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trail/treil/ n. & v.●n. 1a a track left by a thing, person, etc., moving over a surface (人或物从表面上移过时留下的)痕迹；足迹；踪迹 left a trail of wreckage 留下毁坏的残骸; a slug's slimy trail 鼻涕虫爬过后的泥印 b a track or scent followed in hunting, seeking, etc. (狩猎或搜寻中的)踪迹；嗅迹；气味 he's on the trail 他循迹跟踪 2 a beaten path or track, esp. through a wild region (尤指穿越荒野地区的)小路，小径 3 a part dragging behind a thing or person; an appendage (人或物后面的)拖曳物；裙裾；尾随物；尾部 a trail of smoke 一缕烟雾; a condensation trail 凝结尾迹 4 the rear end of a gun carriage, resting or sliding on the ground when the gun is unlimbered (火炮没有上架而停放在地面时的)架尾 ●v. 1 tr. & intr. draw or be drawn along behind, esp. on the ground (尤指在地面上)拖，拉；使拖在后面 2 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 behind) walk wearily; lag; straggle 拖沓行走；无精打采地走；落后于 3 tr. follow the trail of; pursue 跟踪；追寻；跟随 trailed him to his home 跟踪他一直到家 4 intr. be losing in a game or other contest (在比赛中)输；落后 trailing by three points 落后三分 5 intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 away, off) peter out; tail off 逐渐减少，逐渐减弱；慢慢消失 6 intr.a (of a plant etc.) grow or hang over a wall, along the ground etc. (植物等)蔓延，蔓生 b (of a garment etc.) hang loosely (衣服等宽松地)下垂；拖地 7 tr. (often 常作 refl.) drag (oneself, one's limbs, etc.) along wearily etc. 疲惫不堪地拖着(身子或四肢)行走 8 tr. advertise (a film, a radio or television programme, etc.) in advance by showing extracts etc. 预告(电影，广播或电视节目等) 9 tr. apply (slip) through a nozzle or spout to decorate ceramic ware (通过管嘴或喷嘴)涂(泥釉)于陶瓷上 □ at the trail Mil. with arms trailed 【军】持着枪 □ trail arms Mil. let a rifle etc. hang balanced in one hand and, Brit., parallel to the ground 【军】(与地面成平行地)持枪 □ trail one's coat deliberately provoke a quarrel, fight, etc. 故意挑起(争吵、打架等)[Middle English (earlier as verb) from Old French traillier ‘to tow’, or via Middle Low German treilen ‘haul’ from Latin tragula ‘dragnet’] |