| 单词 | trail |
| 释义 | trail (treɪl ) Word forms: trails , trailing , trailed 1. countable noun B2 A trail is a rough path across open country or through forests. He was following a broad trail through the trees. Synonyms: path, track, route, way 2. countable noun B2 A trail is a route along a series of paths or roads, often one that has been planned and marked out for a particular purpose. ...a large area of woodland with hiking and walking trails. 3. countable noun [usually singular] A trail is a series of marks or other signs of movement or other activities left by someone or something. Everywhere in the house was a sticky trail of orange juice. [+ of] He left a trail of clues at the scenes of his crimes. The typhoon has left a trail of death and destruction across much of central Japan. Synonyms: series, line, train, row 4. verb If you trail someone or something, you follow them secretly, often by finding the marks or signs that they have left. Two detectives were trailing him. [VERB noun] I trailed her to a shop in Kensington. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Synonyms: follow, track, chase, pursue 5. countable noun [noun NOUN] You can refer to all the places that a politician visits in the period before an election as their campaign trail. During a recent speech on the campaign trail, he was interrupted by hecklers. ...at the end of a hard day on the election trail. 6. verb If you trail something or it trails, it hangs down loosely behind you as you move along. She came down the stairs slowly, trailing the coat behind her. [VERB noun] He let his fingers trail in the water. [VERB preposition] Synonyms: drag, draw, pull, sweep 7. verb If someone trails somewhere, they move there slowly, without any energy or enthusiasm, often following someone else. He trailed through the wet Manhattan streets. [VERB adverb/preposition] I spent a long afternoon trailing behind him. [VERB adverb/preposition] Synonyms: lag, follow, drift, wander 8. verb [usually cont] If a person or team in a sports match or other contest is trailing, they have a lower score than their opponents. He scored again, leaving Dartford trailing 3-0 at the break. [VERB amount] She took over as chief executive of the company when it was trailing behind its competitors. [V + behind] Synonyms: lose, be down, be behind, fall behind 9. on the trail of phrase If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them. The police were hot on his trail. There was a newspaper on the trail of the story. 10. See also nature trail, paper trail 11. to blaze a trail phrase If someone blazes a trail, they discover or develop something new. These surgeons have blazed the trail in the treatment of bomb victims. Phrasal verbs: trail off phrasal verb If a speaker's voice or a speaker trails off or trails away, their voice becomes quieter and they hesitate until they stop speaking completely. 'But he had no reason. He of all men...' Kate's voice trailed off. [VERB PARTICLE] Idioms: a paper trail [US] written evidence of someone's activities The criminal proceedings were raised after investigations found a paper trail of checks that were written on dummy bank accounts. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers blaze a trail to be the first person to do or discover something new and important, which will make it easier for other people to do something similar in the future The party is blazing a trail for the advancement of women in politics. A trailblazer in the treatment of mental illness, Bateman has served as a psychiatrist, administrator and teacher. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: miles of trails More than 130 miles of trails have opened up, on top of the 30 miles available before. Times, Sunday Times There are downhill tracks for all abilities and a network of more than 100 miles of trails through the forest. Times, Sunday Times A key here unlocks the hotel's three restaurants, excellent spa, pool, tennis courts and miles of trails. Times, Sunday Times The mountain has 54 miles of trails, according to its website. Houston Chronicle There are 25 miles of trails, with the gnarliness of the name mirroring the difficulty. Times, Sunday Times Maybe a bird-watcher or a naturalist or something... "Her voice trailed away. MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE (2001) `There is something here that is... not... "Her voice trailed away disconsolately. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS (2003) Just certain places, appropriate places...' Her voice trailed off into quiet, and she stared musingly into the smoke. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS But for you to leap from there to the assumption that---that I'm--- "His voice trailed off into an incoherent sputter. LORD PRESTIMION (2001) I should have thought... "Her voice trailed away. The Glasgow Girls (1994) One may walk the trail to the top and sign the logbook located in an army box. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An estimated 300 people cycle and walk the trail each day, which was constructed at a cost of 3 million. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 People walk the trail, staying in homestays and sharing meals with local families in villages along the way. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most people walk the trail during winter when the days are cooler. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bringing back old history the transfer students no longer have choice as they to have to walk the trail. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's cycling (60 miles of new cycleways), horseriding, orienteering and a 75-mile walking trail. Times, Sunday Times There's a 10-day, 95-mile walking trail around them (refugedart.fr). Times, Sunday Times Diners are welcome to join the enthusiastic kitchen staff on their twice-daily picking expeditions: next year there will be a walking trail for visitors. Times, Sunday Times You can zoom a bike around one of the many lakes, or follow a walking trail that leads to a dormant volcano. The Sun The hotel has a number of activities on offer to keep guests occupied, including a guided walking trail, putt-putt, a swimming pool and a soft, sandy beach. ST If you're a walker, there are plenty of waymarked trails starting from the farm. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The walk Follow the waymarked trails through the reserve Times, Sunday Times (2014) Six skiers were caught up in the snowslide on a waymarked trail in the Swiss resort. Times,Sunday Times (2019) I was lucky because my wife was already six months further along the wilderness trail of her recovery. The Times Literary Supplement Boat trips through boggy marshland, wilderness trails, zip-wires, treehouses and slides galore, it's a veritable eco-theme park — the ultimate adventure playground. The Sun The rest of the park features wilderness trails and family entertainment areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most wilderness trails are also used by serious hikers and backpackers who may find excessive blazing to be visually annoying or distracting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You feel the sudden impulse to run, to bolt through the wooded trail until it breaks into the clearing and you can lunge into the hidden pool. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She's also becoming an agile mountain biker who rides with me on wooded trails, mud spraying her calves as she navigates swollen creeks. Times, Sunday Times There are no cars to spook the horses, just miles of wooded trails and rolling hills. Times, Sunday Times Recent rain made wooded trails particularly slippery. The Sun The park has recreation areas, wooded trails and a rocky beach. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 崎岖小路乡间或林中的, 跟踪乡间或林中的 Japanese: 踏み分け道, こっそり跡をつける |
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