英语词汇“trail of breadcrumbs”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. Each of a trail of breadcrumbs (sense 1) left along the course of a complicated or labyrinthine route, by means of which the person laying the trail may be followed or the route may be retraced to its starting point. Hence frequently figurative: each of a series of (typically deliberately placed) clues or pieces of information or evidence. Originally and frequently in trail of breadcrumbs. Cf. breadcrumb trail n. 1.With allusion to the German fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel, as recorded by the Brothers Grimm in the early 19th cent., in which Hansel leaves a trail of breadcrumbs as he and Gretel are led away into the forest, in the hope of being able to find their way home.

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1891 A. C. Townsend tr. A. Laurie Fire-worshipper's Secret vii, in Helena (Montana) Independent 5 July ii. 9/2 They could not tell whether they were advancing or retreating... Gargaridi had proposed making a trail of bread crumbs, but..Maurice had scouted any such useless and wasteful experiment.

1991 Orange County (Calif.) Register (Nexis) 8 July You follow the bread crumbs to track Brett Butler's trail through the big leagues.

2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 8 Nov. b6/3 Mr. King leaves a fine trail of bread crumbs: clues with nostalgic exactitude to summon the work of Ellery Queen, Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes.

单词	trail of breadcrumbs
释义	> as lemmas trail of breadcrumbs a. Each of a trail of breadcrumbs (sense 1) left along the course of a complicated or labyrinthine route, by means of which the person laying the trail may be followed or the route may be retraced to its starting point. Hence frequently figurative: each of a series of (typically deliberately placed) clues or pieces of information or evidence. Originally and frequently in trail of breadcrumbs. Cf. breadcrumb trail n. 1.With allusion to the German fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel, as recorded by the Brothers Grimm in the early 19th cent., in which Hansel leaves a trail of breadcrumbs as he and Gretel are led away into the forest, in the hope of being able to find their way home. ΚΠ 1891 A. C. Townsend tr. A. Laurie Fire-worshipper's Secret vii, in Helena (Montana) Independent 5 July ii. 9/2 They could not tell whether they were advancing or retreating... Gargaridi had proposed making a trail of bread crumbs, but..Maurice had scouted any such useless and wasteful experiment. 1991 Orange County (Calif.) Register (Nexis) 8 July You follow the bread crumbs to track Brett Butler's trail through the big leagues. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 8 Nov. b6/3 Mr. King leaves a fine trail of bread crumbs: clues with nostalgic exactitude to summon the work of Ellery Queen, Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes. extracted from breadcrumbn. < as lemmas
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