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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（長串的）痕迹，蹤迹，足迹
    • a trail of blood一連串血迹
    • tourists who leave a trail of litter everywhere they go一路亂丢垃圾的遊客
    • The hurricane left a trail of destruction behind it.飓風過後滿目瘡痍。
    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
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
    a track, sign or smell that is left behind and that can be followed, especially in hunting（尤指打獵時跟蹤的）蹤迹，足迹，臭迹
    • The hounds were following the fox's trail.獵犬追蹤着狐狸的氣味。
    • 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).慶幸的是痕迹仍然清晰可循。
    • The trail had gone cold.臭迹已經消失了。
    Wordfinder
    see also vapour trail
    Extra Examples
    • Ants follow a scent trail laid down previously.螞蟻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氣味。
    • The fox had crossed a stream, and the hounds lost the trail.狐狸穿過了小溪，獵狗失去了它的臭迹。
    • Detectives had found several new clues and were back on the murderer's trail.偵探們發現了一些新的線索，又開始追蹤兇手。
    • The couple laid a false trail to escape the press photographers.爲了逃避攝影記者，那對情侶假造了蹤迹。
    • They had to find the kidnappers before the trail went cold.他們必須在蹤迹磨滅之前找到綁匪。
    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（鄉間的）小路，小徑
    • a trail through the forest穿過森林的小路
    see also national trail, nature trail
    Extra Examples
    • We set off to walk the trail that winds along the Colorado River.我們沿着科羅拉多河邊蜿蜒的小路出發了。
    • The trail was covered with deep snow.這條小徑被厚厚的積雪覆蓋着。
    • The Norfolk Coast path is part of a National Trail.諾福克海岸小徑是國家小徑的一部分。
    • The Appalachian Trail runs from Maine to Georgia.阿巴拉契亞小徑從緬因州延伸到喬治亞州。
    • A woodland trail leads off to the right.一條林地小徑通向右邊。
    • The trail wends its way through leafy woodland and sunny meadows.這條小徑穿過蔥鬱的林區和灑滿陽光的草地。
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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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  4.  
    a route that is followed for a particular purpose（特定）路線，路徑
    • a tourist trail (= of famous buildings)遊覽路線
    • politicians on the campaign trail (= travelling around to attract support)進行巡回宣傳的政治人物
    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.我們走了印加古道。
    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作開路先鋒；領先
    • The department is blazing a trail in the field of laser surgery.這個部門正在爲激光外科學領域開辟一條新路。
    compare trailblazer
hit the road/trail
  1. (informal) to start a journey出發；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，即將找到（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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  1.  
    [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.一輛吉普車拖着一股揚塵，朝我疾馳而來。
    • I trailed my hand in the water as the boat moved along.我把手放在水裏，讓小船拖着往前劃行。
    • (+ adv./prep.) The bride's dress trailed behind her.新娘的結婚禮服拖在身後。
    Extra Examples
    • The little boy trailed a dirty old blanket behind him.小男孩身後拖着一條髒舊毯子。
    • Don't let the blanket trail on the ground.不要讓毯子拖在地上。
    • Her scarf was trailing in the mud.她的圍巾拖在泥裏。
  2.  
    [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（尤指跟在他人後面）疲憊地走，沒精打采地慢走，磨蹭
    • 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後面。
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    • I trailed wearily after the others.我疲憊地拖着步子走在其他人後面。
    • The last walkers came trailing down the hill.最後一批步行者尾随下山。
    • We walked home in the rain, with the kids trailing along behind.我們冒雨往家走，孩子們無精打采地跟在後面。
    • They spent their lives trailing around the country.他們一輩子都在這個國家四處漂泊。
    • I spent months trailing from one audition to the next.我花了幾個月的時間從一次試鏡到下一次試鏡。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • slowly
    • wearily
    • closely (behind)
    • …
    preposition
    • after
    • around
    • round
    • …
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    [intransitive, transitive] (used especially in the progressive tenses尤用於進行時) to be losing a game or other contest（在比賽或其他競賽中）落後，失利，失敗
    • United were trailing 2–0 at half-time.聯隊在上半場結束時以 0:2 落後。
    • trail by something We were trailing by five points.我們落後五分。
    • trail in something This country is still trailing badly in scientific research.這個國家在科研方面仍然大大滞後。
    • trail somebody/something The Conservatives are trailing Labour in the opinion polls.在民意測驗中保守黨的支持率落後於工黨。
    Extra Examples
    • Liverpool are now trailing badly in the league.聯賽中利物浦隊的積分現在遠遠落後於其它隊。
    • They were trailing by 12 points until the last few minutes of the game.直到比賽的最後幾分鐘，他們還落後 12 分。
    • Lazio were trailing to a 47th-minute goal by Roma.拉齊奧在第47分鐘落後於羅馬。
    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跟蹤；追蹤
    • The police trailed Dale for days.警方跟蹤了戴爾多日。
    • They spent three hours trailing a deer through the woods.他們花了三個小時拖着一只鹿穿過樹林。
    • Sharks were trailing the ship.鲨魚正在追蹤那艘船。
  5. [intransitive] to grow or hang downwards over something or along the ground; to move downwards over something蔓生；蔓延；向下移動
    • trailing plants蔓生植物
    • He had tears trailing down his cheeks.他的眼淚順着雙頰流了下來。
  6. [transitive] trail something to advertise a film, TV programme, etc. in advance追蹤：預先宣傳電影，電視節目等
    • It was trailed heavily as the Big Film of the New Year.作爲新年大片，這部電影被大大地拖後了。
    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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