The tail wags the dog
小人物掌权
🧩 词语组成解析
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
tail
[teil]
n. 尾;尾部;燕尾服;尾随者;
vt. 跟踪;装上尾巴;
vi. 队伍单行行进时拉长或产生间隔;侦察队两两散开;[建筑学] 嵌上，搭上;
abbr. weighted agreement scores 加权的协议分数\\nv. （使）摇动, 摇摆( wag的第三人称单数 )
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
dog
[dɔɡ]
n. 狗;蹩脚货;丑女人;卑鄙小人;
v. 困扰;跟踪;
🗣️ 情景例句
And you gave up your career as a music teacher?
那么你就放弃了音乐教师的事业？
The lawyer asked for mercy from the court for his client.
律师为他的当事人向法庭提出酌情赦免。
He turned to the police officer.
他转过身对警官说