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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4331 COCA: 1646

trail

Word family 
trail1 /treɪl/ ●●○ verb
1  pull 拉 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]PULL to pull something behind you, especially along the ground, or to be pulled in this way 拖，拉；拖在後面
A plane trailing a banner was circling overhead.
一架飛機拖着橫幅標語在上空盤旋。
trail in/on/over etc
She walked slowly along the path, her skirt trailing in the mud.
她沿着小徑緩步行走，裙子拖在泥裏。
trail something in/across/through etc something
Rees was leaning out of the boat trailing his hand through the water.
裏斯把身體探出船外，一只手在水中劃過。
2  walk slowly 緩慢行走 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]WALK to walk slowly, especially behind other people because you are tired or bored 〔因疲倦或厭煩〕慢吞吞地走（在後面）
trail behind/around
Susie trailed along behind her parents.
蘇茜慢吞吞地跟在父母身後。
We spent the afternoon trailing around the shops.
我們整個下午都在慢悠悠地逛商店。
3  lose a competition 在比賽中落敗 [intransitiveI, transitiveT usually in progressive]LOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WAR to be losing in a game, competition, or election 〔在體育比賽、競賽或選舉中〕落後（於）
The Democratic candidate is still trailing in the opinion polls.
民主黨候選人在民意調查中仍然處於落後地位。
trail (somebody) by something
Manchester United were trailing by two goals to one.
曼聯隊以一比二落後。
trail in/home (=finish in a bad position) 失敗，落後
He trailed in last after a disastrous race.
經過一場慘不忍睹的比賽，他得了倒數第一。
4  follow SB 跟蹤某人 [transitiveT]FOLLOW to follow someone by looking for signs that they have gone in a particular direction 跟蹤，追蹤
Police trailed the gang for several days.
警察跟蹤了那個團夥好幾天。
5 trail away/off phrasal verbphr v STOP DOING somethingif someone’s voice trails away or trails off, it becomes gradually quieter and then stops 〔說話的聲音〕逐漸變小，減弱
She trailed off, silenced by the look Kris gave her.
克裏斯給她使了個眼色，她便越說聲音越小，最後不作聲了。
Examples from the Corpus
trail away/off• His sentence edged around a raspy cough, then audibly trailed off.• Philip stood on Lee's foot and Lee's voice trailed away.• From time to time her voice trailed off and she became her grief, heavy as a stone.• The sentences are less likely to run out of puff in mid-stream and trail off into inaudibility.• Timber wolf is what they sounded like, their deep and resonating power now trailing off into musical tremolos.• However, this began to trail off towards the end of June due to outside distractions - Wimbledon tennis and International cricket.
Examples from the Corpus
trail• The Raiders trailed 14-0 and faced fourth-and-eight at their 47-yard line.• Myers entered with the Bruins trailing 54-53 and just over 10 minutes remaining.• With his team trailing 72--78, the manager was forced to bring back his star player.• These two top drivers have left the others trailing behind.• Sweden was trailing by 2 games to 1.• Sir Walter Raleigh trails his comforter about the muddy garden, a full-length Hilliard in miniature hose and padded pants.• Although he is trailing in the polls, Texas Sen.• Nelson is trailing in the polls.• Standing in front of them was an extremely old man with a beard that trailed on the ground and long flowing white hair.• Police have been trailing the gang for several days.• Slugs would drag along the bathroom floor, trailing their vestments of brown slime.• Labour trailed third, behind the Conservative and Liberal parties.• A poolside dinner after a day trailing toddlers around the baby pool or monitoring middle schoolers on the high dive?• Penn State trail West Virginia by only 1 point.
trail in/on/over etc• His hands were trying to hide the torn pockets of his raincoat; fallen trouser-cuffs trailed over his shoes.• Half the length of the trail in Horrell Creek is the remains of an old road.• Leaving a glowing trail over one thousand kilometers long, it broke into several large pieces as it progressed.• It was quiet there; his horse grazed contentedly, its reins trailing on the ground.• His prey is the charred remnants of a campfire set along a trail in the heart of this tinder-dry wilderness area.• She was kneeling on a kitchen chair, her long hair trailing in the margarine, when she heard the steps.• She wiped her nose with her sleeve, leaving a snail's trail on the rough wool.• A stream of urine struck the water leaving a phosphorescent trail on the surface.
trail behind/around• The hen had walked on off with all the hatched peeps trailing behind her.• After handing it to me Janir turned and sprinted after the other kids, his black cape trailing behind him.• From now on, as he goes about his nocturnal perambulations, he leaves a smelly trail behind him.• This walk doesn't actually explore the reserve, but there are trails around it if you want to make a detour.• There is a one and a half mile circular nature trail around the reserve, which is definitely worth doing.• She trailed around the room picking up beer bottles, looking oddly like a bee with broken wings.• The cords from their flight helmets trailed behind them.• I followed Mundin into the shed, turning every so often and glowering at Fifi, who trailed behind us.
trail (somebody) by something• The Suns trail the Spurs by two games in the playoffs.
Related topics: Geography
trail2 ●●○ noun [countableC]
1  SGROAD/PATHa rough path across countryside or through a forest 〔鄉間或森林裏的〕小路，小徑
The trail led over Boulder Pass before descending to a lake.
小路越過博爾德山口，然後向下通往湖邊。
→ nature trail
2  a long line or a series of marks that have been left by someone or something 痕迹
trail of
a trail of wet footprints
一串濕腳印
The bus left a trail of black smoke behind it.
公共汽車開過，留下一股黑煙。
The typhoon left a trail of devastation.
台風過後，滿目瘡痍。
3  a series of unpleasant situations or feelings that have been left by someone or something 〔某人或某物留下的〕一連串不愉快的情形 [情感]
trail of
He left a trail of broken hearts and broken promises.
他留下了一串破碎的心和一大堆沒有兌現的諾言。
4  COFOLLOWa sign that a person or animal has been in a place, used for finding or catching them 〔被追蹤的人或動物的〕足迹，蹤迹，臭迹
The hunters lost the tiger’s trail in the middle of the jungle.
獵人們在叢林深處失去了老虎的蹤迹。
Police tracked him to Valencia and there the trail went cold (=they could not find any signs of him).
警方追蹤他到巴倫西亞，在那裏蹤迹就斷了。
5  be on the trail of somebody/something to be trying to find someone or something by getting information about them 在追蹤[捕]某人/某物
industrial spies on the trail of technological secrets
盯上技術機密的商業間諜
Police believe they are hot on the trail of a drug-smuggling gang (=they are close to finding them).
警方相信他們正牢牢地跟蹤着一個販毒團夥。
Examples from the Corpus
be on the trail of somebody/something• Especially if you consider he was on the trail of the man he believes had his family abducted and almost certainly murdered.• He was on the trail of a stag, which turned to face him.• Cutler and Johnson are on the trail of the killer.• It had not occurred to her that the newspapers might still be on the trail of Puddephat's widow.
6  all the places that a particular group of people visit for a particular purpose 〔特定的〕路線，路徑
a town on the tourist trail
位於旅遊路線上的城鎮
campaign/election trail
politicians on the campaign trail
進行巡回宣傳的政治人物
7  the set of things that someone does to achieve something 〔爲獲得成功所做的〕一系列事情
New players should put the team back on the winning trail.
新隊員應該能讓球隊重返勝利之路。
→ blaze a trail at blaze2(5), → hit the trail/road at hit1(13)
Examples from the Corpus
trail• Every trail on this particular prairie led to Vecchi.• Griffith Park is replete with hiking trails, and Mount Hollywood is excellent for plotting future treks.• It took a few months to perfect but here it is, a cookie that is like trail mix in a chip.• Laser beams swept like searchlights, leaving smoking trails across the rock, as blasters were turned towards the approaching Dalek Killer.• Although the trail of the Yuezhi ultimately leads to Bactria, it does not take them out of our story.• The dogs followed the trail of the dying animal.• There, officially, the trail ends.• City officials refuse to talk about the case, but detectives say privately the trail has gone cold.• I heard them call and answer, and I went on walking up the trail.• The trail follows the river most of the way to Avalanche Lake.• This trail leads to the lighthouse.
left a trail• Water poured off her and left a trail on the floor. ` Mistress Weatherwax!• The avalanche from the hill overlooking Station Road, Deganwy, left a trail of destruction at the rear of the houses.• Hansel, fortunately, had left a trail of pebbles behind him from the house.• We regularly left a trail of trembling motorists.• But in 1833 there were many brilliant fireballs that left trails of dust and smoke.• One person died in the carnage, which left a trail of twisted metal across the three lanes of the west-bound carriageway.
trail went cold• For one group the trail went cold.• As soon as Waite vanished, the trail went cold, because the first thing his kidnappers did was separate him from his briefcase.
campaign/election trail• But despite his absence his spectre dominates the campaign trail.• The prize at the end of the campaign trail is premier league football next season.• In a strict personality contest, the younger, more ebullient Clinton comes across best on the campaign trail.• In the first 28 days of September, Clinton spent 18 days on the campaign trail visiting 21 states.• Shortly after, however, he was seen out on the campaign trail, but refused to answer any questions.• Richard Lugar, for instance, briefly sought the presidency themselves but died of inhibited personality traits on the campaign trail.• George Bush went to great lengths to keep out of his way on the campaign trail.• On the campaign trail, his oratorical skills have left much to be desired.
on the winning trail• Gloucester are on the winning trail after their 10-3 victory over Rosslyn Park last week.• By then they need to be back on the winning trail which hopefully will start on Saturday against Moseley.• He's at Baden Baden today and should remain on the winning trail.• Double strike ... Shearer puts Swindon on the winning trail.
Origin trail1
(1300-1400) Old French trailler “to pull after you, tow”, from Vulgar Latin tragulare, from Latin tragula “sledge, net for pulling”
trail1 verbtrail2 noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4331 COCA: 1646
trail

noun¹

 1line/smell that sb/sth leaves behind留下的路線或氣味ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRAIL | TRAIL + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤scent臭跡◇Ants follow a scent trail laid down previously.螞蟻循着上次留下的臭跡爬。➤blood, smoke, vapour/vapor血跡；煙跡；（飛機在高空飛行時產生的）凝結尾跡▸➤faint, thin微弱的痕跡➤long一長條痕跡▸➤muddy泥痕➤wet濕痕▸➤false偽造的痕跡VERB + TRAIL➤lay, leave, make, produce形成／留下／製造／產生痕跡◇The couple laid a false trail to escape the press photographers.為了逃避攝影記者，那對情侶假造了蹤跡。◇The tourists left a trail of empty cans behind them.遊客留下了一路的空罐子。➤find, pick up發現蹤跡◇The dog had picked up the trail of a rabbit.狗嗅到了野兔留下的氣味。➤notice, see注意到／看到蹤跡▸➤follow跟隨蹤跡▸➤lose失去蹤跡◇The fox had crossed a stream, and the hounds lost the trail.狐狸穿過了小溪，獵狗失去了它的臭跡。➤cover掩蓋蹤跡TRAIL + VERB➤go cold蹤跡變得模糊◇They had to find the kidnappers before the trail went cold.他們必須在線索變得模糊之前找到綁架者。PREPOSITION➤on sb's trail跟蹤追趕某人◇Detectives had found several new clues and were back on the murderer's trail.偵探們發現了一些新的線索，又開始追蹤兇手。PHRASES➤a trail of blood, a trail of devastation血跡；破壞的痕跡◇The hurricane passed, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake.颶風過後，滿目瘡痍。➤a trail of smoke煙跡
trail

noun²

 2path/route小路；路線ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRAIL | TRAIL + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤forest, mountain, nature, wooded, woodland森林小道；山區小路；通向自然景觀的小路；林蔭道；林間小徑▸➤10-km, 5-mile, etc. * 10 公裏長、5 英裏長等的小道▸➤bike, biking, cycle, hiking, jogging, mountain-bike, ski, snowmobile, walking自行車小徑；徒步旅行小道；慢跑小徑；山地自行車小徑；滑雪道；雪地車道；步行道➤cross-country越野小道▸➤tourist旅遊路線◇This restaurant is off the tourist trail.這家餐館不在遊客路線上。➤narrow, rough, steep, winding狹窄的／崎嶇的／陡峭的／蜿蜒的小道➤dusty, rocky灰塵瀰漫的／佈滿岩石的小道➤dirt土路➤lighted, marked, paved有燈光照明的／做了標記的／鋪就的小路➤groomed (NAmE) 整潔的小徑➤scenic風景秀麗的小路➤main主要路徑▸➤campaign, comeback, presidential, winning (BrE, all figurative) 競選／東山再起／總統／獲勝之路◇After a disastrous few seasons, the team are on the comeback trail.經歷了幾個災難性的賽季之後，隊員的狀態正在恢復。VERB + TRAIL➤follow, hit, take沿着⋯之路；開始⋯◇I like to hit the trail early and be finished by eight.我喜歡早點兒開始，8 點之前就結束。➤hike, ride, walk (all NAmE) 遠足的／騎車的／步行的小徑➤do (informal) 走小路◇We did the Inca trail.我們走了印加古道。TRAIL + VERB➤go, lead, run, wend its way, wind小道去往；小道通向◇The trail wends its way through dark forests.這條小徑穿過黑暗的森林。➤begin, start小徑開始➤cross sth, follow sth, pass sth小路穿過⋯／沿着⋯／通過⋯PREPOSITION➤along a/the trail沿着小道
trail

verb¹

 1move/walk slowly慢慢地移動；慢慢地走ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤slowly慢吞吞地拖着步子走▸➤wearily疲憊地拖着步子走➤closely (behind)緊跟在身後慢走PREPOSITION➤after拖着步子走在⋯之後◇I trailed wearily after the others.我疲憊地拖着步子走在其他人後面。➤around, round (especially BrE) 在⋯各處慢走◇They spent their lives trailing around the country.他們一輩子都在這個國家四處漂泊。➤(along) behind跟在⋯後面
trail

verb²

 2have a lower score than the other player/team比分落後ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤badly得分遠遠落後◇The team is now trailing badly in the league.現在這個隊在聯賽中遠遠落後於其他隊。◇Tyler is trailing badly in the polls.泰勒在民意測驗中遠遠落後。➤slightly得分稍微落後PREPOSITION➤by落後⋯分◇They were trailing by 12 points until the last few minutes of the game.直到比賽的最後幾分鐘，他們還落後 12 分。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4331 COCA: 1646
trail noun
⇨ trail (a trail of blood) ⇨ path (a nature trail)trail verb
⇨ follow 1 (police trail sb) ⇨ lose (be trailing by five points) ⇨ pull 1 (trail your hand in the water) ⇨ trudge (trail around after sb)trail

noun

trail ♦︎ footprint ♦︎ track ♦︎ scentThese are all words for the marks or smell left by a person, animal or vehicle. 這些詞均表示人、動物或車輛留下的痕迹、蹤迹。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆fresh footprints / tracks / scent◆to leave a trail / footprints / tracks / your scent◆to make a trail / footprints / tracks◆to follow a trail / tracks / the scent◆to be on the trail / track / scent of sb / sth◆to pick up / lose sb / sth's trail / scent■ trail [countable] a long line or series of marks that is left by sth as it moves and that shows where it has been; a sign or smell that is left behind and can be followed, especially in hunting （長串的）痕迹，蹤迹；（尤指打獵時跟蹤的）足迹，臭迹◆a trail of blood / footprints血迹；足迹◆The hurricane left a trail of destruction behind it.飓風過後滿目瘡痍。◆The police are still on the trail of the escaped prisoner.警方仍在追蹤逃犯。◆Fortunately the trail was still warm (= clear and easy to follow).慶幸的是痕迹仍然清晰可循。◆They had to find the kidnappers before the trail went cold.他們必須在蹤迹磨滅之前找到綁匪。  see also trail ⇨ follow verb 1 ■ footprint ˈfʊtprɪnt [countable, usually plural] a mark left on a surface by a person's foot or shoe or by an animal's foot （人或動物的）腳印，足迹◆footprints in the sand沙地足迹◆muddy footprints on the kitchen floor廚房地板上的泥腳印◆He could identify any animal from its footprints.無論什麽動物他都可以憑腳印辨認出來。■ track [countable, usually plural] marks left by a moving person, animal or vehicle （人或動物的）足迹，蹤迹；車轍◆We followed the bear's tracks in the snow.我們跟着熊在雪地上留下的足迹走。◆There were two sets of fresh tyre tracks outside.外面有兩組新的車轍。   see also track ⇨ path noun , track ⇨ follow verb 1 NOTE 辨析 Trail or track?A trail can consist of marks on the ground, a smell, objects that have been left behind by sb/sth or a series of clues. A track is always marks on the ground. Trail places the emphasis on where the marks are leading and that there is sb/sth to be found or caught at the end of the trail. Track places more emphasis on the marks themselves. * trail可包括地上的痕迹、氣味、現場所留下的東西或一系列線索。track總是指地上的痕迹。trail強調蹤迹指引的方向，循蹤追查到底可以找到或抓到某人或某物。track更強調痕迹本身。■ scent sent [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the smell that a person or animal leaves behind and that other animals such as dogs can follow （人的）氣味，氣息；（動物的）臭迹，遺臭◆The dogs must have lost her scent.狗準是聞不到她的氣味了。◆The hounds were now on the scent of the fox.獵犬正在追蹤那只狐狸。
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