Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4331
trail
跟踪；尾随
to follow behind someone or something
- 1.
To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
跟随在后；尾随
- 2.
To drag (something) behind on the ground.
在地上拖拉(某物)
- 3.
To leave (a trail of).
留下(踪迹)
- 4.
To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
展示(电影、电视节目等)的预告片；提前发布或公布(报告等)的预览
- 5.
To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
松散地挂在后面或拖在后面；缓慢地移动
- 6.
To run or climb like certain plants.
像某些植物一样生长或攀爬
- 7.
To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
懒洋洋或不情愿地拖着自己走
- 8.
To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
落后,比赛中处于劣势
- 9.
To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
携带(枪支),枪托靠近地面,枪身向前倾斜,右手握住中部
- 10.
To create a trail in.
在......中创造路径
- 11.
To travel by following or creating trails.
通过跟随或创造路径旅行
- 12.
To transport (livestock) by herding it along a trail.
通过沿小道驱赶来运输(牲畜)
拖；拖曳；落后；处于下风；留下（痕迹）；发布预告片；预告；拖垂；垂下
In use
The little dog always trails its owner around the house.
We trailed the tour guide through the narrow streets of the old town.
The children were trailing behind their parents, stopping to look at every shop window.
Verb forms
base trail · third person trails · -ing trailing · past trailed · past participle trailed
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- trail behind
- 落在后面；尾随
- The dog trailed behind its owner on the walk.散步时，狗跟在主人后面。
- trail off
- （声音）逐渐变弱；渐渐消失
- His voice trailed off as he realized his mistake.当他意识到自己的错误时，声音逐渐变小。
- trail one's fingers
- 用手指轻轻掠过（水面等）
- She trailed her fingers in the cool stream.她用手指轻轻划过清凉的小溪。
- trail by
- （比赛中）落后（多少分等）
- At halftime, the home team trailed by two goals.半场时，主队落后两球。
- trail in the polls
- 在民调中落后
- The challenger is still trailing in the polls despite his recent surge.尽管近期势头上升，挑战者在民调中仍然落后。
- trail a suspect
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象雪地上走过，身后拖出一条长痕——trail 既指‘拖’出的痕迹，也指‘尾随’在后。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：police surveillance、everyday narrative 在“跟随；尾随”这个义项下，trail 没有明显的书面或口语偏向，日常对话和叙述中都可以用。比较常见于警察跟踪、人或动物跟在后面等场景，语气中性。相比 follow，trail 往往带有持续跟随或落在后面的意味，但语域上并不正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 trail 押韵（/eɪl/）的有 sail、tail、nail、pale（注意 pale 拼作 -ale 但发音相同）。拼写相似的 trial /ˈtraɪəl/ 和 trawl /trɔːl/ 发音不同，容易混淆，请勿按 trail 的读音类推。
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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