trail是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a path through a countryside, mountain, or forest area, often made or used for a particular purpose -- 乡间（山间或林间等）小道

  • a forest/mountain trail 林间／山间小道

  • a walking/snowshoeing/cross-country skiing trail 步行／雪鞋／越野滑雪道

• 1 the smell or series of marks left by a person, animal, or thing as it moves along -- 臭迹；踪迹；痕迹

  • The dogs are trained to follow the trail left by the fox. 这些狗经过特别的训练，能够追踪狐狸留下的气味。

  • He left a trail of muddy footprints behind him. 他身后留下了一串泥泞的脚印。

  • The police admit that the robbers have left no trail for them to follow up. 警方承认小偷没有留下可供他们追踪的线索。

  • The three men went to the Bahamas, on the trail of a sunken 17th-century galleon full of treasure. 这3个人去了巴哈马，为的是寻找一艘满载金银财宝的17世纪西班牙沉船。

• 2 to (allow something to) move slowly along the ground or through the air or water, after someone or something -- 拖，拉

  • Katherine, your skirt's trailing in the mud! 凯瑟琳，你的裙子拖在泥里了！

  • As the boat moved along, he trailed his hand in the water. 他把手放在了水里，手随船破水而行。

  • The delegates trailed back into the conference room for the afternoon session. 代表们没精打采地回到会议室，准备开下午的会。

  • After a mile or two the youngest children were trailing behind. 走了一两英里后，年龄最小的孩子们无精打采地跟在后面。

• 3 to be losing to your competitor in a competition -- （比赛中）落后，失败

  • The Canadian team is trailing by six points. 加拿大队落后了6分。

  • The Democrats are trailing (behind) the Republicans in the opinion polls. 在民意调查中，民主党落后于共和党。

• 4 to follow the trail of someone or something -- 追踪