| Level | C1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | trail |
| IPA | /treɪl / verb |
| Back | peşinden sürüklenmek; peşinden sürüklemek geriden takip etmek |
| Back 2 | trail (verb) /treɪl
/ verb
1 [intransitive,
transitive]
to pull or be pulled
along behind sb/sth
peşinden
sürüklenmek; peşinden sürüklemek
The skirt was too long and trailed along
the ground.
Joe sat in the boat trailing a stick in the
water.
Her long hair trailed behind her in the
wind (saçları savruldu).
2 [intransitive]
to move or walk slowly
behind sb/sth else, usually because you are tired or bored
yorgun
argın yürümek, sürünmek
It was impossible to do any shopping with
the kids trailing around after me.
3 [intransitive,
transitive] [usually used in the continuous tenses]
trail (by/in sth)
to be in the process
of losing a game or a competition
(oyun, yarışma) geriden
takip etmek
At half-time Liverpool were trailing by two
goals to three.
4 [intransitive]
(used about plants or
sth long and thin) to grow over sth and hang downwards; to lie across a surface
(bitki) yayılmak, uzamak
ivy trailing over a wall
Computer wires trailed across the floor.
PHRASAL VERB
trail
away/off
(used about sb's
voice) to gradually become quieter and then stop
(ses) azalarak
yok olmak
‘I wonder if you'd …’ she trailed off.
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