Word · Frequency #2868
trace
追踪；跟踪
follow the trail of
- 1.
To follow the trail of.
追踪路径。
- 2.
To follow the history of.
追溯历史。
- 3.
To draw or sketch lightly or with care.
轻轻或仔细地画或描。
- 4.
To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.
通过在原件上覆盖纸张并沿其线条描绘来复制。
- 5.
To follow the execution of the program by making it to stop after every instruction, or by making it print a message after every step.
通过使程序在每条指令后停止或在每步后打印消息来跟踪程序执行。
追溯；勾勒；勾画；描摹；跟踪调试；追踪路径。
In use
The hunter traced the deer through the snowy forest.
The rescue team is tracing the missing hikers by following their footprints.
You can trace your package with the tracking number on the receipt.
Verb forms
base trace · third person traces · -ing tracing · past traced · past participle traced
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- trace back to
- 追溯到
- The custom can be traced back to the 16th century.这一习俗可以追溯到16世纪。
- trace the origins
- 追溯起源
- Scientists are trying to trace the origins of the virus.科学家们正试图追溯这种病毒的起源。
- trace a route
- 描绘路线
- She traced the route on the map with her finger.她用手指在地图上描绘路线。
- trace a design
- 描摹图样
- He carefully traced the design onto the cloth.他小心地把图样描摹到布上。
- trace a call
- 追踪电话
- The police can trace the call to a mobile phone.警方可以把电话追踪到一部手机上。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：trace 去掉 t 是 race（赛跑），沿着跑道上留下的痕迹追踪、描画；记住 t 就像一个小小的脚印。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：侦探或野外追踪、历史与家谱研究、绘画与制图、软件开发 trace 作动词时的语气通常为中性，但不同场景下含义差异较大：日常或书面中多指追踪、追溯，绘画场景中指临摹或勾画，软件开发中则指跟踪程序执行。建议根据上下文判断具体意思，使用上比较灵活。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这六个词都与 trace /treɪs/ 押韵：重读元音及之后的音都是 /eɪs/。其中 face、place、race、space、grace 的拼写都有 '-ace'，而 case 拼作 '-ase'。注意不是所有以 '-ace' 结尾的词都押韵，比如 palace 读作 /ˈpælɪs/，所以要依据读音而不是拼写。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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