Word · Frequency #20976
tracing
描图；摹本
a copy of a picture or drawing made by tracing over it through translucent paper
- 1.
The reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper.
通过半透明纸复制图像。
- 2.
A record in the form of a graph made by a device such as a seismograph.
由地震仪等设备记录的图形形式的记录。
- 3.
The process of finding something that is lost by studying evidence.
通过研究证据寻找丢失的东西的过程。
- 4.
A regular path or track; a course.
规则的路径或轨迹；路线。
（仪器记录的）曲线图；记录图；追踪；追查；路径；轨迹；通过半透明纸复制图像。；由地震仪等设备记录的图形形式的记录。
In use
She made a tracing of the leaf so she could keep the exact shape.
The architect compared the tracing with the original blueprint to check for mistakes.
These tracings from the 1920s show how the bridge was first designed.
do some tracing
这里tracing指描摹动作。
I need to do some tracing of the original drawing.
我需要描摹一下原图。
a tracing of [sth]
a tracing指描摹出来的图。
This is a tracing of the antique map.
这是一张古地图的摹图。
tracing [noun]
tracing paper是固定搭配，表示描图纸。
Connections
Collocations
- tracing paper
- 描图纸
- You need tracing paper to copy the map.你需要用描图纸来描摹这张地图。
- ECG tracing
- 心电图记录
- The doctor examined the ECG tracing for any irregularities.医生检查了心电图记录，看是否有异常。
- seismograph tracing
- 地震仪记录图
- The seismograph tracing showed a series of small tremors.地震仪记录图显示了一系列小震动。
- call tracing
- 电话追踪
- Call tracing helped the police identify the caller's location.电话追踪帮助警方确定了来电者的位置。
Synonyms
- copy
- 复制品；抄本 · copy 是通用词，可直接替换多数 tracing 的语境，但不强调描摹方式。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tracing 里有 trace（足迹/追踪）：想象用透明纸覆在原图上描线，顺着原图的路线走，所以它既是描图，也是追踪轨迹的图形记录。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：美术/制图、科学仪器记录、调查/追查、路线/轨迹 作名词时涵盖多个义项：描图或摹本常见于美术、制图；仪器记录图多出现在科技或医学语境；追查过程多见于调查或逻辑推导。整体语体偏中性至正式，具体正式程度随义项不同而略有变化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以下词都与 tracing（/ˈtreɪsɪŋ/）押韵：racing、facing、pacing、placing、spacing，它们的结尾都是 /eɪsɪŋ/。注意 tracking（/ˈtrækɪŋ/）拼写相似，但读音不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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