尾巴： tail

• The horse switched its tail to drive off the flies.

  马甩尾赶苍蝇。

• A dog reacts to kindness by wagging its tail.

  狗摇尾巴以报答人们的爱护。

二十八宿之一： Wei, one of the lunar mansions

末端，末尾： end

• According to the current production schedule, the movie wont be ready until the end of 2002.

  根据当前的制作进程，电影会在2002年年尾准备就绪。

• At Christmas, children put their stockings at the end of the bed.

  在圣诞节，孩子们把袜子放在床尾。

主要部分以外的部分，没有了结的事情： remaining part; remnant

• The remaining part of the project should be accomplished.

  这项工程该收尾了。

• The deal is nearly completed, it's just a matter of tying up the remnants.

  这笔买卖已基本做成，现在需要的只是做些扫尾工作。

姓氏： a surname

用于鱼：

• I was chatting to an islander who had just caught a fish.

  我正在跟一个刚刚抓到一尾鱼的岛民聊天。

• And the half dozen canoes beached like bright fish along the grassy shore of the lake.

  还有五、六只独木舟停泊在碧绿的湖边，象一尾尾闪闪发光的鱼。