trail

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. 足迹；（跟踪某人的）踪迹；（尤指细长）一缕；（人或动物）排成的长队；（荒野）小路；特定路线；滑雪坡；（炮架的）架尾；（电影等的）预告片
• v. 拖，拉；（尤指植物）蔓延；（尤指根据痕迹等）追踪；（在游戏、比赛中）落后；拖沓行走；（声音、喇叭）减弱；预告（影片、节目等）；喷注（泥釉）
• n. (Trail) （美）特雷尔（人名）

词源解说

• 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的trailler，意为拖；最初源自古典拉丁语的tragula，意为拖，拉。

词根记忆

• t + rail(铁轨)→像铁轨一样在地上留下痕迹→痕迹
• 沿着铁轨(rail)，追寻痕迹(trail)

同根派生

• adj性质的同根词

  trailing：后面的；拖尾的；牵引的；被拖动的；蔓延的。

• n性质的同根词

  trailer：拖车；[电视]预告片；追踪者。

  trailing：拖尾；泥浆彩饰。

• v性质的同根词

  trailing：尾随（trail的ing形式）。

• vi性质的同根词

  trailer：乘拖车式活动房屋旅行。

• vt性质的同根词

  trailer：用拖车载运。

• trail相关词

用法辨析

v. (动词)

• trail的基本意思是物体被拖拉于地。引申可指“拖着沉重步伐”“无精打采地走开”“声音、兴趣等逐渐变小〔减弱〕”。trail还可表示“跟踪”,指按着某人或动物的足迹追踪。
• trail既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词作宾语。
• trail常与off连用,表示“逐渐减弱或变小等”“离题而变得无效”; 与along连用表示“跟随”。

• trail使用方法
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英汉例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

• The kite's tail trailed in the air.
  风筝的尾巴在空中飘着。

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• The dog trailed him constantly.
  这只狗总跟在他的后面。

用作名词 (n.)

• The hound found the trail of the rabbit.
  猎狗发现了兔子的踪迹。

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词组短语

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

• trail demurely 拘谨地跟随
• trail faithfully 忠诚地跟随
• trail incessantly 连续跟踪
• trail tediously 令人厌烦地跟随
• trail along after sb 慢吞吞地跟在某人后面走

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (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.

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专业释义

计算机科学技术

• 踪迹
• 痕迹
• 带尾
• 存底

机械工程

• 痕迹

生物学

• 移迹
• 拖曳部
• 踪迹信息

航空、航天科学技术

• 退曳

医药科学

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