trail

• vt. 追踪；拖；蔓延；落后于
• n. 小径；痕迹；尾部；踪迹
• vi. 飘出；蔓生；垂下；拖曳
• n. (Trail)人名；(英)特雷尔

来自古法语 trailler,拖，拉，跟踪，来自通俗拉丁语 tragulare,拉，来自拉丁语 trahere,拖，拉， 使移动，词源同 drag,tract.拼写比较 rule,regulate.引申诸相关词义。

1. a track or mark left by something that has passed;

"there as a trail of blood"

"a tear left its trail on her cheek"

2. a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country

3. evidence pointing to a possible solution;

"the police are following a promising lead"

"the trail led straight to the perpetrator"

trail

trail: see trawl

trail (v.)

c. 1300, "to hang down loosely and flow behind" (of a gown, sleeve, etc.), from Old French trailler "to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry," ultimately from Vulgar Latin *tragulare "to drag," from Latin tragula "dragnet, javelin thrown by a strap," probably related to trahere "to pull" (see tract (n.1)). Transitive sense of "to tow or pull along the ground" is from c. 1400. The meaning "follow the trail of" (an animal, etc.) is first recorded late 14c. Meaning "to lag behind" is from 1957. Related: Trailed; trailing.

trail (n.)

early 14c., "trailing part of a robe, gown, etc.," from trail (v.). The meaning "track or smell left by a person or animal" is also from 1580s. Meaning "path or track worn in wilderness" is attested from 1807. Trail of Tears in reference to the U.S. government's brutally incompetent Cherokee removal of 1838-9 is attested by 1908.

path, road, way, street, highway, avenue, motorway, route, lane, pavement, trail

这些名词均有"路"之意。

path： 多指由人或动物在田间、小丘或树丛中经常走动而踩出的小路，也指公园或花园等供人走的小径。

road： 指连接两地间供行人或车辆使用的广阔平坦的大道，多指公路，也可用于引申意义。

way： 普通用词，含义广泛，可指各种路、道或通道，也可指抽象的道路。

street： 尤指城市中的道路，往往一侧或两侧有高大建筑物；还可指城市小镇、近郊可供人、车、马行走的平坦道路。

highway： 通常指市区外可以通行各种机动车辆的交通干线。

avenue： 在美国，指城市中一侧或两侧建筑物林立的大道或马路；而在英国则常指通住乡村大住宅、私人大庄园或两旁栽树的道路。

motorway： 高速公路，新词，特指为车辆快速通行而修的专线，美语为freeway或expressway。

route： 指从此处通往彼处的路线、路程等。

lane： 指农村或城镇的小道或小径，也指小巷。

pavement： 在英国，多指街道两旁的人行道，而美国人常用sidewalk表示人行道。

trail： 指人或兽在森林、荒野或山中踩出的小径或崎岖小道。

pursue, follow, chase, hunt, trace, track, trail

这些动词均含"跟随，追踪"之意。

pursue： 指坚持不懈、毫不动摇地紧跟、追赶某人、某物或某个事业。

follow： 普遍用词，含义最广，多指跟随起引导作用的人或物，跟随的动机可以是善意的，也可能是恶意的。

chase： 指快速追赶或决心追踪，褒义贬义均可用。

hunt： 原义为"追猎、猎取"，现用于指追捕或搜寻逃犯等。

trace： 指根据线索或足迹进行跟踪。用于抽象意义时指找到某事物的根源。

track： 指沿着人或动物留下的印迹或行迹追踪。

trail： 一般指跟踪追击。

The U.S. trails far behind every wealthy nation and many developing ones that have family-friendly work policies including paid parental leave, paid sick days and breast-feeding support, according to a 2007 study.

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You can imagine similar kinds of interactive activities along historical lines," like following the Freedom Trail in Boston, Professor Dede said.

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Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to find the trail again.

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He had to leave the trail to get around them.

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In the new trail, in addition to one escalator banning walking in rush hours, the other "up" escalators will be used for standing only and a mix of walking and standing.

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The only hope was Balto, Kaasen's lead dog, Balto put his nose to the ground, trying to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail.

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Walking will be banned on escalators as part of a trail designed to reduce congestion at some of the country's busiest stations.

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A further concern is that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic trail that contains a large amount of personal data.

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Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can lead you to civilization.

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a trail of blood

一连串血迹

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tourists who leave a trail of litter everywhere they go

一路乱丢垃圾的游客

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The hurricane left a trail of destruction behind it.

飓风过后满目疮痍。

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The hounds were following the fox's trail.

猎犬追踪着狐狸的气味。

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The police are still on the trail of the escaped prisoner.

警方仍在追捕逃犯。

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Fortunately the trail was still warm (= clear and easy to follow) .

庆幸的是痕迹仍然清晰可循。

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The trail had gone cold .

臭迹已经消失了。

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a trail through the forest

穿过森林的小路

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a tourist trail (= of famous buildings)

游览路线

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politicians on the campaign trail (= travelling around to attract support)

进行巡回宣传的政治人物

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A jeep trailing a cloud of dust was speeding in my direction.

一辆吉普车拖着一股扬尘，朝我疾驰而来。

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I trailed my hand in the water as the boat moved along.

我把手放在水里，让小船拖着往前划行。

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The bride's dress trailed behind her.

新娘的结婚礼服拖在身后。

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The kids trailed around after us while we shopped for clothes.

我们在商店买衣服时，孩子们无精打采地跟在后面。

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He was following a broad trail through the trees.

他沿着林间的一条阔路行进。

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...a large area of woodland with hiking and walking trails.

间有远足与散步路线的一大片林地

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Everywhere in the house was a sticky trail of orange juice...

家里到处是泼洒的橙汁留下的黏糊糊的痕迹。

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He left a trail of clues at the scenes of his crimes…

他在犯罪现场留下了一些蛛丝马迹。

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Two detectives were trailing him...

两个侦探正在追踪他。

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I trailed her to a shop in Kensington.

我跟踪她来到肯辛顿的一家商店。

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During a recent speech on the campaign trail, he was interrupted by hecklers.

在最近的一次竞选巡游演讲中，他被起哄者中途打断。

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…at the end of a hard day on the election trail.

选举巡游途中难熬的一天结束之时

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She came down the stairs slowly, trailing the coat behind her...

她慢慢走下楼梯，大衣在身后拖曳着。

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He let his fingers trail in the water.

他把手伸进水里，任水流滑过指间。

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He trailed through the wet Manhattan streets...

他没精打采地走过曼哈顿湿漉漉的街道。

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I spent a long afternoon trailing behind him.

整个下午我都拖着步子跟在他身后。

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He scored again, leaving Dartford trailing 3-0 at the break...

他又进球了，使得中场休息时达特福德队以 3: 0 落后。

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The polls showed the Tories trailing behind the Government by 17 per cent.

民调显示，保守党落后于政府 17 个百分点。

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The police were hot on his trail...

警方正全力追捕他。

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There was a newspaper on the trail of the story.

有一家报纸在追踪报道此事。

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