trail
- vt. 追蹤；拖；蔓延；落后于
- n. 小徑；痕跡；尾部；蹤跡
- vi. 飄出；蔓生；垂下；拖曳
- n. (Trail)人名；(英)特雷爾
詞態(tài)變化
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中文詞源
來自古法語 trailler,拖，拉，跟蹤，來自通俗拉丁語 tragulare,拉，來自拉丁語 trahere,拖，拉， 使移動，詞源同 drag,tract.拼寫比較 rule,regulate.引申諸相關(guān)詞義。
英英釋意
- 1. a track or mark left by something that has passed;
- "there as a trail of blood"
- "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
- 2. a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
- 3. evidence pointing to a possible solution;
- "the police are following a promising lead"
- "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
英文詞源
- trail
- trail: see trawl
- trail (v.)
- c. 1300, "to hang down loosely and flow behind" (of a gown, sleeve, etc.), from Old French trailler "to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry," ultimately from Vulgar Latin *tragulare "to drag," from Latin tragula "dragnet, javelin thrown by a strap," probably related to trahere "to pull" (see tract (n.1)). Transitive sense of "to tow or pull along the ground" is from c. 1400. The meaning "follow the trail of" (an animal, etc.) is first recorded late 14c. Meaning "to lag behind" is from 1957. Related: Trailed; trailing.
- trail (n.)
- early 14c., "trailing part of a robe, gown, etc.," from trail (v.). The meaning "track or smell left by a person or animal" is also from 1580s. Meaning "path or track worn in wilderness" is attested from 1807. Trail of Tears in reference to the U.S. government's brutally incompetent Cherokee removal of 1838-9 is attested by 1908.
同義詞辨析
path, road, way, street, highway, avenue, motorway, route, lane, pavement, trail
這些名詞均有"路"之意。
path： 多指由人或動物在田間、小丘或樹叢中經(jīng)常走動而踩出的小路，也指公園或花園等供人走的小徑。
road： 指連接兩地間供行人或車輛使用的廣闊平坦的大道，多指公路，也可用于引申意義。
way： 普通用詞，含義廣泛，可指各種路、道或通道，也可指抽象的道路。
street： 尤指城市中的道路，往往一側(cè)或兩側(cè)有高大建筑物；還可指城市小鎮(zhèn)、近郊可供人、車、馬行走的平坦道路。
highway： 通常指市區(qū)外可以通行各種機(jī)動車輛的交通干線。
avenue： 在美國，指城市中一側(cè)或兩側(cè)建筑物林立的大道或馬路；而在英國則常指通住鄉(xiāng)村大住宅、私人大莊園或兩旁栽樹的道路。
motorway： 高速公路，新詞，特指為車輛快速通行而修的專線，美語為freeway或expressway。
route： 指從此處通往彼處的路線、路程等。
lane： 指農(nóng)村或城鎮(zhèn)的小道或小徑，也指小巷。
pavement： 在英國，多指街道兩旁的人行道，而美國人常用sidewalk表示人行道。
trail： 指人或獸在森林、荒野或山中踩出的小徑或崎嶇小道。
pursue, follow, chase, hunt, trace, track, trail
這些動詞均含"跟隨，追蹤"之意。
pursue： 指堅持不懈、毫不動搖地緊跟、追趕某人、某物或某個事業(yè)。
follow： 普遍用詞，含義最廣，多指跟隨起引導(dǎo)作用的人或物，跟隨的動機(jī)可以是善意的，也可能是惡意的。
chase： 指快速追趕或決心追蹤，褒義貶義均可用。
hunt： 原義為"追獵、獵取"，現(xiàn)用于指追捕或搜尋逃犯等。
trace： 指根據(jù)線索或足跡進(jìn)行跟蹤。用于抽象意義時指找到某事物的根源。
track： 指沿著人或動物留下的印跡或行跡追蹤。
trail： 一般指跟蹤追擊。
考試真題
- The U.S. trails far behind every wealthy nation and many developing ones that have family-friendly work policies including paid parental leave, paid sick days and breast-feeding support, according to a 2007 study.
出自-2016年12月閱讀原文
- You can imagine similar kinds of interactive activities along historical lines," like following the Freedom Trail in Boston, Professor Dede said.
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
- Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to find the trail again.
2016年高考英語北京卷 完形填空 原文
- He had to leave the trail to get around them.
2016年高考英語北京卷 完形填空 原文
- In the new trail, in addition to one escalator banning walking in rush hours, the other "up" escalators will be used for standing only and a mix of walking and standing.
2016年高考英語上海卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 題設(shè)
- The only hope was Balto, Kaasen's lead dog, Balto put his nose to the ground, trying to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail.
2016年高考英語北京卷 完形填空 原文
- Walking will be banned on escalators as part of a trail designed to reduce congestion at some of the country's busiest stations.
2016年高考英語上海卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- A further concern is that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic trail that contains a large amount of personal data.
2013年考研真題（英語二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
- Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can?lead?you to civilization.
2019年考研真題（英語一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
詞組搭配
at the trail
(Military)with a rifle hanging balanced in one hand and (in Britain) parallel to the ground
(軍)做持槍姿勢
trail arms
(Military)let a rifle hang in such a way
(軍)持槍
trail one's coat
deliberately provoke a quarrel or fight
挑釁，尋釁滋事
實用場景例句
- a trail of blood
- 一連串血跡
牛津詞典
- tourists who leave a trail of litter everywhere they go
- 一路亂丟垃圾的游客
牛津詞典
- The hurricane left a trail of destruction behind it.
- 颶風(fēng)過后滿目瘡痍。
牛津詞典
- The hounds were following the fox's trail.
- 獵犬追蹤著狐貍的氣味。
牛津詞典
- The police are still on the trail of the escaped prisoner.
- 警方仍在追捕逃犯。
牛津詞典
- Fortunately the trail was still warm (= clear and easy to follow) .
- 慶幸的是痕跡仍然清晰可循。
牛津詞典
- The trail had gone cold .
- 臭跡已經(jīng)消失了。
牛津詞典
- a trail through the forest
- 穿過森林的小路
牛津詞典
- a tourist trail (= of famous buildings)
- 游覽路線
牛津詞典
- politicians on the campaign trail (= travelling around to attract support)
- 進(jìn)行巡回宣傳的政治人物
牛津詞典
- A jeep trailing a cloud of dust was speeding in my direction.
- 一輛吉普車拖著一股揚(yáng)塵，朝我疾馳而來。
牛津詞典
- I trailed my hand in the water as the boat moved along.
- 我把手放在水里，讓小船拖著往前劃行。
牛津詞典
- The bride's dress trailed behind her.
- 新娘的結(jié)婚禮服拖在身后。
牛津詞典
- The kids trailed around after us while we shopped for clothes.
- 我們在商店買衣服時，孩子們無精打采地跟在后面。
牛津詞典
- He was following a broad trail through the trees.
- 他沿著林間的一條闊路行進(jìn)。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...a large area of woodland with hiking and walking trails.
- 間有遠(yuǎn)足與散步路線的一大片林地
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Everywhere in the house was a sticky trail of orange juice...
- 家里到處是潑灑的橙汁留下的黏糊糊的痕跡。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He left a trail of clues at the scenes of his crimes…
- 他在犯罪現(xiàn)場留下了一些蛛絲馬跡。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Two detectives were trailing him...
- 兩個偵探正在追蹤他。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- I trailed her to a shop in Kensington.
- 我跟蹤她來到肯辛頓的一家商店。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- During a recent speech on the campaign trail, he was interrupted by hecklers.
- 在最近的一次競選巡游演講中，他被起哄者中途打斷。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- …at the end of a hard day on the election trail.
- 選舉巡游途中難熬的一天結(jié)束之時
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- She came down the stairs slowly, trailing the coat behind her...
- 她慢慢走下樓梯，大衣在身后拖曳著。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He let his fingers trail in the water.
- 他把手伸進(jìn)水里，任水流滑過指間。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He trailed through the wet Manhattan streets...
- 他沒精打采地走過曼哈頓濕漉漉的街道。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- I spent a long afternoon trailing behind him.
- 整個下午我都拖著步子跟在他身后。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He scored again, leaving Dartford trailing 3-0 at the break...
- 他又進(jìn)球了，使得中場休息時達(dá)特福德隊以 3: 0 落后。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The polls showed the Tories trailing behind the Government by 17 per cent.
- 民調(diào)顯示，保守黨落后于政府 17 個百分點。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The police were hot on his trail...
- 警方正全力追捕他。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- There was a newspaper on the trail of the story.
- 有一家報紙在追蹤報道此事。
柯林斯高階英語詞典