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单词 trail
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trailnoun

uk​/treɪl/us​/treɪl/

trail noun (PATH)

B2 [ C ] a path through a countryside, mountain, or forest area, often made or used for a particular purpose:

a forest/mountain trail
a walking/snowshoeing/cross-country skiing trail

More examples

  • Unusually high winds left a trail of destruction over southern Britain.
  • The storm left behind it a trail of devastation.
  • A narrow trail of blood led directly into the cave.
  • Mind out for falling rocks on this part of the trail.
  • The trail began to steepen near the top of the hill.

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Roads: pedestrian routes

  • alley
  • boardwalk
  • bridle path
  • cart track
  • causeway
  • crazy paving
  • esplanade
  • ley line
  • maze
  • nature strip
  • path
  • pathless
  • pathway
  • pavement
  • piazza
  • sidewalk
  • stepping stone
  • stile
  • switchback
  • the highways and byways idiom

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trail noun (SIGNS)

C2 [ C ] the smell or series of marks left by a person, animal, or thing as it moves along:

The dogs are trained to follow the trail left by the fox.
He left a trail of muddy footprints behind him.

[ S ] various pieces of information that together show where someone you are searching for has gone:

The police admit that the robbers have left no trail for them to follow up.
be on the trail of sb/sth

to be searching for someone or something by examining information you find about where they went:

The three men went to the Bahamas, on the trail of a sunken 17th-century galleon full of treasure.

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Animal (non-human) behaviour

  • accidental
  • eusocial
  • fledge
  • frisk
  • gore
  • maul
  • migrant
  • mob
  • molt
  • nest
  • nuzzle
  • perch
  • prey
  • ruminate
  • scratch
  • shy
  • skitter
  • slaver 1
  • torpor
  • trot

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Pursuing
Searching

trailverb

uk​/treɪl/us​/treɪl/

trail verb (MOVE SLOWLY)

[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to (allow something to) move slowly along the ground or through the air or water, after someone or something:

Katherine, your skirt's trailing in the mud!
As the boat moved along, he trailed his hand in the water.

C2 [ I usually + adv/prep ] to move slowly and without energy or enthusiasm:

The delegates trailed back into the conference room for the afternoon session.
After a mile or two the youngest children were trailing behind.

More examples

  • Her scarf was trailing on the ground.
  • He is trailing now in the third set of the match.
  • We trailed wearily up the stairs to bed.
  • The cape was trailing in the mud.
  • His team is trailing badly now.

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Pulling

  • draft
  • draught
  • draw sth up
  • haul
  • heave
  • heave-ho
  • heft
  • hitch
  • hitch sth up
  • pluck
  • pluck at sth
  • reel
  • reel sth in/out
  • retract
  • suck
  • tow
  • tow-away
  • traction
  • tweak
  • yank

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Slow and moving slowly

trail verb (IN A COMPETITION/GAME)

be trailing

C2 to be losing to your competitor in a competition:

The Canadian team is trailing by six points.
The Democrats are trailing (behind) the Republicans in the opinion polls.

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Winning and defeating

  • annihilate
  • bank
  • be one in the eye for sb idiom
  • beat sb at their own game idiom
  • beat sb hollow idiom
  • convincing
  • outmanoeuvre
  • outpace
  • outperform
  • outscore
  • overpower
  • pip
  • sew
  • sweep
  • trouncing
  • trump
  • unassailable
  • unbeaten
  • undefeated
  • wipe

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trail verb (FOLLOW)

[ T ] to follow the trail of someone or something

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Pursuing

  • be hot on sb's track/trail idiom
  • be on sb's tail idiom
  • bear
  • bear down on sb/sth
  • bring
  • bring up the rear idiom
  • convoy
  • hot
  • hound
  • in hot pursuit idiom
  • on the scent idiom
  • pester
  • pursue
  • pursuer
  • run
  • scent
  • stalk
  • tag
  • tailgate
  • track

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Hunting & fishing

Phrasal verb(s)

trail away/off

trailnoun [ C ]

us​/treɪl/

trail noun [ C ] (PATH)

a path through the countryside, often made or used for a particular purpose:

a bike/mountain/nature trail
fig. Presidential candidates were on the campaign trail in Mississippi yesterday.

A trail is also a series of marks left by a person, animal, or thing as it moves along:

The kids left a trail of muddy footprints across the kitchen floor.

trailverb [ I/T ]

us​/treɪl/

trail verb [ I/T ] (FOLLOW)

to follow or come behind:

[ T ] Ray trailed Kate up to the porch.
[ I always + adv/prep ] A string of police cars led the president’s limousine and others trailed behind.

In a competition, to trail is to be losing to someone:

[ I ] Dallas trailed 34-21 with less than seven minutes to play in the football game.
[ T ] Bush trailed the governor by only 4 percentage points.
[ I ] Though trailing in the polls, she predicted victory.

Phrasal verb(s)

trail off

trailverb

uk​/treɪl/us​

[ I or T ] to be less successful than competitors or than expected:

This company's shares have left most rivals trailing.
Precious-metal stocks trailed, at 124.35.
trail behind sth Prices of mortgage-backed securities trailed behind the gains of the Treasury.
Internet access in the U.S. trails Japan when it comes to speed.

[ T ] to advertise something before it is available to buy, see, use, etc:

The heavily trailed announcements on ISA changes were widely welcomed.
The home secretary trailed his new law in an article in a newspaper yesterday.

[ I or T ] to happen after or follow something:

trail behind sth The service, free at the point of use, perpetually trails behind demand.
History suggests that consumer spending declines usually trail consumer confidence declines by about 3 months.

Phrasal verb(s)

trail off

trailnoun [ C, usually singular ]

uk​/treɪl/us​

a series of activities that someone does in order to achieve something:

acquisition/campaign/comeback trail The bank's acquisition trail across the globe might slow a little although it continues to look at potential opportunities.
be on/go on/hit the trail

to be trying to find, get, or achieve something:

He tells candidates to raise money early, before they hit the trail for speeches and handshakes.
blaze a/the trail

to be the first to do something new:

Netscape and Hotmail were both swallowed up after blazing the trail for larger, less agile competitors.
I'm not blazing a trail for women, I'm doing this for myself.
(hot) on the trail (of sth)

very close to finding or achieving something:

NPR's reporter is hot on the trail of the story.
leave a trail of sth

to leave a series or number of things behind you:

His company went into liquidation leaving a trail of debts.
Over the past 12 months, the company has underperformed the index by over 20%, leaving a trail of disappointed investors.

See also

audit trail
paper trail
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