trace
verb
noun
treɪs
verb
1
FIND SB/STH
发现某人/某物
to
find
someone
or
something
that
has
disappeared
by
searching
for
them
carefully
仔细找寻
She
had
given
up
all
hope
of
tracing
her
missing
daughter.
她已经放弃了寻找失踪女儿的所有希望。
Police
are
trying
to
trace
a
young
woman
who
was
seen
near
the
accident.
警方在设法寻找目击者称在事故现场附近出现过的一名年轻女子。
2
ORIGINS
来源
to
find
the
origins
of
when
something
began
or
where
it
came
from
追溯; 追查
trace
sth
(back)
to
sth
They’ve
traced
their
ancestry
to
Scotland.
他们将自己的世系追溯到了苏格兰。
The
style
of
these
paintings
can
be
traced
back
to
early
medieval
influences.
这些绘画的风格可以追溯到中世纪早期的影响。
3
HISTORY/DEVELOPMENT
历史/发展
to
study
or
describe
the
history,
development,
or
progress
of
something
研究…的历史; 探索…的发展; 追寻…的轨迹
Sondheim’s
book
traces
the
changing
nature
of
the
relationship
between
men
and
women.
桑德海姆的这本书探索男女之间关系的变化。
4
COPY
誊写
to
copy
a
drawing,
map
etc
by
putting
a
piece
of
transparent
paper
over
it
and
then
drawing
the
lines
you
can
see
through
the
paper
〔用透明纸在图上〕描摹，描绘
5
WITH YOUR FINGER
用手指
to
draw
real
or
imaginary
lines
on
the
surface
of
something,
usually
with
your
finger
or
toe
〔通常用手指或脚趾在物体表面〕画〔线〕， 留下〔印迹〕
trace
sth
on/in/across
Rosie’s
fingers
traced
a
delicate
pattern
in
the
sand.
罗茜用手指在沙地上画出一幅精美的图案。
6
trace a call
to
find
out
where
a
telephone
call
is
coming
from
by
using
special
electronic
equipment
〔利用特殊的电子设备〕追踪电话
His
call
was
traced
and
half
an
hour
later
police
arrested
him.
他的电话被追踪，半小时后警方就逮捕了他。
noun
7
SIGN OF STH
某事物的迹象
a
small
sign
that
shows
that
someone
or
something
was
present
or
existed
踪迹，痕迹，迹象
C,U
There
was
no
trace
of
anyone
having
entered
the
room
since
then.
没有任何迹象表明有人在那以后进入过这房间。
Petra’s
lost
all
trace
of
her
German
accent.
彼得拉已完全没有德国口音。
Officers
were
unable
to
find
any
trace
of
drugs.
警察未能找到毒品存在的任何迹象。
disappear/vanish/sink
without
(a)
trace
(disappear
completely,
without
leaving
any
sign
of
what
happened)
消失/隐没/沉没得无影无踪
The
plane
vanished
without
a
trace.
飞机消失得无影无踪。
8
SMALL AMOUNT
小量
a
very
small
amount
of
a
quality,
emotion,
substance
etc
that
is
difficult
to
see
or
notice
微量，少许
C
[+
of
]
I
saw
the
faintest
trace
of
a
smile
cross
Sandra’s
face.
我看到桑德拉的脸上闪过一丝微笑。
traces
of
poison
微量毒物
9
TELEPHONE
电话
a
search
to
find
out
where
a
telephone
call
came
from,
using
special
electronic
equipment
[术语] 〔利用特殊电子设备对电话的〕追查，追踪
C | technical
The
police
put
a
trace
on
the
call.
警方对电话进行了追踪。
10
INFORMATION RECORDED
记录的信息
the
mark
or
pattern
made
on
a
SCREEN
or
on
paper
by
a
machine
that
is
recording
an
electrical
signal
[术语] 〔记录电信号的机器在屏幕或纸上作的〕描记线
C | technical
This
trace
shows
the
heartbeat.
这条描记线显示了心脏跳动的情况。
11
CART/CARRIAGE
大车/马车
one
of
the
two
pieces
of
leather,
rope
etc
by
which
a
CART
or
carriage
is
fastened
to
an
animal
pulling
it
〔大车或马车上的〕挽绳
C