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🔑 trace AW BrE /treɪs/NAmE /treɪs/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they trace BrE /treɪs/ NAmE /treɪs/present simple - he / she / it traces BrE /ˈtreɪsɪz/ NAmE /ˈtreɪsɪz/past simple traced BrE /treɪst/ NAmE /treɪst/past participle traced BrE /treɪst/ NAmE /treɪst/ -ing form tracing BrE /ˈtreɪsɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈtreɪsɪŋ/🔑 ~ sb/sth (to sth) to find or discover sb/sth by looking carefully for them/it 查出；找到；发现；追踪 SYN track sb/sth↔down ◆We finally traced him to an address in Chicago. 我们终于追查到他在芝加哥的一个地址。🔑 ~ sth (back) (to sth) to find the origin or cause of sth 追溯；追究◆She could trace her family tree back to the 16th century. 她能把本族家谱追溯到 16 世纪。◆The leak was eventually traced to a broken seal. 最后查出泄漏是由于密封处破裂所致。◆The police traced the call (= used special electronic equipment to find out who made the telephone call) to her ex-husband's number. 警方用追踪装置查出是她前夫的电话号码打出的电话。 ancestor, branch, descent, dynasty, family tree, genealogy, generation, inherit, trace ~ sth (from sth) (to sth) to describe a process or the development of sth 描绘（事物的过程或发展）；追述；记述◆Her book traces the town's history from Saxon times to the present day. 她的书描述的是这个市镇从撒克逊时代到现在的历史。~ sth (out) to draw a line or lines on a surface 画（线）◆She traced a line in the sand. 她在沙地上画了一条线。~ sthto follow the shape or outline of sth 绘出，勾画出（轮廓）◆He traced the route on the map. 他在地图上勾画出了路线。◆A tear traced a path down her cheek. 一滴眼泪沿着她的面颊流了下来。~ sthto copy a map, drawing, etc. by drawing on transparent paper (= tracing paper) placed over it （用透明纸覆盖在地图、绘画等上）复制，描摹 🔑 trace AW BrE /treɪs/NAmE /treɪs/ noun🔑 [C, U] a mark, an object or a sign that shows that sb/sth existed or was present 痕迹；遗迹；踪迹◆It's exciting to discover traces of earlier civilizations. 发现早期文明的遗迹，真令人兴奋。◆Police searched the area but found no trace of the escaped prisoners. 警方搜索了那一地区，但未发现越狱逃犯的任何踪迹。◆Years of living in England had eliminated all trace of her American accent. 她多年居住在英国，美国口音已荡然无存。◆The ship had vanished without (a) trace.那艘船消失得无影无踪。🔑 [C] ~ of stha very small amount of sth 微量；少许◆The post-mortem revealed traces of poison in his stomach. 验尸发现他胃中有微量毒物。◆She spoke without a trace of bitterness. 她说话时一点儿也不伤感。 [C] (specialist) a line or pattern on paper or a screen that shows information that is found by a machine 描记图；轨迹；迹线；扫描线◆The trace showed a normal heart rhythm. 描记图显示心率正常。 [C] ~ on sb/stha search to find out information about the identity of sb/sth, especially what number a telephone call was made from （对信息的）跟踪，追踪◆The police ran a trace on the call. 警察对那次通话进行了追踪。 [C, usually pl.] one of the two long pieces of leather that fasten a carriage or cart to the horse that pulls it 挽绳；套绳 ●kick over the ˈtraces(old-fashioned, BrE) to start to behave badly and refuse to accept any discipline or control （开始）不听话，不守规矩，不受管束 |