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tailgate

/ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt/

Meanings
noun

后挡板，后车厢盖。

A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailboard.

Examples :

"The tailgate of the truck was down, making it easy to load the groceries. "
卡车的后挡板放下来了，所以很容易把杂货装上去。
vehicle part machine
verb

蹭卡，尾随进入

To follow another person through access control on their access, rather than on one’s own credentials, especially when entering a door controlled by a card reader.

Examples :

"Seeing his hands full, John tried to tailgate behind Mary through the security door, hoping she wouldn't notice. "
看到双手都拿着东西，约翰试图蹭玛丽的卡，尾随她通过安检门，希望她没有注意到。
technology action computing
verb

抢先交易, 尾随交易

(of a broker) To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client.

Examples :

"The broker was fired after she was caught tailgating by buying the same stock for her personal account right after selling it for a client at a lower price. "
这名经纪人在以较低价格为客户卖出股票后，立即为自己的账户买入同样的股票，被发现抢先交易，因此被解雇了。
business finance job economy

Related Words

Illustration immediately

immediately adverb

/əˈmiːdi.ətli/

立刻，马上，立即。

"I hope we can begin immediately."

我希望我们能马上开始。

Illustration dangerously

dangerously adverb

/ˈdeɪndʒərəsli/ /ˈdeɪndʒrəsli/

危险地， 带有危险性地

"The driver sped dangerously around the corner. "

司机危险地加速转弯。

Illustration controlled

controlled verb

/kənˈtɹəʊld/ /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹoʊld/

控制, 支配

"With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck."

他可以用一个简单的遥控器来控制这辆玩具卡车。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration downstream

downstream verb

/ˈdaʊnstriːm/

顺流而下，往下游移动。

"The rain is downstreaming into the valley. "

雨水正顺流而下，流入山谷。

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

小心地，谨慎地，细致地

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

他小心地听着母亲的担忧，为她的失望感到难过。(Tā xiǎoxīn de tīngzhe mǔqīn de dānyōu, wèi tā de shīwàng gǎndào nánguò.)

Illustration groceries

groceries noun

/ˈɡɹəʊs(ə)ɹiz/ /ˈɡɹoʊsəɹiz/

食品杂货，日用杂货

"She carried a sack of groceries in from her car and placed it on the kitchen table."

她从车里拎了一袋食品杂货进来，放在了厨房的桌子上。

Illustration credentials

credentials noun

/krəˈdenʃəlz/ /krɪˈdenʃəlz/

证件，资格证明.

"May I see your credentials, please?"

请出示您的证件或资格证明，好吗？

Illustration tailgating

tailgating verb

/ˈteɪlˌɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈteɪlˌɡædɪŋ/

追尾，紧跟。

"That idiot has been tailgating me for the last five minutes."

那个白痴过去五分钟一直在紧跟着我的车， 简直要追尾了。

Illustration unloading

unloading verb

/ʌnˈloʊdɪŋ/

卸货，卸载。

"to unload a ship; to unload a camel"

卸载轮船上的货物；卸下骆驼背上的货物。

Illustration hatchback

hatchback noun

/ˈhætʃbæk/ /ˈhæʃbæk/

掀背车，两厢车

"My groceries fit easily into the hatchback because the rear door opens wide. "

我的杂货很容易就放进了掀背车里，因为它的后备箱门可以开得很大。

Illustration tailboard

tailboard noun

/ˈteɪlbɔːrd/ /ˈteɪlbɔrd/

后挡板, 尾板.

"The delivery truck lowered its tailboard so the workers could load the furniture. "

送货卡车放下了后挡板，这样工人们就可以装载家具了。