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单词 spoor
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spoor

(spʊəʳ)
singular noun
The spoor of an animal is the marks or substances that it leaves behind as it moves along,which hunters can follow.

spoor in British English

(spʊə, spɔː)
noun
1. 
the trail of an animal or person, esp as discernible to the human eye
verb
2. 
to track (an animal) by following its trail
Derived forms
spoorer (ˈspoorer)
noun
Word origin
C19: from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch spor; related to Old English spor track, Old High German spor; see spur

spoor in American English

(spʊr)
noun
1. 
the track or trail of an animal, esp. of a wild animal hunted as game
verb transitive, verb intransitive
2. 
to trace or track by a spoor
Word origin
Afrik < MDu, akin to OE spor, Ger spur: for IE base see spur

Examples of 'spoor' in a sentence
spoor

`Only the spoor, sir, we encourage you to grow the mushrooms.
Davis, John Gordon SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND (2001)
Something in what he had said excited them, made them both eager and wary, like hunters coming unexpectedly on a fresh spoor.
West, Charles STAGE FRIGHT (2001)
The dewy spoor climbed the steep hillside towards an abandoned weather-station a hundred feet below the cliff.
Ballard, J. G. RUSHING TO PARADISE (2001)
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