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Trail Trailing 例:He N Count Verb Series Marks Signs

单词 trailing
音标
英['treɪlɪŋ] 美['treɪlɪŋ]
解释
n.泥浆彩饰;adj.拖尾的;曳尾的;被拖动的;蔓延的;v.(使某物)被拖在后面( trail的现在分词 );跟踪,追踪;(在比赛等中)输;(尤指跟在他人后面)疲惫地走;
例句

N-COUNT
乡间小路;林间小道
A trail is a rough path across open country or through forests.
例:He was following a broad trail through the trees.他沿着林间的一条阔路行进。

N-COUNT
(特定)路线,路径
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.
例:...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

N-COUNT
(一串)痕迹,足迹,踪迹
A trail is a series of marks or other signs of movement or other activities left by someone or something.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
跟踪;追踪;追猎
If you trail someone or something, you follow them secretly, often by finding the marks or signs that they have left.
例:Two detectives were trailing him...两个侦探正在追踪他。
例:I trailed her to a shop in Kensington.我跟踪她来到肯辛顿的一家商店。

N-COUNT
(竞选)巡游路线
You can refer to all the places that a politician visits in the period before an election as their campaign trail .
例: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。
例:…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

V-ERG
(使)拖在后面;(使)下垂;(使)曳地
If you trail something or it trails, it hangs down loosely behind you as you move along.
例: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。
例:He let his fingers trail in the water.他把手伸进水里,任水流滑过指间。

VERB
(常指跟着别人)拖沓行走,没精打采地走
If someone trails somewhere, they move there slowly, without any energy or enthusiasm, often following someone else.
例:He trailed through the wet Manhattan streets...他没精打采地走过曼哈顿湿漉漉的街道。
例:I spent a long afternoon trailing behind him.整个下午我都拖着步子跟在他身后。

VERB
(比分)落后
If a person or team in a sports match or other contest is trailing, they have a lower score than their opponents.
例: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。
例: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。

PHRASE
追踪;寻找
If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
例:The police were hot on his trail...警方正全力追捕他。
例: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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