Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1268
track
追踪；跟踪；追查
To follow and find a person or animal by following their tracks or other signs of their movements.
- 1.
To continue over time.
持续一段时间
- 2.
To follow the tracks of.
跟踪足迹
- 3.
To discover the location of a person or object by following traces.
通过追踪发现某人或物的位置
- 4.
To make tracks on or to leave in the form of tracks.
在上面留下足迹或形成足迹
- 5.
To create a musical recording (a track).
制作音乐录音(音轨)
- 6.
To separate into educational tracks, each of which teaches to a different level of ability.
将学生分成不同能力水平的教育轨道
留下（脚印/污迹）；踩脏；录制；灌制（歌曲）；持续；延续；把…分流；按能力分班；持续一段时间
In use
The police used a dog to track the missing child through the forest.
You can track your package online with the tracking number.
Scientists attach GPS devices to sharks to track their movements.
Verb forms
base track · third person tracks · -ing tracking · past tracked · past participle tracked
Connections
Collocations
- track down
- 追查到，搜寻到
- The police finally tracked down the missing hiker.警察终于找到了失踪的徒步旅行者。
- track a package
- 追踪包裹
- You can track your package on the courier's website.你可以在快递公司的网站上追踪你的包裹。
- track progress
- 跟踪进展，记录进度
- The teacher tracks each student's progress every month.老师每个月跟踪每个学生的学习进度。
- track mud
- 踩得到处都是泥（留下泥脚印）
- The kids tracked mud all over the new carpet.孩子们在新地毯上踩得到处都是泥。
- track students by ability
- 按能力对学生分轨
- The school tracks students by ability in math and English.这所学校在数学和英语课上按能力对学生分轨。
- track a suspect
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：track≈“踏”出“痕”迹，顺踪追查；既指跟随足迹，也指留下痕迹或持续跟踪。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：户外活动（追踪足迹）、物流运输（查询货物）、安全监控（定位目标）、音乐制作（录制歌曲）、教育领域（能力分组） 动词 track 的多个义项分布在不同场合，语气随搭配变化：表示“跟踪/追踪”时较正式；表示“录制（歌曲）”多用于音乐行业口语；表示“踩脏（地面）”则很口语。因此整体标记为混合，具体文体需根据上下文和搭配判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 track /tɹæk/ 押韵的词有 back /bæk/、lack /læk/、pack /pæk/、crack /kɹæk/，它们都含 /æk/ 音。注意拼写相似的 trick /tɹɪk/ 和 truck /tɹʌk/ 虽然也以 -ck 结尾，但元音不同，读音与 track 不同。
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 4，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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