Trail
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vt. 跟踪，追踪;拖曳：让…拖或飘扬在后面;拖沓而行;跟在…后面;
vi. （在比赛等中）输;（尤指跟在他人后面）疲惫地走;（在比赛或其他竞赛中）落后;蔓生;
n. 足迹;臭迹;小径;一缕;
💡 词根助记
trail(draw)→拖；拉；追踪；尾随；踪迹；小径
📝 例句
Setting foot on the island, he began to ascend the trail.
他踏上荒岛，开始顺着小径往上攀登。
The boy trailed a toy horse after him.
男孩将一匹玩具马拖在身后。
The young girl's hair trailed over her shoulder.
年轻姑娘的长发披肩。
Following the trail with the sureness of a bloodhound, came the general.
就象尾随追踪的凶猛猎狗那么准确，将军跟了上来。
Police closely follow the trail of the whereabouts of shaking.
警察紧紧追踪绑架者的行踪。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ t-拼音“踏”,rail-铁轨:踏着铁轨,留下一串串的足迹
※ t-拼音“特”,rail-铁轨、轨道:特务从轨道上下来,在小径上留下足迹
※ tail-尾巴,r-拼音“人”:跟踪的人被称为尾巴(那个人屁股上拖着一条尾巴)
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
trail
n
1 mark or sign in the form of a long line left by sth or sb passing by 痕迹; 足迹; 踪迹
vapour trails, eg those left in the sky by high-flying aircraft 蒸汽尾迹（如飞机在高空飞行留下的）
The hurricane left a trail of destruction behind it. 飓风过後满目疮痍.
tourists who leave a trail of litter everywhere they go 一路走一路乱扔垃圾的游客.
2 path, esp through roughcountry 小路（尤指穿过不平坦的郊野的）
a trail throughthe forest 穿过森林的小路
a `nature trail 穿过郊野的小路.
3 track or scent followed in hunting （打猎或追踪时搜寻的）痕迹, 臭迹
The police are on the escaped convict's trail, ie are pursuing him. 警方正在追捕逃犯.
4 (idm 习语) blaze a trail => blaze3. hit the trail => hit1. hot on sb's tracks/trail; hot on the trail => hot. trail, v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(cause sth to) be dragged behind （使某物）被拖在後面
Her long skirt was trailing along/on the floor. 她的长裙拖在地板上.
a bird trailing a broken wing 耷拉著一个断翅的鸟
I trailed my hand in the water as the boat drifted along. 小船漂流向前, 我把手伸进水里让它拖著走. =>Usage at pull2 用法见pull2.
2 [Ipr, Ip] ~ along behind (sb/sth), etc walk or move wearily, esp behind or later than others 疲惫地走或磨蹭（尤指跟在或落在後面）
The tired children trailed along behind their parents. 孩子们累了, 没精打采地跟在父母後面.
The horse I had backed trailed in last. 我下赌注的那匹马落在後面, 跑了个倒数第一.
(fig 比喻) This country is still trailing far behind (others) in computer research. 这个国家的计算机研究工作远远落後（他国）.
3 [I, Ipr] ~ (by/in sth) (usu in the continuous tenses 通常用於进行时态) be losing a game or some other contest （在比赛、 竞赛等中）输, 失败, 失利
trailing by two goals to one at half-time 上半场以二比一落後
The party is trailing badly in the opinion polls. 该党在民意测验中大大失利.
4 [Ipr] (of plants) grow randomly over a surface, downwards or along the ground with long winding stems （指植物）蔓生, 蔓延
roses trailing over the walls 蔓生在墙上的蔷薇.
5 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (to sth) follow the trail of sb/sth; track sb/sth 追踪或尾随某人[某事物]
trail a criminal, a wild animal 追踪罪犯、 野兽.
6 (phr v) trail away/off (of sb's speech) gradually become quieter and then stop, esp because of shyness, confusion, etc （指某人说话）声音逐渐减弱到不出声（尤指因害羞、 慌乱等所致）.
🎯 考研助记
十条(t)铁路(rail)留下 痕迹
🔁 扩展释义
*[treil]n. 踪迹, 痕迹, 一串, 尾部, 小径, 持枪姿势vt. 拖, 尾随, 追踪, 落后于, 开出路vi. 拖曳, 垂下, 落后, 飘出, 蔓生相关词组: trail along after sb be hot on sb's trail blaze a trail in trail march in trail off the trail
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Then you can pick up a hire car and travel around.
然后你可以开着租来的车四处旅行。
The words so full of meaning - flew from her hand to mine.
这些词--意思如此丰富--从她的手流到了我的手。
Yes, but one thing is most unlikely to change.
对，但有一件事是最不可能改变的。