate of his pickup truck to load the new sofa.
João 放下卡車的車尾門，準備把新沙發搬上去。
collocation: lower the tailgate
Mira parked the van and opened the tailgate so the movers could reach the boxes.
Mira 把廂型車停好，打開車尾門讓搬運工能拿到箱子。
A thick rope held the tailgate shut after the latch broke during the trip.
車尾門的卡榫在行駛途中壞了，所以用粗繩子綁住。
The delivery driver slid the packages across the tailgate into the back of the lorry.
送貨員把包裹滑過車尾門，放進貨車後廂。
Mayumi climbed onto the tailgate to reach the camping gear in the truck bed.
Mayumi 爬上车尾門，去拿放在卡車車斗裡的露營裝備。
文法句型
the + tailgate + of + [vehicle]
lower / open / close + the + tailgate
用法筆記
Commonly found on pickup trucks, vans, and SUVs. On hatchback cars the similar part is usually called a 'boot' (UK) or 'hatch' rather than a tailgate.
常見錯誤
2. an outdoor gathering where sports fans meet in a parking area before a game to c
車尾派對
賽前在停車場舉辦的社交聚會
an outdoor gathering where sports fans meet in a parking area before a game to cook food, have drinks, and socialise, often using a lowered tailgate as a table
Stefan and his neighbours held a tailgate in the car park before the basketball final.
Stefan 和鄰居們在停車場舉辦車尾派對，為籃球決賽暖身。
collocation: hold a tailgate
The university allows tailgates in designated lots four hours before each home game.
大學允許球迷在主場比賽前四小時在指定區域舉辦車尾派對。
Jack cycled past rows of cars where fans were enjoying their tailgates before the match.
Jack 騎著腳踏車經過一排排車輛，粉絲們正在賽前享受車尾派對。
Tendai had never been to a tailgate until a cousin invited them to a game.
Tendai 從來沒參加過車尾派對，直到堂哥邀請一起去看比賽。
- tailgate party
the fuller, more formal term; both are used interchangeably
文法句型
have / hold + a + tailgate
at + a + tailgate
用法筆記
Often shortened to simply 'tailgate' in informal speech. The event gets its name from the practice of using the lowered tailgate of a pickup truck as a table for food and drinks.
tailgate — 動詞
- tailgatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- tailgates3rd person singular
- tailgating-ing form
- tailgatedpast simple
1. to drive your vehicle too near the one travelling ahead, leaving so little room
緊貼行駛
開車時與前車距離過近
to drive your vehicle too near the one travelling ahead, leaving so little room that a sudden stop could cause a crash
Haruto hates it when other drivers tailgate him on the highway during rush hour.
Haruto 很討厭其他駕駛在高速公路塞車時緊貼他的車。
transitive: tailgate + person
A police officer stopped the blue car for tailgating a lorry at high speed.
警察攔下那輛藍色轎車，因為它以高速緊貼一輛貨車行駛。
A black motorcycle began tailgating Lisa on the winding mountain road after sunset.
一輛黑色摩托車在日落後的山路上開始緊跟在 Lisa 後面。
The driving instructor told the student never to tailgate other vehicles in wet weather.
駕訓班教練告訴學員在天雨路滑時絕對不要緊跟前車。
Emre took a longer route to avoid trucks that tailgate cars on that narrow bridge.
Emre 繞遠路以避開那些在狹窄橋上緊貼其他車輛的卡車。
- follow too closely
more formal and descriptive; used in driving rules and police reports
- ride someone's bumper
informal idiom, same meaning
- keep a safe distance
the opposite of tailgating — leaving enough space to stop safely
文法句型
tailgate + [vehicle/person]
be + tailgating + [someone/something]
用法筆記
This is the most common meaning of tailgate as a verb. It is always transitive — you tailgate someone or something. The act itself is called 'tailgating' (noun).
常見錯誤
2. to take part in a social event in a vehicle park before a sports game or concert
辦車尾派對
比賽前在停車場吃喝聚會
to take part in a social event in a vehicle park before a sports game or concert, cooking and eating food and having drinks from the back of a vehicle
Sayaka and her friends tailgated for three hours before the concert started that evening.
Sayaka 和朋友們在當晚演唱會開始前辦了三小時的車尾派對。
Fans tailgated in the parking lot, sharing food and music until the gates opened.
粉絲們在停車場舉辦車尾派對，一邊分享食物和音樂，一邊等到開門。
Jack tailgated with his office colleagues ahead of the championship basketball game.
Jack 和辦公室同事們在冠軍籃球賽前一起舉辦車尾派對。
A group of neighbours tailgated behind their vans, cooking steaks on a small portable grill.
一群鄰居在廂型車後面辦車尾派對，用小烤爐煎牛排。
- have a tailgate party
longer but more widely understood outside of US sports culture
文法句型
tailgate + at [location]
tailgate + with [people]
go + tailgating
用法筆記
Always intransitive — you do not 'tailgate someone' in this sense. The related noun 'tailgate' (as in 'hold a tailgate') and the adjective form are more common than this verb.