1line/smell that sb/sth leaves behind留下的路線或氣味ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRAIL | TRAIL + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤scent臭跡◇Ants follow a scent trail laid down previously.螞蟻循着上次留下的臭跡爬。➤blood, smoke, vapour/vapor血跡;煙跡;(飛機在高空飛行時產生的)凝結尾跡▸➤faint, thin微弱的痕跡➤long一長條痕跡▸➤muddy泥痕➤wet濕痕▸➤false偽造的痕跡VERB + TRAIL➤lay, leave, make, produce形成/留下/製造/產生痕跡◇The couple laid a false trail to escape the press photographers.為了逃避攝影記者,那對情侶假造了踪跡。◇The tourists left a trail of empty cans behind them.遊客留下了一路的空罐子。➤find, pick up發現踪跡◇The dog had picked up the trail of a rabbit.狗嗅到了野兔留下的氣味。➤notice, see注意到/看到踪跡▸➤follow跟隨踪跡▸➤lose失去踪跡◇The fox had crossed a stream, and the hounds lost the trail.狐狸穿過了小溪,獵狗失去了它的臭跡。➤cover掩蓋踪跡TRAIL + VERB➤go cold踪跡變得模糊◇They had to find the kidnappers before the trail went cold.他們必須在線索變得模糊之前找到綁架者。PREPOSITION➤on sb's trail跟踪追趕某人◇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,又開始追踪兇手。PHRASES➤a trail of blood, a trail of devastation血跡;破壞的痕跡◇The hurricane passed, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake.颶風過後,滿目瘡痍。➤a trail of smoke煙跡trail
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2path/route小路;路線ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRAIL | TRAIL + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤forest, mountain, nature, wooded, woodland森林小道;山區小路;通向自然景觀的小路;林蔭道;林間小徑▸➤10-km, 5-mile, etc. * 10 公里長、5 英里長等的小道▸➤bike, biking, cycle, hiking, jogging, mountain-bike, ski, snowmobile, walking自行車小徑;徒步旅行小道;慢跑小徑;山地自行車小徑;滑雪道;雪地車道;步行道➤cross-country越野小道▸➤tourist旅遊路線◇This restaurant is off the tourist trail.這家餐館不在遊客路線上。➤narrow, rough, steep, winding狹窄的/崎嶇的/陡峭的/蜿蜒的小道➤dusty, rocky灰塵瀰漫的/佈滿岩石的小道➤dirt土路➤lighted, marked, paved有燈光照明的/做了標記的/鋪就的小路➤groomed (NAmE) 整潔的小徑➤scenic風景秀麗的小路➤main主要路徑▸➤campaign, comeback, presidential, winning (BrE, allfigurative) 競選/東山再起/總統/獲勝之路◇After a disastrous few seasons, the team are on the comeback trail.經歷了幾個災難性的賽季之後,隊員的狀態正在恢復。VERB + TRAIL➤follow, hit, take沿着⋯之路;開始⋯◇I like to hit the trail early and be finished by eight.我喜歡早點兒開始,8 點之前就結束。➤hike, ride, walk (all NAmE) 遠足的/騎車的/步行的小徑➤do (informal) 走小路◇We did the Inca trail.我們走了印加古道。TRAIL + VERB➤go, lead, run, wend its way, wind小道去往;小道通向◇The trail wends its way through dark forests.這條小徑穿過黑暗的森林。➤begin, start小徑開始➤cross sth, follow sth, pass sth小路穿過⋯/沿着⋯/通過⋯PREPOSITION➤along a/the trail沿着小道trail
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1move/walk slowly慢慢地移動;慢慢地走ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤slowly慢吞吞地拖着步子走▸➤wearily疲憊地拖着步子走➤closely (behind)緊跟在身後慢走PREPOSITION➤after拖着步子走在⋯之後◇I trailed wearily after the others.我疲憊地拖着步子走在其他人後面。➤around, round (especially BrE) 在⋯各處慢走◇They spent their lives trailing around the country.他們一輩子都在這個國家四處漂泊。➤(along) behind跟在⋯後面trail
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2have a lower score than the other player/team比分落後ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤badly得分遠遠落後◇The team is now trailing badly in the league.現在這個隊在聯賽中遠遠落後於其他隊。◇Tyler is trailing badly in the polls.泰勒在民意測驗中遠遠落後。➤slightly得分稍微落後PREPOSITION➤by落後⋯分◇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。