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shirt-tail

/ˈʃɜːrˌteɪl/ /ˈʃɜːrtˌteɪl/

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noun

衬衫下摆，衬衫后摆

The single or split (then rather plural) bottom part of a shirt, below the waist, especially in the back, which, when not tucked into trousers or other vestment, hangs over the wearer's tail-end, like a tail.

Examples :

"The boy's shirt-tail was flapping in the breeze as he ran to catch the bus. "

男孩跑着去赶公共汽车，衬衫后摆在微风中飘动。

body part wear item appearance

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noun

尾端，末梢。

(by extension) The tail-end or periphery of something.

Examples :

"The small town lived on the shirt-tail of the city's booming economy, benefiting from the spillover of jobs and opportunities. "

这座小镇依靠着城市蓬勃发展的经济尾梢为生，受益于工作和机会的外溢。

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noun

尾巴，牵强的联系

A tenuous connection.

Examples :

"Although she claimed distant royal ancestry, the only evidence was a very thin shirt-tail of a family legend and a common last name. "

虽然她说自己有遥远的皇室血统，但唯一的证据只有一段非常单薄的家族传说，以及一个常见的姓氏，这两者之间也只是勉强能扯上一点关系而已 (miǎn qiǎng néng chě shàng yī diǎn guān xì ér yǐ)。

abstract aspect

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noun

远房亲戚，较远的亲戚。

A distant kinship.

Examples :

""Although they share the last name O'Connell, their connection is only a shirt-tail, dating back several generations." "

虽然他们都姓奥康奈尔，但他们的关系只是远房亲戚，可以追溯到好几代之前了。

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noun

一小部分，少量。

A small portion

Examples :

"He only caught a shirt-tail of the conversation, just enough to know his name was mentioned. "

他只听到了对话的一小部分，刚好够知道他的名字被提到了。

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noun

鸡毛蒜皮，琐事。

Something small and unimportant.

Examples :

"His contribution to the project was just a shirt-tail; the real work was done by others. "

他对这个项目的贡献只是鸡毛蒜皮，真正的工作是别人做的。

value thing aspect