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trail

noun
 
/treɪl/
/treɪl/
Idioms
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  1.  
    a long line or series of marks that is left by somebody/something（长串的）痕迹，踪迹，足迹
    • a trail of blood一连串血迹
    • tourists who leave a trail of litter everywhere they go一路乱丢垃圾的游客
    • The hurricane left a trail of destruction behind it.飓风过后满目疮痍。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • scent
    • blood
    • smoke
    • …
    verb + trail
    • lay
    • leave
    • make
    • …
    trail + verb
    • go cold
    preposition
    • on somebody’s trail
    phrases
    • a trail of blood
    • a trail of devastation
    • a trail of smoke
    • …
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  2.  
    a track, sign or smell that is left behind and that can be followed, especially in hunting（尤指打猎时跟踪的）踪迹，足迹，臭迹
    • The hounds were following the fox's trail.猎犬追踪着狐狸的气味。
    • on the trail of somebody/something The police are still on the trail of the escaped prisoner.警方仍在追捕逃犯。
    • Fortunately the trail was still warm (= clear and easy to follow).庆幸的是痕迹仍然清晰可循。
    • The trail had gone cold.臭迹已经消失了。
    Wordfinder
    see also vapour trail
    Extra Examples
    • Ants follow a scent trail laid down previously.蚂蚁循着上次留下的臭迹爬。
    • The dog had picked up the trail of a rabbit.狗嗅到了野兔留下的气味。
    • The fox had crossed a stream, and the hounds lost the trail.狐狸穿过了小溪，猎狗失去了它的臭迹。
    • Detectives had found several new clues and were back on the murderer's trail.侦探们发现了一些新的线索，又开始追踪凶手。
    • The couple laid a false trail to escape the press photographers.为了逃避摄影记者，那对情侣假造了踪迹。
    • They had to find the kidnappers before the trail went cold.他们必须在踪迹磨灭之前找到绑匪。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • scent
    • blood
    • smoke
    • …
    verb + trail
    • lay
    • leave
    • make
    • …
    trail + verb
    • go cold
    preposition
    • on somebody’s trail
    phrases
    • a trail of blood
    • a trail of devastation
    • a trail of smoke
    • …
    See full entry
  3.  
    a path through the countryside（乡间的）小路，小径
    • a trail through the forest穿过森林的小路
    see also national trail, nature trail
    Extra Examples
    • We set off to walk the trail that winds along the Colorado River.我们沿着科罗拉多河边蜿蜒的小路出发了。
    • The trail was covered with deep snow.这条小径被厚厚的积雪覆盖着。
    • The Norfolk Coast path is part of a National Trail.诺福克海岸小径是国家小径的一部分。
    • The Appalachian Trail runs from Maine to Georgia.阿巴拉契亚小径从缅因州延伸到乔治亚州。
    • A woodland trail leads off to the right.一条林地小径通向右边。
    • The trail wends its way through leafy woodland and sunny meadows.这条小径穿过葱郁的林区和洒满阳光的草地。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • forest
    • mountain
    • nature
    • …
    verb + trail
    • follow
    • hit
    • take
    • …
    trail + verb
    • go
    • lead
    • run
    • …
    preposition
    • along a/​the trail
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    a route that is followed for a particular purpose（特定）路线，路径
    • a tourist trail (= of famous buildings)游览路线
    • politicians on the campaign trail (= travelling around to attract support)进行巡回宣传的政治人物
    Extra Examples
    • In 1967 she hit the hippy trail to India.1967 年，她踏上嬉皮士之路去了印度。
    • We did the Inca trail.我们走了印加古道。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • forest
    • mountain
    • nature
    • …
    verb + trail
    • follow
    • hit
    • take
    • …
    trail + verb
    • go
    • lead
    • run
    • …
    preposition
    • along a/​the trail
    See full entry
    5. see also audit trail, paper trail
    Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French traillier ‘to tow’, or Middle Low German treilen ‘haul a boat’, based on Latin tragula ‘dragnet’, from trahere ‘to pull’. Compare with trawl. The noun originally denoted the train of a robe, later generalized to denote something trailing.
Idioms
blaze a trail
  1. to be the first to do or to discover something that others follow作开路先锋；领先
    • The department is blazing a trail in the field of laser surgery.这个部门正在为激光外科学领域开辟一条新路。
    compare trailblazer
hit the road/trail
  1. (informal) to start a journey出发；上路
    • The following spring I hit the road.第二年春天我就上路了。
hot on somebody’s/something’s tracks/trail
  1. (informal) close to catching or finding the person or thing that you have been running after or searching for快要抓到，即将找到（某人或物）

trail

verb
 
/treɪl/
/treɪl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they trail
/treɪl/
/treɪl/
he / she / it trails
/treɪlz/
/treɪlz/
past simple trailed
/treɪld/
/treɪld/
past participle trailed
/treɪld/
/treɪld/
-ing form trailing
/ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
/ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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    [transitive, intransitive] to pull something behind somebody/something, usually along the ground; to be pulled along in this way（被）拖，拉
    • trail something A jeep trailing a cloud of dust was speeding in my direction.一辆吉普车拖着一股扬尘，朝我疾驰而来。
    • I trailed my hand in the water as the boat moved along.我把手放在水里，让小船拖着往前划行。
    • (+ adv./prep.) The bride's dress trailed behind her.新娘的结婚礼服拖在身后。
    Extra Examples
    • The little boy trailed a dirty old blanket behind him.小男孩身后拖着一条脏旧毯子。
    • Don't let the blanket trail on the ground.不要让毯子拖在地上。
    • Her scarf was trailing in the mud.她的围巾拖在泥里。
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    [intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk slowly because you are tired or bored, especially behind somebody else; to go from one place to another without enthusiasm（尤指跟在他人后面）疲惫地走，没精打采地慢走，磨蹭
    • The kids trailed around after us while we shopped for clothes.我们在商店买衣服时，孩子们无精打采地跟在后面。
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    • I trailed wearily after the others.我疲惫地拖着步子走在其他人后面。
    • The last walkers came trailing down the hill.最后一批步行者尾随下山。
    • We walked home in the rain, with the kids trailing along behind.我们冒雨往家走，孩子们无精打采地跟在后面。
    • They spent their lives trailing around the country.他们一辈子都在这个国家四处漂泊。
    • I spent months trailing from one audition to the next.我花了几个月的时间从一次试镜到下一次试镜。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • slowly
    • wearily
    • closely (behind)
    • …
    preposition
    • after
    • around
    • round
    • …
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    [intransitive, transitive] (used especially in the progressive tenses尤用于进行时) to be losing a game or other contest（在比赛或其他竞赛中）落后，失利，失败
    • United were trailing 2–0 at half-time.联队在上半场结束时以 0:2 落后。
    • trail by something We were trailing by five points.我们落后五分。
    • trail in something This country is still trailing badly in scientific research.这个国家在科研方面仍然大大滞后。
    • trail somebody/something The Conservatives are trailing Labour in the opinion polls.在民意测验中保守党的支持率落后于工党。
    Extra Examples
    • Liverpool are now trailing badly in the league.联赛中利物浦队的积分现在远远落后于其它队。
    • They were trailing by 12 points until the last few minutes of the game.直到比赛的最后几分钟，他们还落后 12 分。
    • Lazio were trailing to a 47th-minute goal by Roma.拉齐奥在第47分钟落后于罗马。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • badly
    • slightly
    preposition
    • by
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  4. [transitive] trail somebody/something to follow somebody/something by looking for signs that show you where they have been跟踪；追踪
    • The police trailed Dale for days.警方跟踪了戴尔多日。
    • They spent three hours trailing a deer through the woods.他们花了三个小时拖着一只鹿穿过树林。
    • Sharks were trailing the ship.鲨鱼正在追踪那艘船。
  5. [intransitive] to grow or hang downwards over something or along the ground; to move downwards over something蔓生；蔓延；向下移动
    • trailing plants蔓生植物
    • He had tears trailing down his cheeks.他的眼泪顺着双颊流了下来。
  6. [transitive] trail something to advertise a film, TV programme, etc. in advance追踪：预先宣传电影，电视节目等
    • It was trailed heavily as the Big Film of the New Year.作为新年大片，这部电影被大大地拖后了。
    7. Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French traillier ‘to tow’, or Middle Low German treilen ‘haul a boat’, based on Latin tragula ‘dragnet’, from trahere ‘to pull’. Compare with trawl. The noun originally denoted the train of a robe, later generalized to denote something trailing.

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