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
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「外贸」词汇
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I ask for what is mine by law!
我要求得到根据法律属于我的东西。
The other people in the workforce may not trust you in future.
在一起干活的其他人可能今后不会相信你了。
All the bees that had been at the distant feeding place were doing a completely different dance, a wagging dance.
所有在近处点的蜜蜂在跳一种完全不同的舞蹈，一种摇摆舞。