1 VERB 追溯;查考;探索 If you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed. 追溯;查考;探索
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The exhibition traces the history of graphic design in America from the 19th century to the present. [VERB noun]
展览追溯了美国从19世纪至今的平面设计历史。
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I first went there to trace my roots, visiting my mum's home island of Jamaica… [VERB noun]
我最初到那里是为了寻根，探访我妈妈的故乡牙买加岛。
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The psychiatrist successfully traced some of her problems to severe childhood traumas. [VERB noun + to]
这位精神病学家将她的一些问题成功地追溯到她童年时代遭受的严重创伤。
SYN search for, follow, seek out, track
Trace back means the same as
trace.
trace back 同 trace -
Britain's Parliament can trace its history back to the English Parliament of the 13th century.
英国议会的历史可以追溯到 13 世纪的英格兰议会。
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She has never traced back her lineage, but believes her grandparents were from Aberdeenshire.
她从没有查考过自己的家系，不过她认为她祖父母来自阿伯丁郡。
2 VERB 查出;探出;找到 If you trace someone or something, you find them after looking for them. 查出;探出;找到
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Police are anxious to trace two men seen leaving the house just before 8am. [VERB noun]
早上将近8点时有人看到两名男子离开那所房子，警方急于找到他们。
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We are currently trying to trace the whereabouts of certain sums of money… [VERB noun]
我们目前正试图找到某些钱款的下落。
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They traced the van to a New Jersey car rental agency. [VERB noun to noun]
他们查出面包车属于新泽西州的一家租车行。
SYN find, track (down), discover, trail
3 VERB (用手指或脚尖等在表面上)勾画…的轮廓，描绘，勾勒 If you trace something such as a pattern or a shape, for example with your finger or toe, you mark its outline on a surface. (用手指或脚尖等在表面上)勾画…的轮廓，描绘，勾勒
SYN outline, chart, sketch, draw
4 VERB (把透明纸覆盖在底样上)映描，描摹 If you trace a picture, you copy it by covering it with a piece of transparent paper and drawing over the lines underneath. (把透明纸覆盖在底样上)映描，描摹
SYN copy, map, draft, outline
5 N-COUNT 少许;微量 A trace of something is a very small amount of it. 少许;微量
SYN bit, drop, touch, shadow
6 N-COUNT [oft without N] 痕迹;遗迹;踪迹;足迹 A trace is a sign which shows you that someone or something has been in a place. 痕迹;遗迹;踪迹;足迹
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The local church has traces of fifteenth-century frescoes…
当地教堂仍留有 15 世纪壁画的遗迹。
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There's been no trace of my aunt and uncle. [+ of]
没有我姑姑、姑夫的踪迹。
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Finally, and mysteriously, Hoffa disappeared without trace.
最后，霍法毫无踪迹地神秘消失了。
SYN remnant, remains, sign, record
7 PHRASE 销声匿迹;迅速沉寂 If you say that someone or something sinks without trace or sinks without a trace, you mean that they stop existing or stop being successful very suddenly and completely. 销声匿迹;迅速沉寂
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The Social Democratic Party has sunk without trace at these elections.
社会民主党在这些选举中已销声匿迹。
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Pop groups are like Olympic swimmers — they hit gold once, then they sink without trace.
流行乐队就像奥林匹克游泳选手—拿到一次金牌后就无声无息了。
Phrasal verbs: - trace back
| Word Partnership | Use trace with: |
| N. | trace your ancestry/origins/roots, trace the history of something, trace the origins/roots of something 1 trace of an accent, trace amount, trace minerals 5 |
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