trace
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UK trace [sth], trace [sth] onto [sth] vtr: (outline)
SC 勾画…的轮廓 gōu huà … de lún kuò
The architect traced the plans carefully.
建筑师仔细地勾画出平面图的轮廓。
trace [sb] vtr: (find)
SC 找到 zhǎo dào
SC 追踪 zhǎo dào，zhuī zōng
Police are trying to trace witnesses to the accident.
警方正试图找到事故的目击证人。
trace [sth] vtr: (identify origin)
SC 找到（源头）
SC 找出（根源）
The gas company is trying to trace the source of the leak.
燃气公司正试图找到泄露源。
trace [sth] to [sb/sth] vtr + prep: (find origin, originator)
SC 追踪…到…
SC 顺着…追踪到…
Karen finally traced the strange smell to the pile of clothes on her teenage daughter's bedroom floor.
凯伦顺着那股奇怪的气味最终追踪到年轻女儿卧室地板上的一堆衣服。
trace [sth] vtr: (draw on translucent paper) (用透明纸覆盖在地图、绘画上)
SC 映描，描摹 yìng miáo，miáo mó
The schoolboy traced the map.
那个男生把地图描摹了下来。
trace [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep: (follow to source)
SC 追根溯源到
SC 追溯到 zhuī sù dào
Grace can trace her family tree to the sixteenth century.
格蕾丝的家谱可以追溯到16世纪。
trace n: (detectable amount)
SC 少许 shǎo xǔ
TC 少許
TC 少許
SC 些微 shǎo xǔ ，xiē wēi
SC 微量 shǎo xǔ ，wēi liàng
TC 微量
TC 微量
There were traces of mud on the carpet where Simon had walked through without taking his boots off first.
在西蒙没有脱掉靴子就走过的地毯上有少许泥渍。
trace n: (indication of presence)
SC 痕迹 hén jì
TC 痕跡 / 痕迹
TC 痕跡 / 痕迹
SC 踪迹 hén jì，zōng jì
There are traces that Olivia has been home, but she isn't here now.
有痕迹显示奥莉薇娅回过家，不过现在不在。
trace n: (tracking a phone call) (对通信来源进行追踪)
SC 电子追踪器
The trace helped the police to catch the criminal.
电子追踪器帮助警方抓捕罪犯。
trace [sth] vtr: (phone call: track)
SC 追查（电话）
Police tried to trace the call from the kidnapper, but he hung up too quickly.
警方试图通过绑架犯的电话追查他的位置，不过他很快就挂断了。
trace [sth] vtr: (follow course of) (根据事情的发展向前调查)
SC 追查，调查 zhuī chá，diào chá
TC 調查
TC 調查
Robert traced the course of events leading to the crisis.
罗伯特调查了导致危机发生的一系列事件。
trace [sth] back, trace back [sth] vtr phrasal sep: often passive (identify origin, originator)
SC 追溯 zhuī sù
I have only been able to trace my family tree back five generations.
我的家谱只能追溯五代人。
not a trace n: (no sign)
SC 没有任何踪迹 méi yǒu rèn hé zōng jì
SC 无影无踪 méi yǒu rèn hé zōng jì，wú yǐng wú zōng
Come April, there is not a trace left of the snow.
There is not a trace of any sugar in this tea.
trace [sth] back to [sth/sb] v expr: often passive (identify origin, owner)
SC 追溯 zhuī sù
SC 回溯 zhuī sù，huí sù
The origins of Halloween can be traced back to the Celts.
万圣节的起源可以追溯到凯尔特人。
trace element n: (very small quantity)
SC 微量元素 wēi liàng yuán sù
TC 微量元素
TC 微量元素
There were trace elements of poison in her blood.
trace minerals npl: (chemical nutrients)
SC 微量矿物质，微量元素 wēi liàng yuán sù
TC 微量元素
TC 微量元素
trace [sth] out, trace out [sth] vtr + adv: (outline)
SC 勾画出…的轮廓 gōu huà chū de lún kuò
SC 概述 gōu huà chū de lún kuò，gài shù
TC 概述
TC 概述
trace [sth] out, trace out [sth] vtr + adv: figurative (discover or describe)
SC 探询, 追查, 描绘, 描述
The police had to trace out where the gun had been sold in order to discover the murderer.
trace the origin of [sth] v expr: (find the source of)
SC 追溯…的起源 zhuī sù … de qǐ yuán
Ian tried in vain to trace the origin of the slanderous rumor.
Doctors are hoping to trace the origin of the salmonella outbreak.
trace the origin of [sth] v expr: (learn the ancestry of)
SC 追溯…的起源 zhuī sù … de qǐ yuán
The internet makes the task of tracing the origins of your family much easier.
without a trace adv: (leaving no indication or mark)
SC 无影无踪，不留痕迹 wú yǐng wú zōng