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trace obj FINDtreIsv [T]to find or discover about (something or someone) by examining the direction in which they have gone or the way in which they have developed找到，查出The police are trying to trace the mother of a new-born baby found abandoned outside a hospital.警察正试图追查出被遗弃在医院外的新生婴儿的母亲。Attempts to trace the whereabouts of a man seen leaving the scene of the crime have so far been unsuccessful.到目前为止追查一名被人看到离开犯罪现场的男子下落的努力都失败了。Their missing daughter was finally traced to (= found in) Manchester.他们失踪的女儿终于在曼彻斯特找到了。The phone company were unable to trace the call (= discover where it had come from).电话公司查不出这个电话从哪儿来。No one has yet been able to trace (= discover) the source of the rumour.还没有人能够查出谣言的出处。The cause of the fire was traced to (= discovered to have been) an electrical fault.查出这场大火是由电故障引起的。The American Democratic party traces its origins to (= has its origins in) the Democratic-Republican party, which came into being in the 1790s.美国民主党可追溯到诞生于18世纪90年代的民主--共和党。To trace something is also to discover its cause or origin by examining the way in which it has developed.追究，查考（起因，源头）The outbreak of food poisoning was traced to some contaminated shellfish.食物中毒的起因追究到一些受到污染的贝壳类动物身上。The practice of giving eggs at Easter can be traced back to festivals in ancient China.在复活节送鸡蛋的习俗可溯至古代中国的喜庆节日。Rivalries between the gangs can be traced back to (= first happened in) the 1950s in some black and Hispanic neighbourhoods.这些帮派之间的争斗源于50年代存在于一些黑人和讲西班牙语人邻里中的敌意。Alex Haley's book 'Roots' is about a black American who traces his ancestry back to an African slave.亚力克斯·哈利的著作《根》是关于一个美国黑人追溯他的祖先至一个非洲奴隶的故事。To trace something is also to describe the way in which it has developed.描绘The film traces the events leading up to the Russian Revolution in 1917.影片描述了导向1917年俄国大革命的事件。Her book traces the history of girls'education in Britain.她的书描绘了英国女子教育的历史。
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