trail
verb
noun
treɪl
verb
1
PULL
拉
to
pull
something
behind
you,
especially
along
the
ground,
or
to
be
pulled
in
this
way
拖，拉; 拖在后面
I,T
A
plane
trailing
a
banner
was
circling
overhead.
一架飞机拖着横幅标语在上空盘旋。
[+
in/on/over
etc
]
She
walked
slowly
along
the
path,
her
skirt
trailing
in
the
mud.
她慢慢地沿着小径走，裙子拖在泥里。
trail
sth
in/across/through
etc
sth
Rees
was
leaning
out
of
the
boat
trailing
his
hand
through
the
water.
里斯把身体探出船外，一只手在水中拖着。
2
WALK SLOWLY
缓慢行走
to
walk
slowly,
especially
behind
other
people
because
you
are
tired
or
bored
〔因疲倦或厌烦〕慢吞吞地走（在后面）
I always + adv/prep
[+
behind/around
]
Susie
trailed
along
behind
her
parents.
苏茜慢吞吞地跟在父母身后。
We
spent
the
afternoon
trailing
around
the
shops.
我们整个下午都在慢悠悠地逛商店。
3
LOSE A COMPETITION
在比赛中落败
to
be
losing
in
a
game,
competition,
or
election
〔在体育比赛、竞赛或选举中〕落后（于）
I,T usually in progressive 一般用进行式
The
Democratic
candidate
is
still
trailing
in
the
opinion
polls.
民主党候选人在民意调查中仍然处于落后地位。
trail
(sb)
by
sth
Manchester
United
were
trailing
by
two
goals
to
one.
曼联队以一比二的比分落后。
trail
in/home
(finish
in
a
bad
position)
失败，比赛成绩低下
He
trailed
in
last
after
a
disastrous
race.
经过一场惨不忍睹的比赛，结果他得了最后一名。
4
FOLLOW SB
跟踪某人
to
follow
someone
by
looking
for
signs
that
they
have
gone
in
a
particular
direction
跟踪，追踪
T
Police
trailed
the
gang
for
several
days.
警察跟踪了那个团伙好几天。
5
if
someone’s
voice
trails
away
or
trails
off,
it
becomes
gradually
quieter
and
then
stops
〔说话的声音〕逐渐变小，减弱
She
trailed
off,
silenced
by
the
look
Kris
gave
her.
她看到克里斯给她的眼色，说话声越来越小，最后不作声了。
noun
6
a
rough
path
across
countryside
or
through
a
forest
〔乡间或森林里的〕小路，小径
The
trail
led
over
Boulder
Pass
before
descending
to
a
lake.
那条小路穿过博尔德山口，然后往下通向一个湖。
7
a
long
line
or
a
series
of
marks
that
have
been
left
by
someone
or
something
痕迹
[+
of
]
a
trail
of
wet
footprints
一串湿脚印
The
bus
left
a
trail
of
black
smoke
behind
it.
公共汽车在后面留下一股黑烟。
The
typhoon
left
a
trail
of
devastation
.
台风过后，满目疮痍。
8
a
series
of
unpleasant
situations
or
feelings
that
have
been
left
by
someone
or
something
〔某人或某物留下的〕一连串不愉快的情形 （情感 ）
[+
of
]
He
left
a
trail
of
broken
hearts
and
broken
promises.
他留下了一串破碎的心和一大堆没有实现的诺言。
9
a
sign
that
a
person
or
animal
has
been
in
a
place,
used
for
finding
or
catching
them
〔人或动物的〕足迹，踪迹; 嗅迹
The
hunters
lost
the
tiger’s
trail
in
the
middle
of
the
jungle.
猎人们在丛林中央找不到那只老虎的踪迹了。
Police
tracked
him
to
Valencia
and
there
the
trail
went
cold
(=they
could
not
find
any
signs
of
him)
.
警方追踪他到了巴伦西亚，可是在那里又失去了他的踪迹。
10
be on the trail of sb/sth
to
be
trying
to
find
someone
or
something
by
getting
information
about
them
跟踪，追踪 （捕 ）某人/某物
industrial
spies
on
the
trail
of
technological
secrets
盯上技术机密的商业间谍
Police
believe
they
are
hot
on
the
trail
of
a
drug-smuggling
gang
(=they
are
close
to
finding
them)
.
警方相信他们很快就能找到贩毒团伙。
11
all
the
places
that
a
particular
group
of
people
visit
for
a
particular
purpose
〔特定〕路线，路径
a
town
on
the
tourist
trail
位于旅游路线上的城镇
campaign/election
trail
politicians
on
the
campaign
trail
进行巡回宣传的政治人物
12
the
set
of
things
that
someone
does
to
achieve
something
〔为获得成功所做的〕一系列事情
New
players
should
put
the
team
back
on
the
winning
trail
.
新队员应该能让球队重回胜利之路。