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trail

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n.踪迹,痕迹,形迹 vt.跟踪,追踪,拉,拖,拖拉,(指植物)蔓生,蔓延,(指人)没精打采地走

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trail为短语/超纲词汇   词频:4793

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动词过去式:trailed 过去分词:trailed 现在分词:trailing 第三人称单数:trails

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tract,treat=to draw(拉曳)

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follow  go-after  heel  hunt  line  path  pursue  road  run-down  shadow  tag-along  tail  trace  track    

trail


/treɪl; trel/
n
1 mark or sign in the form of a long line left by sth or sb passing by 痕迹; 足迹; 踪迹
*vapour trails, eg those left in the sky by high-flying aircraft 蒸汽尾迹(如飞机在高空飞行留下的)
* The hurricane left a trail of destruction behind it. 飓风过後满目疮痍.
* tourists who leave a trail of litter everywhere they go 一路走一路乱扔垃圾的游客.
2 path, esp through roughcountry 小路(尤指穿过不平坦的郊野的)
*a trail throughthe forest 穿过森林的小路
* a `nature trail 穿过郊野的小路.
3 track or scent followed in hunting (打猎或追踪时搜寻的)痕迹, 臭迹
*The police are on the escaped convict's trail, ie are pursuing him. 警方正在追捕逃犯.
4 (idm 习语) blaze a trail => blaze3. hit the trail => hit1. hot on sb's tracks/trail; hot on the trail => hot.

v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] (cause sth to) be dragged behind (使某物)被拖在後面
*Her long skirt was trailing along/on the floor. 她的长裙拖在地板上.
* a bird trailing a broken wing 耷拉着一个断翅的鸟
* I trailed my hand in the water as the boat drifted along. 小船漂流向前, 我把手伸进水里让它拖着走. =>Usage at pull2 用法见pull2.
2 [Ipr, Ip] ~ along behind (sb/sth), etc walk or move wearily, esp behind or later than others 疲惫地走或磨蹭(尤指跟在或落在後面)
*The tired children trailed along behind their parents. 孩子们累了, 没精打采地跟在父母後面.
* The horse I had backed trailed in last. 我下赌注的那匹马落在後面, 跑了个倒数第一.
* (fig 比喻) This country is still trailing far behind (others) in computer research. 这个国家的计算机研究工作远远落後(他国).
3 [I, Ipr] ~ (by/in sth) (usu in the continuous tenses 通常用于进行时态) be losing a game or some other contest (在比赛、竞赛等中)输, 失败, 失利
*trailing by two goals to one at half-time 上半场以二比一落後
* The party is trailing badly in the opinion polls. 该党在民意测验中大大失利.
4 [Ipr] (of plants) grow randomly over a surface, downwards or along the ground with long winding stems (指植物)蔓生, 蔓延
*roses trailing over the walls 蔓生在墙上的蔷薇.
5 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (to sth) follow the trail of sb/sth; track sb/sth 追踪或尾随某人[某事物]
*trail a criminal, a wild animal 追踪罪犯、野兽.
6 (phr v) trail away/off (of sb's speech) gradually become quieter and then stop, esp because of shyness, confusion, etc (指某人说话)声音逐渐减弱到不出声(尤指因害羞、慌乱等所致).
1. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.
    因此,我们不时地掉过头,怀疑车后是否留下了机油和汽油的痕迹。

2. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.
    无论它走哪儿,一路上总会留下一串死鹿及死兔子之类的小动物,

3. There was a trail of blood from the wounded animal.
    有一道受伤的野兽留下的血迹。

4. "Stop where you are on your trail and say, 'I'm going to get my compass out and find out what I need to do.'"
    "在你人生道路上停下来,对自己说:'我要把指南针拿出来,弄明白自己需要干什么。'"

5. A genetic trail visible on the maps shows that the breeding ground for this mixed population probably lies in Ethiopia or the Middle East.
    图谱上显示的遗传轨迹表明这一混血人种的发生地可能就在埃塞俄比亚或中东地区。

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