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| 1 | a path through the countryside , especially one designed for walking for pleasure （尤指作为休闲散步用的）乡间小径，乡间小路 |
| The trail led down to the lake. 这条小径通向湖畔。 |
| follow a trail We were following the winding trail into the mountains. 我们沿着弯弯曲曲的小道进山。 |
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| 2 | a series of marks or objects left by someone or something that shows they have been there 痕迹；踪迹；足迹 |
| +of a trail of blood 血迹 |
| leave a trail He left a trail of muddy footprints. 他留下了一连串泥脚印。 |
| follow a trail We followed the trail of ribbon he had tied to the trees. 我们循着他绑在树上的缎带走。 |
| | 2a | a smell or series of marks left by an animal （动物留下的）臭迹，痕迹 | | follow a trail Dogs can follow a bear’ s trail for several miles. 狗可以根据熊留下的臭迹追出好几英里。 | |
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| 3 | +of damage or harm caused by something bad 破坏；损害 |
| Hurricane Andrew left a trail of destruction along the coast. “安德鲁”飓风在沿海一带留下了满目疮痍。 |
| | 3a | a series of bad or harmful events 一系列（坏事或有害事件） | | a trail of murders/robberies 系列谋杀案/抢劫案 | |
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| 4 | many pieces of connected evidence that prove someone did something wrong or illegal 一连串的线索 |
| The trail of missing funds led investigators directly to Wang. 基金遗失的一连串线索使得调查人员直接将矛头指向王。 |
| on the trail of sb Detectives are on the trail of a serial killer. 侦探们在追踪一名连环杀手。 |
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| 5 | mainly journalism a series of activities that you do in order to achieve something 系列活动 |
| the campaign/championship/winning/comeback trail The usual pack of reporters were following Bush on the campaign trail. 和往常一样，一大堆记者在跟踪报道布什的一系列竞选活动。 |
| hit the trail (=begin to try to achieve something) Sefton hits the cup trail tomorrow, following today’ s win. 开始尝试 |
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| - | blaze a trail
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| 1 | to go to a place where no one has gone before 开路；做开路先锋 |
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| 2 | to discover something new 开创；开拓 |
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| - | (hot) on the trail of
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| very close to finding someone or discovering something |
| 就要找到某人（或某物） |
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