retrackv.

Brit.

/ˌriːˈtrak/, U.S.

/riˈtræk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, track v.¹

Etymology: < re- prefix + track v.¹

a. transitive. To retrace (a course, period of time, etc.); to follow (one's track) again. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > cause to move back [verb (transitive)] > cause to return > retrack

retrack1791

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct (one's course, steps, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > retrace (one's course or steps)

retrace1594

untread1594

recompassc1604

retreat1605

to measure back (also backward)a1616

recollect1651

retrace1775

retrack1839

unthread1847

1791 A. Bishop Triumph of Truth 11 It is easy to descend, but hard to retrack our steps.

1796 G. L. Way tr. P. J.-B. Legrand d'Aussy Fabliaux I. 122 He scans the wood with various paths perplex'd; With fruitless diligence retracks his way.

1827 R. Emmons Fredoniad IV. xxxvii. 190 The moon, the stars, their course in heaven retrack.

1835 R. Browning Paracelsus v. 175 After ages shall retrack the beams.

1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 291 I now retrack my course to earth.

1869 J. Conington tr. Horace Satires (1874) 30 Should Fate this moment bid me to go back O'er all my length of years, my life retrack To its first hour.

1933 P. Edgar Art of Novel ii. xiii. 137 Their little plot of life has been tracked and retracked by plodding biographical feet until all semblance of a path has been obliterated.

1960 M. McLuhan Let. 11 Mar. (1987) 267 Our own re-conquest of the tactical..is in a deep sense our retracking our way in the primeval forest.

b. intransitive. To go back, to retrace one's steps; (also) to follow a new or different track. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

1791 A. Bishop Triumph of Truth 12 I pursued it with the ardor of youth, farther than I can ever retrack.

1800 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1942) VII. 603 However I am too far gone to retrack.

1827 R. Emmons Fredoniad III. xxviii. 236 We saw thy movement in the forest back, And hasten'd to persuade you to retrack.

1917 J. Hines Blue Streak iv. 86 Each of his steps as he heavily retracked to his cabin was marked with a devout prayer for the child.

1989 E. Hoffman Lost in Transl. (1991) iii. 248 If you start out on a wrong career, you can retrack and start another one.

a. transitive. To replace (a train or its wheels) on the track after a derailment.

ΚΠ

1880 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 25 Sept. 2/3 In attempting to re-track the train, the passenger coach was tipped over on its side.

1914 Employes Mag. (Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Co.) May 39/1 The train crew used the replacers but could not retrack the wheels.

1993 E. A. Imhoff Always of Home 163 While the railroad crew were retracking the car, we boys rested on the platform.

b. transitive. To lay new track for (a railway line, etc.).

ΚΠ

1884 Outing & Wheelman May 158/1 During the present season the Nantasket Beach Railroad will be retracked.

1908 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 32 90 The corporation will supply over a million tons of steel rails for retracking the Siberian road.

1967 Times 13 Dec. 4/5 Paddington was completely re-signalled and retracked two weeks ago.

1999 L. E. Metz in A. Garn Bethlehem Steel 9 The high tariffs that would be entailed in bringing in enough rails to retrack the entire line.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retrack
释义	retrackv. Brit. /ˌriːˈtrak/, U.S. /riˈtræk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, track v.¹ Etymology: < re- prefix + track v.¹ 1. a. transitive. To retrace (a course, period of time, etc.); to follow (one's track) again. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > cause to move back [verb (transitive)] > cause to return > retrack retrack1791 society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct (one's course, steps, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > retrace (one's course or steps) retrace1594 untread1594 recompassc1604 retreat1605 to measure back (also backward)a1616 recollect1651 retrace1775 retrack1839 unthread1847 1791 A. Bishop Triumph of Truth 11 It is easy to descend, but hard to retrack our steps. 1796 G. L. Way tr. P. J.-B. Legrand d'Aussy Fabliaux I. 122 He scans the wood with various paths perplex'd; With fruitless diligence retracks his way. 1827 R. Emmons Fredoniad IV. xxxvii. 190 The moon, the stars, their course in heaven retrack. 1835 R. Browning Paracelsus v. 175 After ages shall retrack the beams. 1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 291 I now retrack my course to earth. 1869 J. Conington tr. Horace Satires (1874) 30 Should Fate this moment bid me to go back O'er all my length of years, my life retrack To its first hour. 1933 P. Edgar Art of Novel ii. xiii. 137 Their little plot of life has been tracked and retracked by plodding biographical feet until all semblance of a path has been obliterated. 1960 M. McLuhan Let. 11 Mar. (1987) 267 Our own re-conquest of the tactical..is in a deep sense our retracking our way in the primeval forest. b. intransitive. To go back, to retrace one's steps; (also) to follow a new or different track. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1791 A. Bishop Triumph of Truth 12 I pursued it with the ardor of youth, farther than I can ever retrack. 1800 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1942) VII. 603 However I am too far gone to retrack. 1827 R. Emmons Fredoniad III. xxviii. 236 We saw thy movement in the forest back, And hasten'd to persuade you to retrack. 1917 J. Hines Blue Streak iv. 86 Each of his steps as he heavily retracked to his cabin was marked with a devout prayer for the child. 1989 E. Hoffman Lost in Transl. (1991) iii. 248 If you start out on a wrong career, you can retrack and start another one. 2. a. transitive. To replace (a train or its wheels) on the track after a derailment. ΚΠ 1880 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 25 Sept. 2/3 In attempting to re-track the train, the passenger coach was tipped over on its side. 1914 Employes Mag. (Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Co.) May 39/1 The train crew used the replacers but could not retrack the wheels. 1993 E. A. Imhoff Always of Home 163 While the railroad crew were retracking the car, we boys rested on the platform. b. transitive. To lay new track for (a railway line, etc.). ΚΠ 1884 Outing & Wheelman May 158/1 During the present season the Nantasket Beach Railroad will be retracked. 1908 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 32 90 The corporation will supply over a million tons of steel rails for retracking the Siberian road. 1967 Times 13 Dec. 4/5 Paddington was completely re-signalled and retracked two weeks ago. 1999 L. E. Metz in A. Garn Bethlehem Steel 9 The high tariffs that would be entailed in bringing in enough rails to retrack the entire line. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1791
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