tailgate

tailgate
noun
  1. a hinged flap at the back of a lorry or truck which may be lowered or removed when loading or unloading the vehicle
    (卡车,货车的)后挡板,后拦板
    ■the door at the back of an estate or hatchback car
    (旅行车或小客车的)仓门式后门
    ■[as modifier](N. Amer.)relating to or denoting an informal meal served from the back of a parked vehicle
    (北美)车尾餐
    a tailgate picnic.
    车尾野餐。
    ■[as modifier]denoting a style of jazz trombone playing characterized by improvisation in the manner of the early New Orleans musicians
    (演奏爵士音乐的长音程时以多用滑音为特征的)长号吹奏风格
verb
  1. (informal, chiefly US)drive too closely behind (another vehicle)
    (非正式,主美)紧随前面车辆行驶
    [withobj.]he started tailgating the motorist in front.
    他开始紧随前面开车的那个人。
    [no obj.]drivers who will tailgate at 90 mph.
    会以时速90英里驱车紧随的司机。
派生
tailgater
noun
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