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Definition of spoor in English: spoornoun spʊəspɔː 1The track or scent of an animal. （动物的）足迹；臭迹 they searched around the hut for a spoor 他们在小屋周围搜索动物的足迹。 mass noun the trail is marked by wolf spoor 这条小路上有狼的足迹。 Example sentencesExamples - They followed cattle spoors for about seven kilometres and found 66 of the cattle scattered over a distance of 10 km.
- He located the fox's spoor and loped along in pursuit.
- He said police then followed spoors into the Santa informal settlement and saw the cattle with an unidentified man.
- He found the spoor easily enough and followed it for about a minute, but then it forked.
- On the windowsill, the pigeon is gone, but it has left its spoor.
- The gasping clouds of my breath mingled with the fog as I followed the spoor, pushing through denuded branches and the winter skeletons of undergrowth.
- The spoor was fresher, and the side trails of the leopard's continued presence in the area told them they were approaching her lair.
- As it was vanishing on the hill-tops, a group of enthusiasts preferred to forgo arguing and, grasping their spears, were soon busy tracking its spoor on the soft soil in the crevices among the boulders.
- 1.1South African The track of a wagon or motor vehicle.
〈南非〉（马车、机动车的）车辙
verb spʊəspɔː [with object]Follow the track or scent of (an animal or person) （动物的）足迹；臭迹 taking the spear, he set off to spoor the man 他拿上矛，出发去追踪那个人了。 Example sentencesExamples - But those who have spoored him across the country on his speaking engagements say he is a deeply moralistic man who feels strongly about principles and public conduct.
- The three bulls, according to the natives, had been spoored into the dense patch of bush above the kloof.
- Game is spoored, stalked and watched under supervision of experienced guides.
Synonyms follow, pursue, track, trace, shadow, stalk, dog, hound, spoor, hunt, hunt down, course, keep an eye on, keep in sight, run to earth, run to ground, run down
Derivativesnoun They were invaluable as guides, first-rate spoorers, had extraordinary knowledge of edible roots and herbs, and under almost any circumstances would not starve. Example sentencesExamples - He soon became an expert spoorer and hunter of all types of game, especially antelope.
OriginEarly 19th century: from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch spor, of Germanic origin. Rhymesabjure, adjure, allure, amour, assure, Bahawalpur, boor, Borobudur, Cavour, coiffure, conjure, couture, cure, dastur, de nos jours, doublure, dour, embouchure, endure, ensure, enure, gravure, immature, immure, impure, inure, Jaipur, Koh-i-noor, Kultur, liqueur, lure, manure, moor, Moore, Muir, mure, Nagpur, Namur, obscure, parkour, photogravure, plat du jour, Pompadour, procure, pure, rotogravure, Ruhr, Saussure, secure, simon-pure, Stour, sure, tour, Tours, velour, Yom Kippur, you're Definition of spoor in US English: spoornoun The track or scent of an animal. （动物的）足迹；臭迹 they searched around the hut for a spoor 他们在小屋周围搜索动物的足迹。 the trail is marked by wolf spoor 这条小路上有狼的足迹。 Example sentencesExamples - He located the fox's spoor and loped along in pursuit.
- On the windowsill, the pigeon is gone, but it has left its spoor.
- They followed cattle spoors for about seven kilometres and found 66 of the cattle scattered over a distance of 10 km.
- The spoor was fresher, and the side trails of the leopard's continued presence in the area told them they were approaching her lair.
- He found the spoor easily enough and followed it for about a minute, but then it forked.
- As it was vanishing on the hill-tops, a group of enthusiasts preferred to forgo arguing and, grasping their spears, were soon busy tracking its spoor on the soft soil in the crevices among the boulders.
- The gasping clouds of my breath mingled with the fog as I followed the spoor, pushing through denuded branches and the winter skeletons of undergrowth.
- He said police then followed spoors into the Santa informal settlement and saw the cattle with an unidentified man.
verb [with object]Follow the track or scent of (an animal or person) （动物的）足迹；臭迹 taking the spear, he set off to spoor the man 他拿上矛，出发去追踪那个人了。 Example sentencesExamples - Game is spoored, stalked and watched under supervision of experienced guides.
- The three bulls, according to the natives, had been spoored into the dense patch of bush above the kloof.
- But those who have spoored him across the country on his speaking engagements say he is a deeply moralistic man who feels strongly about principles and public conduct.
Synonyms follow, pursue, track, trace, shadow, stalk, dog, hound, spoor, hunt, hunt down, course, keep an eye on, keep in sight, run to earth, run to ground, run down
OriginEarly 19th century: from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch spor, of Germanic origin. |