1 N-COUNT 乡间小路;林间小道 A trail is a rough path across open country or through forests. 乡间小路;林间小道
SYN path, track, route, way
2 N-COUNT (特定)路线,路径 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. (特定)路线,路径
3 N-COUNT [usually singular] (一串)痕迹,足迹,踪迹 A trail is a series of marks or other signs of movement or other activities left by someone or something. (一串)痕迹,足迹,踪迹
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Everywhere in the house was a sticky trail of orange juice. [+ of]
家里到处是泼洒的橙汁留下的黏糊糊的痕迹。
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He left a trail of clues at the scenes of his crimes…
他在犯罪现场留下了一些蛛丝马迹。
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The typhoon has left a trail of death and destruction across much of central Japan.
台风横扫日本中部大部分地区,留下死亡的足迹和满目疮痍。
SYN series, line, train, row
4 VERB 跟踪;追踪;追猎 If you trail someone or something, you follow them secretly, often by finding the marks or signs that they have left. 跟踪;追踪;追猎
SYN follow, track, chase, pursue
5 N-COUNT [n NOUN] (竞选)巡游路线 You can refer to all the places that a politician visits in the period before an election as their campaign trail . (竞选)巡游路线
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During a recent speech on the campaign trail, he was interrupted by hecklers.
在最近的一次竞选巡游演讲中,他被起哄者中途打断。
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…at the end of a hard day on the election trail.
选举巡游途中难熬的一天结束之时
6 V-ERG (使)拖在后面;(使)下垂;(使)曳地 If you trail something or it trails, it hangs down loosely behind you as you move along. (使)拖在后面;(使)下垂;(使)曳地
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She came down the stairs slowly, trailing the coat behind her. [VERB noun]
她慢慢走下楼梯,大衣在身后拖曳着。
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He let his fingers trail in the water. [VERB prep.]
他把手伸进水里,任水流滑过指间。
SYN drag, draw, pull, sweep
7 VERB (常指跟着别人)拖沓行走,没精打采地走 If someone trails somewhere, they move there slowly, without any energy or enthusiasm, often following someone else. (常指跟着别人)拖沓行走,没精打采地走
SYN lag, follow, drift, wander
8 VERB [usually cont] (比分)落后 If a person or team in a sports match or other contest is trailing, they have a lower score than their opponents. (比分)落后
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He scored again, leaving Dartford trailing 3-0 at the break. [VERB amount]
他又进球了,使得中场休息时达特福德队以 3: 0 落后。
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The polls showed the Tories trailing behind the Government by 17 per cent. [V + behind]
民调显示,保守党落后于政府 17 个百分点。
SYN lose, be down, be behind, fall behind
9 PHRASE 追踪;寻找 If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them. 追踪;寻找
10 See also: nature trail paper trail. to blaze a trail→see: blaze
Word Partnership | Use trail with: |
VERB. | follow a trail 1 2 3 leave a trail, pick up a trail 3 |
N. | hiking trail 2 campaign trail 5 |
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