track
Word family adjectivetrackabletracklesstracklayingnountrackagetrackertrackingtracklessnesstrack and fieldtrackballtrackbedtracker dogtrack eventtracking stationtracklayertrackmantrack recordtracksuittrackwaytrackroadtrackadverbtracklessly
Geography, Sport, Trains & railways, Music, Other sports, Transport
ldoce_904_etrack1 /træk/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 path/road 小径/道路 [countableC]SGROAD/PATH a narrow path or road with a rough uneven surface, especially one made by people or animals frequently moving through the same place 〔路面起伏不平的，尤指踩踏出来的〕小道，小路，小径
The road leading to the farm was little more than a dirt track.
只有一条烂泥小路通往农场。
The track led through dense forest.
小径穿过茂密的森林。
a steep mountain track
→4 See picture on 见图 Page A4 Country 乡间 陡峭的山路
2 MARKS ON GROUND 地上的痕迹tracks [plural]MARK a line of marks left on the ground by a moving person, animal, or vehicle 〔人、兽等的〕足迹，痕迹；〔车辆的〕车辙
We followed the tyre tracks across a muddy field.
我们顺着车辙穿过一块泥泞的田地。
The tracks, which looked like a fox’s, led into the woods.
这些足迹看着像是狐狸留下的，一直通向树林里。
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tracks• Coyote tracks are similar to dog tracks.• tire tracks
3 for racing 用于比赛 [countableC]DS a circular course around which runners, cars etc race, which often has a specially prepared surface 跑道
To run a mile, you have to run four circuits of the track.
→ dirt track(2) 跑一英里要绕跑道四圈。
4 
train 火车
train 火车 a) TTT[countableC, uncountableU] the two metal lines along which trains travel 〔铁路的〕轨道，铁轨 SYN railway line
The track was damaged in several places.
铁轨有几处毁损。
n That particular section of track was laid last year.
b) [countableC] American EnglishAmE the particular track that a train leaves from or arrives at 〔火车站的〕站台
The train for Boston is leaving from track 2.
开往波士顿的列车即将从2号站台发车。
5 be on the right/wrong track CORRECTWRONG/INCORRECTto think in a way that is likely to lead to a correct or incorrect result 思路正确/错误
We’ve had the initial test results and it looks as though we’re on the right track.
我们有了初步的试验结果，看起来我们的思路是正确的。
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be on the right/wrong track• Dole was on the right track when he talked about tolerance, but he mysteriously dropped it once he got the nomination.• I knew I was on the right track when I felt that thrill of pleasure at placing object, not painting it.• And other signs helped convince me that I was on the right track.• He hoped the man was on the right track and did his best to believe that he was.• The officers consequently had little idea whether they were on the right track or not.• A few people, though, were on the right track.• You are on the right track so follow your nose.
6 keep/lose track of somebody/something KNOW somethingto pay attention to someone or something, so that you know where they are or what is happening to them, or to fail to do this 了解/不了解某人的情况/某事的动态
It’s difficult to keep track of all the new discoveries in genetics.
很难做到随时了解遗传学的全部最新发现。
I just lost all track of time.
我根本不知道时间。
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keep/lose track of somebody/something• Nobody could keep track of all the winners.• She'd lost track of it while she was dealing with Anna.• I followed the map, keeping track of our position so I could radio in our coordinates if we went down.• She keeps track of magazine subscription renewals on a 10-by-12-inch card.• Write down the names of people you meet, and then keep track of them.• Nitrogen use will be more problematic, but precision farming will enable farmers to keep track of field nutrient balances.• North wanted to have Waite wired to keep track of his movements electronically, but Waite, very sensibly, refused.
7 music/song 音乐/歌曲 [countableC]APM one of the songs or pieces of music on an album (=collection of songs or pieces of music) 〔唱片、录音带或激光唱片上的〕歌曲；曲子
There’s a great Miles Davis track on side two.
► see thesaurus at music 在第二面有迈尔斯•戴维斯的一首名曲。
8. stop/halt (dead) in your tracks STOP MOVINGto suddenly stop, especially because something has frightened or surprised you 〔尤指因惊吓而〕突然停下
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stop/halt (dead) in your tracks• It had been stopped in its tracks by the Railway Inspectorate and a public outcry.• The people had stopped in their tracks, women were making their children stand behind them.• I stopped dead in my tracks, unsure of what to do next.• People stop in their tracks and stare.• Petey stopped dead in his tracks at the question.• Blue speaks her name, in a voice that seems strange to him, and she stops dead in her tracks.• A dreadful thought struck Jean, and she stopped in her tracks, right in the middle of the pavement.• An hour later they were halted in their tracks by a cataract not marked on the map.
9 cover your tracks HIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEEto be careful not to leave any signs that could let people know where you have been or what you have done because you want to keep it a secret, usually because it is illegal 掩盖[隐匿]自己的行踪，隐匿自己的活动
He tried to cover his tracks by burning all the documents.
他烧毁了所有的文件，试图掩盖自己的所作所为。
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cover your tracks• Instead of sharpening up their act, they sharpen up their prices and cover their tracks.• They moved constantly and furtively, covering their tracks and contacting nobody.• From this time it is hard to follow Tyndale's movements, for he covered his tracks to avoid possible arrest.• He knows the hunt is in full cry, so he covers his tracks.• It burst through the earth at the top and we had to cover its tracks.• But Giap taught them to move during rainstorms to deter pursuit, or wade through streams to cover their tracks.• A man does not spend his time hiding from the world without making sure to cover his tracks.• Have you left a clue or have you covered your tracks?
10 sport 体育运动 [uncountableU] American EnglishAmE
a) DSOsport that involves running on a track 径赛运动
The next year he didn’t run track or play football.
第二年他没有参加径赛运动，也没有踢美式足球。
b) DSOall the sports in an athletics competition such as running, jumping, or throwing the javelin 田径运动
a famous track star
田径明星
She went out for track in the spring (=she joined the school’s track team).
她在春季加入了学校的田径队。
11 be on track spokenPROBABLY to be likely to achieve the result you want 有可能获得〔想要的结果〕
We’re still on track for 10% growth.
我们仍然有可能达到10%的增长率。
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be on track• The good news was that chief executive Crispin Davis insisted the company was on track to meet targets for 2002.• Soon, he was drinking too much, his marriage was on track for divorce and he remained addicted to television.• Five months after its opening, the operators of the hospital say those plans are on track, if incomplete.• S.-sponsored Middle East peace process appeared to be on track.• Gen Larry G.. Smith, who was on track to become the deputy inspector general of the Army.• Whenever you hear one of these figures you are on track, so make sure then that your heading is correct.
12 get off the track spokenCHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER to begin to deal with a new subject rather than the main one which was being discussed 偏离正题，离题
Don’t get off the track, we’re looking at this year’s figures not last year’s.
别离题，我们是在说今年的数字，而不是去年的。
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get off the track• I almost wet in my pants before I got off the track to relieve myself.• After debating, I decided that I should not get off the track.
13 be on the track of somebody/something LOOK FORto hunt or search for someone or something 追踪[追寻]某人/某物
Police are on the track of the bank robbers.
警方正在追踪银行劫匪。
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be on the track of somebody/something• Police are on the track of a gang that has robbed five mini-marts in the last month.• Were they really placed as milestones or could we be on the track of the elusive mark stones of great antiquity?
14 make tracks spokenLEAVE A PLACE used to say you must leave a place 离去
It’s time we started making tracks.
我们该走了。
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make tracks• When the doors open, customers make tracks for the sale items.• A deer makes tracks in the snow.• When they were well out of the way we made tracks for home and I looked forward to a quiet evening.
15 direction 方向 [countableC]LINE the direction or line taken by something as it moves 〔物体移动的〕方向，路径，所经路线
track of
islands that lie in the track of North Atlantic storms
位于北大西洋风暴路径上的岛屿
16. on a vehicle 在车辆上 [countableC]TT a continuous metal band that goes over the wheels of a vehicle such as a bulldozer, allowing it to move over uneven ground 〔推土机等的〕履带
→ off the beaten track at beaten(1), → one-track mind, → be from the wrong side of the tracks at wrong1(18)Examples from the Corpus
track• an eight-track tape• college-track classes• You find out how tracks are determined, and if it seems unfair, question the system.• It can help some to keep track of what is going on if they have others to help them.• He ate rice and a fried egg three times a day, keeping track of the days by counting the meals.• A narrow track leads from the road to the cabins.• Whenever you hear one of these figures you are on track, so make sure then that your heading is correct.• Yet this time he was finally on the right track.• One of the heaviest performers at the seaside track, Between Times was floundering after a slow start.• The track was only wide enough for one car.• train tracks• The land is now part of the Bay Meadow thoroughbred racing complex and is used as a training track.• I really like the first two tracks on this album.
dirt track• Devshi bhai took his group along a dirt track to our left.• We cycled into the small village of Noul Roman along a dirt track.• They turned into a dirt track flanked by very young gum trees.• In the morning, we motored along dirt tracks to the deserted ruins of Dainzu and Mitla.• The private dirt track led directly to it.• We follow the dirt track that meanders with it.• During the monsoon, the dirt track which connects McLeod Ganj with Dharamsala lower down the valley turns into sludge.• He ran through the gate, down the lane and across to the dirt track faster and faster, leaping and jumping.
run track• Sports were very important to the father, who himself had played football and basketball and had run track in high school.• He is this quick: He ran track in high school, even at 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds.• Four army lorries, each carrying one condemned man, drove round the running track.
track of• the track of the asteroid through space
Transport, Broadcasting
track2 ●○○ verb 1 search 搜寻 [transitiveT]FOLLOW to search for a person or animal by following the marks they leave behind them on the ground, their smell etc 追踪，〔循着踪迹、气味等〕找寻
Police have been tracking the four criminals all over Central America.
警方一直在中美洲到处追捕这四名罪犯。
track somebody to something
► see thesaurus at follow The dogs tracked the wolf to its lair.
那群狗循着狼的足迹一直追到它的巢穴。
2 development 进展 [transitiveT] to record or study the behaviour or development of someone or something over time 跟踪〔表现或进展情况〕
The progress of each student is tracked by computer.
每个学生的进度都由电脑进行跟踪。
3 aircraft/ship 飞机/轮船 [transitiveT]TEETT to follow the movements of an aircraft or ship by using radar 〔用雷达〕跟踪，追
a tracking station
跟踪站
4. camera 摄像机 [intransitiveI + in/out]TCB to move a film or television camera away from or towards a scene in order to follow the action that you are recording 〔用电影或电视摄像机〕跟踪拍摄
5. school 学校 [transitiveT] American EnglishAmESES to put schoolchildren in groups according to their ability 把〔学生〕按能力分组 SYN British English stream
6 mark 印迹 [transitiveT] American EnglishAmELINE to leave behind a track of something such as mud or dirt when you walk 留下…的痕迹
Which of you boys tracked mud all over the kitchen floor?
你们这些男孩，是谁把厨房地上踩得到处都是泥巴？
7 track somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v FINDto find someone or something that is difficult to find by searching or looking for information in several different places 追踪到，追查到
I finally managed to track down the book you wanted in a shop near the station.
我终于在车站附近的一家店里找到了你想要的那本书。
Detectives had tracked her down in California.
侦探们在加利福尼亚追查到了她。
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track down• But after the bandits' escape through the chimney, the posse eventually tracked them down.• Cons: Just when the bobsled builds up steam, brakes on the track slow it down.• Fincara, surely, would have some magic way of tracking them down.• Deer tracks were everywhere down by the cutting.• Rich tracks her down during one of her many recruiting trips in July.• More ups than downs on the track, more downs than ups within the team.• Felix had tracked him down through his old address and left a note.• Finally he tracks it down - unwillingly - to the middle barrel.
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track• Easy Project is an efficient method of planning, tracking and controlling all types of projects.• The index tracks changes in what companies and governments pay workers, including wages, salaries and benefits.• Stanton later managed to free himself, called police and told them his stolen car was equipped with a tracking device.• Like Nancy Drew, I track down clues, try to figure things out, look carefully at evidence, examine motives.• I eventually tracked down the ward sister, who was wrestling with an intravenous drip that had collapsed.• The abolition of exchange controls has made it harder to track flows of cash in and out of the country.• It begs the question of what pictures will be sacrificed in order to track Sanders.• Berstein was still in Florida tracking the four Miami men.
(1400-1500) Old French trac
track2 verb