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trail PATHtreIln [C]a path through the countryside, often made or used for a particular purpose(乡村中的)小道,小径a forest/mountain trail一条林间/山间小道A trail is also the smell or series of marks left by a person, animal or thing as it moves along.臭迹; 踪迹The dogs are specially trained to follow the trail left by the fox.狗经过特殊训练能够追踪狐狸留下的踪迹。The trail was still warm (= was clear and easy to follow)/had gone cold (= was not clear and easy to follow, or had disappeared).踪迹还很新鲜/已经不新鲜了。He went inside, leaving a trail of muddy footprints behind him.他走进去,在身后留下了一串泥泞的脚印。(fig.) The police admit that the thieves have left no trail (= things that would show where they went) for them to follow up.警察承认小偷没有留下可供他们追踪的痕迹。The three men went to the Bahamas, on the trail of (= searching for) a sunken 17th-century galleon full of treasure.这三个人到巴哈马去,寻找一艘装满了财宝的沉没了的17世纪西班牙大帆船。A trail blazer is the first person to do something or go somewhere, who shows that it is also possible for other people.先驱,开拓者Orville and Wilbur Wright were aviation trail blazers.奥维尔·赖特和威尔伯·赖特是航空领域的先驱。☆ TRACK
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