| 单词 | trace |
| 释义 | trace (treɪs ) Word forms: traces , tracing , traced 1. verb If you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed. The exhibition traces the history of graphic design in America from the 19th century to the present. [VERB noun] I first went there to trace my roots, visiting my mum's home island of Jamaica. [VERB noun] The psychiatrist successfully traced some of her problems to severe childhood traumas. [VERB noun + to] Synonyms: search for, follow, seek out, track Trace back means the same as trace. Britain's Parliament can trace its history back to the English Parliament of the 13th century. [VERB noun PARTICLE + to] She has never traced back her lineage, but believes her grandparents were from Aberdeenshire. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. verb If you trace someone or something, you find them after looking for them. Police are anxious to trace two men seen leaving the house just before 8am. [VERB noun] We are currently trying to trace the whereabouts of certain sums of money. [VERB noun] They traced the van to a New Jersey car rental agency. [VERB noun to noun] Synonyms: find, track (down), discover, trail 3. verb If you trace something such as a pattern or a shape, for example with your finger or toe, you mark its outline on a surface. I traced the course of the river on the map. [VERB noun] Synonyms: outline, chart, sketch, draw 4. verb If you trace a picture, you copy it by covering it with a piece of transparent paper and drawing over the lines underneath. She learned to draw by tracing pictures out of old storybooks. [VERB noun] Synonyms: copy, map, draft, outline 5. countable noun B2 A trace of something is a very small amount of it. Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand. [+ of] He took great pains to write on his subject without a trace of sensationalism. Synonyms: bit, drop, touch, shadow 6. countable noun [oft without N] B2 A trace is a sign which shows you that someone or something has been in a place. The local church has traces of fifteenth-century frescoes. There's been no trace of my aunt and uncle. [+ of] Finally, and mysteriously, she disappeared without trace. Synonyms: remnant, remains, sign, record 7. to sink without trace phrase If you say that someone or something sinks without trace or sinks without a trace, you mean that they stop existing or stop being successful very suddenly and completely. His party has sunk without trace at these elections. Pop groups are like Olympic swimmers–they hit gold once, then they sink without trace. Phrasal verbs: trace back trace [sense 1] Collocations: minute traces But our food can carry minute traces of all manner of unappetising matter. Times, Sunday Times The spokeswoman insisted that the recall was a precautionary measure because some chocolate might contain minute traces of salmonella. Times, Sunday Times When minute traces of chromium (or vanadium) are added to the mix, emerald's rich green colour emerges. Globe and Mail Refining this prototype during the 1950s, he developed instruments sensitive enough to detect minute traces of pesticides in the environment and pollutants from spray cans and refrigerators in the atmosphere. Times, Sunday Times It can be found in minute traces on packaging materials stored in the presence of fiberboard treated with 2,4,6-tribromophenol. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An analysis of ice cores has revealed traces of a huge volcanic eruption in about 1809, but its location has been a mystery. Times, Sunday Times It also revealed traces of jewellery, possibly a bronze brooch. Times, Sunday Times A closer visual search revealed traces of blood. Times, Sunday Times Analysis of the chainmail links also revealed traces of heavy metals such as lead and gold, hinting at further details about the armour yet to be understood. Times,Sunday Times It duly revealed traces of alcohol. Times, Sunday Times The camp was dismantled in 1943 and no visible traces remain. Times, Sunday Times They roll across the stage leaving visible traces of their passage. Times, Sunday Times The visible traces of his megalomania remain. Times, Sunday Times This process can be repeated until no visible traces of dirt or sand remain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many of them were never repopulated and generally left few visible traces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 痕迹, 追溯 Japanese: 跡, 跡をたどる |
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