trail
n. 蹤跡; 小路
v. 拖; 磨蹭; 比賽失利; 蔓生
A trail is a rough path across open country or through forests.
He was following a broad trail through the trees.
他沿著林間的一條闊路行進。
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 large area of woodland with hiking and walking trails.
間有遠足與散步路線的一大片林地
A trail is a series of marks or other signs of movement or other activities left by someone or something.
Everywhere in the house was a sticky trail of orange juice...
家裡到處是潑灑的橙汁留下的黏糊糊的痕跡。
He left a trail of clues at the scenes of his crimes…
他在犯罪現場留下了一些蛛絲馬跡。
If you trail someone or something, you follow them secretly, often by finding the marks or signs that they have left.
Two detectives were trailing him...
兩個偵探正在追蹤他。
I trailed her to a shop in Kensington.
我跟蹤她來到肯辛頓的一家商店。
You can refer to all the places that a politician visits in the period before an election as their campaign trail .
During a recent speech on the campaign trail, he was interrupted by hecklers.
在最近的一次競選巡遊演講中,他被起鬨者中途打斷。
…at the end of a hard day on the election trail.
選舉巡遊途中難熬的一天結束之時
If you trail something or it trails, it hangs down loosely behind you as you move along.
She came down the stairs slowly, trailing the coat behind her...
她慢慢走下樓梯,大衣在身後拖曳著。
He let his fingers trail in the water.
他把手伸進水裡,任水流滑過指間。
If someone trails somewhere, they move there slowly, without any energy or enthusiasm, often following someone else.
He trailed through the wet Manhattan streets...
他沒精打采地走過曼哈頓溼漉漉的街道。
I spent a long afternoon trailing behind him.
整個下午我都拖著步子跟在他身後。
If a person or team in a sports match or other contest is trailing, they have a lower score than their opponents.
He scored again, leaving Dartford trailing 3-0 at the break...
他又進球了,使得中場休息時達特福德隊以 3: 0 落後。
The polls showed the Tories trailing behind the Government by 17 per cent.
民調顯示,保守黨落後於政府 17 個百分點。
If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
The police were hot on his trail...
警方正全力追捕他。
There was a newspaper on the trail of the story.
有一家報紙在追蹤報道此事。
1. a track or mark left by something that has passed;
2. a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
3. evidence pointing to a possible solution;
1. to lag or linger behind;
2. go after with the intent to catch;
3. move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly;
4. hang down so as to drag along the ground;
5. drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground;
path, road, way, street, highway, avenue, motorway, route, lane, pavement, trail
這些名詞均有"路"之意。
pursue, follow, chase, hunt, trace, track, trail
這些動詞均含"跟隨,追蹤"之意。
at the trail
(軍)做持槍姿勢
trail arms
(軍)持槍
trail one's coat
挑釁,尋釁滋事
The snail left a trail of slime along the floor.
蝸牛在地板上留下一道黏液.
The hounds ran ahead, following their noses on the trail of the fox.
獵狗憑著嗅覺順著狐狸的足跡向前跑去.
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.
The fox redoubled on its trail to escape the hunters.
那狐狸循原路折回逃避獵人.
The winding trail caused the hikers to lose their orientation.
蜿蜒的小徑使徒步旅行者迷失了方向.