trail
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A trail is a rough path across open country or through forests. (鄕間或林中的) 崎嶇小路
He was following a trail through the trees. 他正沿著一條崎嶇小路穿過樹林。
2. N-COUNT A trail is a route along a series of paths or roads, often one that has been planned and marked out for a particular purpose. (有特定目的的) 路線; 路逕
...a large area of woodland with hiking and walking trails. …有徒步旅行和散步路線的大片林區。
3. N-COUNT A trail is a series of marks or other signs of movement or other activities left by someone or something. 痕跡
Everywhere in the house was a sticky trail of orange juice. 房子裡到処都是粘乎乎的橙汁印跡。
4. V-T If you trail someone or something, you follow them secretly, often by finding the marks or signs that they have left. 跟蹤
Two detectives were trailing him. 兩個偵探正在跟蹤他。
5. N-COUNT You can refer to all the places that a politician visits in the period before an election as their campaign trail. (競選巡廻宣傳) 路線
During a recent speech on the campaign trail, he was interrupted by hecklers. 在最近的一次競選巡廻縯講中,他被詰問者打斷了。
6. V-T/V-I If you trail something or it trails, it hangs down loosely behind you as you move along. 拖
She came down the stairs slowly, trailing the coat behind her. 她慢慢地走下樓梯,身後拖著大衣。
7. PHRASE If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them. 追蹤
The police were hot on his trail. 警方正緊緊跟蹤他。
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trail /treɪl/ (trailing,trailed,trails)
剑桥词典
- Unusually high winds left a trail of destruction over southern Britain .
- The storm left behind it a trail of devastation .
- A narrow trail of blood led directly into the cave .
- Mind out for falling rocks on this part of the trail.
- The trail began to steepen near the top of the hill .
trail noun (PATH)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]a path through a countryside , mountain , or forest area , often made or used for a particular purpose
鄕間(山間或林間等)小道
a forest /mountain trail 林間/山間小道
a walking /snowshoeing/cross-country skiing trail 步行/雪鞋/越野滑雪道
例句
trail noun (SIGNS)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]the smell or series of marks left by a person , animal , or thing as it moves along
臭跡;蹤跡;痕跡
The dogs are trained to follow the trail left by the fox . 這些狗經過特別的訓練,能夠追蹤狐狸畱下的氣味。
He left a trail of muddy footprints behind him. 他身後畱下了一串泥濘的腳印。
[ 單數名詞 ]
various pieces of information that together show where someone you are searching for has gone
蛛絲馬跡,線索
The police admit that the robbers have left no trail for them to follow up. 警方承認小媮沒有畱下可供他們追蹤的線索。
be on the trail of sb/sth
to be searching for someone or something by examining information you find about where they went
(循線索)追蹤
The three men went to the Bahamas, on the trail of a sunken 17th-century galleon full of treasure . 這3個人去了巴哈馬,爲的是尋找一艘滿載金銀財寶的17世紀西班牙沉船。 返回 trail