tail-end

基本解释

I only heard the tail - end of their conversation.
我只听到了他们谈话的末尾。
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Part of the problem is that much of the Alt-A lending came at the tail-end of the credit boom in late 2006 and early 2007.
问题的部分原因在于很多次优按揭贷款发放于2006年末到2007年初，这段时期正好是信贷膨胀的末期。
But the Black Cats are strong at the Stadium of Light where they have lost just one of their last 12 league matches and that was against Manchester United at the tail-end of last season.
不过黑猫在光明球场十分强大，他们12场联赛只输过1场，那是上赛季尾声面对曼联。

And now someone else perhaps, why did I include this -l switch followed by "cs50" at the tail end?
现在有些人可能会问：,为什么我在用“cs50“结尾时，又在它之前,加了个“-l“命令？
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It only lasts long enough to allow a few observers to evolve at the tail-end of its existence.
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Mr Brown is not yet a lame duck, but his hopes of leading anything more than a tail-end government look increasingly forlorn.
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