Word · Frequency #4331
trails
痕迹；踪迹；足迹
trails is the plural of trail.
核心释义
A mark or series of marks left by something or someone that has passed.
- 1.
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
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.
- 2.
留下的痕迹或标记
a track or mark left by something that has passed
- 3.
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
A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
- 4.
在荒野或丘陵地区大致开辟的小路
a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
- 5.
一般的路线或回路
A route or circuit generally.
- 6.
指向可能解决方案的证据
evidence pointing to a possible solution
- 7.
电视上播放的即将上映的电影或节目的预告片
A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
- 8.
所有边缘都不同的步行路径
A walk in which all the edges are distinct.
- 9.
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
The horizontal distance from where the wheel touches the ground to where the steering axis intersects the ground.
小路；小径；步道；路线；路径；线索；预告片；迹
用法In use
We followed the muddy trail of footprints leading to the back door.
用法提示：trail在这里是名词，表示留下的踪迹，在句中作宾语。
A narrow trail winds up the mountain to the old cabin.
用法提示：trail是名词，指山间狭窄的小路，在句中作主语。
The detective found a trail of clues that finally solved the case.
用法提示：trail是名词，意为连续的线索，构成a trail of clues短语。
there as a trail of blood
a tear left its trail on her cheek
the trail led straight to the perpetrator
a trail of sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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语法说明Grammar Note
常用复数形式 trails；常与介词 on 或 along 搭配，如 on the trail
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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