Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4331
trail
痕迹；踪迹；足迹
A mark or series of marks left by something or someone that has passed.
- 1.
The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
标记某物经过路线的痕迹或迹象,如陆地上的动物足迹或天空中的飞机尾迹
- 2.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
留下的痕迹或标记
- 3.
A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
陆地旅行的路线,尤其是供徒步旅行者、骑马者等使用的狭窄、未铺砌的小径
- 4.
a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
在荒野或丘陵地区大致开辟的小路
- 5.
A route or circuit generally.
一般的路线或回路
- 6.
evidence pointing to a possible solution
指向可能解决方案的证据
- 7.
A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
电视上播放的即将上映的电影或节目的预告片
- 8.
A walk in which all the edges are distinct.
所有边缘都不同的步行路径
- 9.
The horizontal distance from where the wheel touches the ground to where the steering axis intersects the ground.
从车轮接触地面的点到转向轴与地面相交的点的水平距离
小路；小径；步道；路线；路径；线索；预告片；迹
In use
We followed the muddy trail of footprints leading to the back door.
A narrow trail winds up the mountain to the old cabin.
The detective found a trail of clues that finally solved the case.
there as a trail of blood
a tear left its trail on her cheek
the trail led straight to the perpetrator
Connections
Collocations
- blaze a trail
- 开辟道路；开创先例
- She blazed a trail for women in science.她为女性在科学领域开辟了道路。
- follow a trail
- 沿着踪迹追踪
- The detectives followed the trail of clues.侦探们沿着线索追踪。
- leave a trail
- 留下踪迹
- The snail left a trail of slime.蜗牛留下了一道黏液痕迹。
- on the trail
- 在追踪中；在路上
- The police are on the trail of the suspect.警察正在追踪嫌疑人。
- off the trail
- 偏离路径；失去线索
- The hikers went off the trail and got lost.徒步者偏离了小径，迷路了。
- trail of blood
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你在森林里走出一条小径（trail），身后留下一串脚印，沿着脚印就能找到方向。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
常用复数形式 trails；常与介词 on 或 along 搭配，如 on the trail
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ail' rhyme with 'trail' (e.g., tail, fail, mail, rail, sail). However, 'trial' is a common lookalike that does not rhyme; its vowel is different.
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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