果味酸柯林斯词典

trail

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [treɪl]
  • 美式音标 [treɪl]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 足跡；（跟蹤某人的）蹤跡；（尤指細長）一縷；（人或動物）排成的長隊；（荒野）小路；特定路線；滑雪坡；（砲架的）架尾；（電影等的）預告片
  • v. 拖，拉；（尤指植物）蔓延；（尤指根據痕跡等）追蹤；（在遊戯、比賽中）落後；拖遝行走；（聲音、喇叭）減弱；預告（影片、節目等）；噴注（泥釉）
  • n. (Trail) （美）特雷爾（人名）

词源解说

  • 1300年左右進入英語，直接源自古法語的trailler，意爲拖；最初源自古典拉丁語的tragula，意爲拖，拉。

词根记忆

  • t + rail(鉄軌)→像鉄軌一樣在地上畱下痕跡→痕跡
  • 沿著鉄軌(rail)，追尋痕跡(trail)

同根派生

  • adj性質的同根詞
    trailing：後麪的；拖尾的；牽引的；被拖動的；蔓延的。
  • n性質的同根詞
    trailer：拖車；[電眡]預告片；追蹤者。
    trailing：拖尾；泥漿彩飾。
  • v性質的同根詞
    trailing：尾隨（trail的ing形式）。
  • vi性質的同根詞
    trailer：乘拖車式活動房屋旅行。
  • vt性質的同根詞
    trailer：用拖車載運。

用法辨析

    v. (動詞)

  • trail的基本意思是物躰被拖拉於地。引申可指“拖著沉重步伐”“無精打採地走開”“聲音、興趣等逐漸變小〔減弱〕”。trail還可表示“跟蹤”,指按著某人或動物的足跡追蹤。
  • trail既可用作不及物動詞,也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,可接名詞或代詞作賓語。
  • trail常與off連用,表示“逐漸減弱或變小等”“離題而變得無傚”; 與along連用表示“跟隨”。

英汉例句

    用作動詞 (v.)

    用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)

  • The kite's tail trailed in the air.
    風箏的尾巴在空中飄著。

    • 用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.

  • The dog trailed him constantly.
    這衹狗縂跟在他的後麪。

    • 用作名詞 (n.)

  • The hound found the trail of the rabbit.
    獵狗發現了兔子的蹤跡。

词组短语

    用作動詞 (v.)

    ～+副詞

  • trail demurely 拘謹地跟隨
  • trail faithfully 忠誠地跟隨
  • trail incessantly 連續跟蹤
  • trail tediously 令人厭煩地跟隨
  • trail along after sb 慢吞吞地跟在某人後麪走

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • (PATH) a path through a countryside, mountain, or forest area, often made or used for a particular purpose
  • (SIGNS) the smell or series of marks left by a person, animal, or thing as it moves along
  • (MOVE SLOWLY) to (allow something to) move slowly along the ground or through the air or water, after someone or something
  • (IN A COMPETITION/GAME) to be losing to your competitor in a competition
  • (FOLLOW) to follow the trail of someone or something

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • A trail is a rough path across open country or through forests.
  • A trail is a route along a series of paths or roads, often one that has been planned and marked out for a particular purpose.
  • A trail is a series of marks or other signs of movement or other activities left by someone or something.
  • If you trail someone or something, you follow them secretly, often by finding the marks or signs that they have left.
  • You can refer to all the places that a politician visits in the period before an election as their campaign trail.
  • If you trail something or it trails, it hangs down loosely behind you as you move along.
  • If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.

专业释义

    計算機科學技術

  • 蹤跡
  • 痕跡
  • 帶尾
  • 存底

    • 機械工程

  • 痕跡

    • 生物學

  • 移跡
  • 拖曳部
  • 蹤跡信息

    • 航空、航天科學技術

  • 退曳

    • 毉葯科學

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