traced
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed. 追溯
The exhibition traces the history of graphic design in America from the 19th century to the present. 這個展覽會追溯了從19世紀到現在美國平麪設計的歷史。
2. PHRASAL VERB Trace back means the same as . 追溯
...Bronx residents who trace their families back to Dutch settlers. …將自己的家族追溯到荷蘭移民者們的佈朗尅斯居民。
3. V-T If you trace someone or something, you find them after looking for them. 找到
Police are anxious to trace two men seen leaving the house just before 8am. 警察急切想找到在接近早晨8點前被人看到離開那幢房子的兩名男子。
4. V-T If you trace something such as a pattern or a shape, for example, with your finger or toe, you mark its outline on a surface. 勾畫出 (輪廓)
I traced the course of the river on the map spread out on my briefcase. 我在自己公文包上鋪展開的地圖中勾畫出了這條河的流曏。
5. V-T If you trace a picture, you copy it by covering it with a piece of transparent paper and drawing over the lines underneath. (用透明紙蓋在底樣上) 描摹
She learned to draw by tracing pictures out of old storybooks. 她通過描摹舊故事書上的圖畫來學繪畫。
6. N-COUNT A trace of something is a very small amount of it. 少許
Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand. 用冷水清洗它們以清除所有的沙子。
7. PHRASE If you say that someone or something disappears without a trace, you mean that they stop existing or stop being successful very suddenly and completely. 消失得無影無蹤
One day he left, disappeared without a trace. 有一天他離開了，消失得無影無蹤。
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