Word · Frequency #2868
traces
痕迹；踪迹；迹象
traces is the plural of trace.
a mark or sign left by someone or something that was present
- 1.
An act of tracing.
追踪的行为。
- 2.
a just detectable amount
刚刚可检测到的数量
- 3.
An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package.
对丢失物品(如信件或快递包裹)的查询。
- 4.
an indication that something has been present
某物曾存在的迹象
- 5.
A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
作为人或动物经过的标记。
- 6.
a suggestion of some quality
某种品质的暗示
- 7.
A very small amount, often residual, of some substance or material.
极少量,通常是残留的某种物质或材料。
- 8.
A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.
印刷电路板上的导电路径。
- 9.
An informal road or prominent path in an arid area.
干旱地区的非正式道路或显著路径。
- 10.
One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
马具上的两根带子、链条或绳索之一,从项圈或胸甲延伸到连接车辆或要拉的物体的横木；拉绳。
- 11.
A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, especially from one plane to another; specifically, such a piece in an organ stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider.
连接杆或杆件,用于传递运动,尤其是从一个平面到另一个平面；特别是在风琴停止动作中用于传递运动的部件。
- 12.
The ground plan of a work or works.
工程或建筑的平面图。
- 13.
The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.
投影平面或原始平面与坐标平面的交线。
- 14.
The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix.
方阵对角线元素的总和。
- 15.
An empty category occupying a position in the syntactic structure from which something has been moved, used to explain constructions such as wh-movement and the passive.
在句法结构中占据某个位置的空类别,用于解释如wh-移动和被动等结构。
- 16.
A sequence of instructions, including branches but not loops, that is executed for some input data.
一系列指令,包括分支但不包括循环,针对某些输入数据执行。
- 17.
A signifier approximated in the absence of stable signified.
在缺乏稳定所指时的近似能指。
微量；一丝；些许；（电路板上的）导线；线路；走线；追踪；追溯；描摹；（干旱地区的）小径；土路；（寻找丢失邮件等的）查询
In use
The test found a trace of lead in the drinking water.
She spoke calmly, but there was a trace of nervousness in her voice.
After the rain, only a trace of the chalk drawing remained on the sidewalk.
he speaks French with a trace of an accent
there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
Connections
Collocations
- a trace of
- 一丝…；微量…
- There was a trace of sadness in her voice.她的声音里有一丝悲伤。
- leave a trace
- 留下痕迹
- The thief left no trace behind.小偷没有留下任何痕迹。
- without a trace
- 无影无踪地
- He disappeared without a trace.他消失得无影无踪。
- trace element
- 微量元素
- Zinc is a trace element essential for health.锌是健康必需的微量元素。
- trace evidence
- 微量证据
- The lab found trace evidence of gunpowder on his hands.实验室在他的手上发现了火药的微量证据。
- trace amounts
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Trace 里的 't' 像脚印，'race' 是赛跑——在赛跑中留下痕迹。
Context & Register
语域：中性。典型语境：犯罪现场调查（痕迹）、科学研究（微量）、日常描述（迹象）。注意：名词 trace 在这些语境中均自然使用，无显著语域偏向。
Grammar Note
常用复数形式 traces
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the /eɪs/ ending and rhyme with 'trace'. Be cautious with words like 'truce' (/truːs/) which have different vowel sounds.
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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