coattail meaning in English
n.
1.男上衣后摆;男子燕尾服的尾;〔pl.〕女子长外衣的下摆。
2.〔pl.〕〔美口〕(可提携声望较差的候选人的)政治威信,政治影响。
短语和例子
Examples
- Simple coattails also may put on the long scarf
简单的燕尾服上也可以披上长围巾。 - God , for hanging on his coattails all his life
上帝,由于他老是穿着燕尾服 - Freddy : kind of a reverse case of riding somebody ' s coattails
福瑞迪:有点儿像是搭顺风车的反例! - Necklaces , bracelets , earrings worn all together with coattails appropriate match will not feel redundant
颈链手镯耳环全部一配戴对燕尾服来说都不会嫌多余。