coattails

英 美 [ˈkoʊtˌteɪlz]

n.  (燕尾服的)燕尾，后下摆

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  1. (燕尾服的)燕尾，后下摆
    Coat-tails are the two long pieces at the back of a tailcoat .
    1. PHRASE 沾…的光;靠…的提携
      If you do something on the coat-tails of someone else, you are able to do it because of the other person's success, and not because of your own efforts.
      1. They accused him of riding on the coat-tails of the president.
        他们指责他是沾了总统的光。
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    1. Which may be all the more reason for regular investors to be wary of riding his coattails.
      这也是普通投资者不敢轻易与巴菲特为伍的主要原因所在。
    2. I remember how the success fo the San Antonio Spurs getting over the next hump always seemed to ride on the coattails of Avery being able to hit that wide open jumper near the free throw line.
      我记得埃弗里约翰逊在罚球线附近无人防守的跳投总是能帮助马刺成功地度过一一道难关。
    3. 2: Governor Smith appears to be way out ahead candidates, for county offices are flocking to ride on his coattails and improve their chances of winning their own races.
      史密斯州长看来遥遥领先于其他候选人，因为争取县级官职的人都纷纷依附在他的氅下，想靠他提携谋个一官半职。
    4. 1: In George W.Bush's home state of Texas, several Republicans hoped to win seats in Congress by riding on his coattails.
      他说：在小布什的家乡得克萨斯州某些共和党人盼望通过布什的提携而赢得国会内的席位。这些人在讲演中屡屡表示自己支持布什，他们甚至设法让布什和他们作公开露面。
    5. To what degree were there presidential "coattails" in2000, and how will the presence or absence of those coattails affect policymaking in the near term?
      2000年选举在多大程度上存在着总统选举的“帮忙”，这些帮忙对近期的政策研究会产生怎样的政府影响？
    6. My father once got his coattails stuck in a lift door.
      有一回我父亲的上衣后摆被电梯门夹住了。
    7. This finding comes on the coattails of a recent imaging study in humans that documented activity in reward centers of the brain after humans gave to charity.
      这一成果紧跟日前针对人类的一次影像学研究，该研究证实了人类在给予他人恩惠之后，脑部的奖励中心会变得活跃起来。
    8. He is a lazy man still riding on his father's coattails.
      他是一个仍然依靠父亲帮助的懒汉。
    9. This candidate is said to carry others to victory on his or her coattails.
      这名候选人就被称为用“他或她的燕尾”携带其他人走向胜利。
    10. Because I'm planning a nice long ride on your coattails.
      因为我还打算在你的资助下做一长途旅行呢。
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