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

To retrace is to walk the same path again, or to follow a path someone else has taken. You could visit the town your ancestors came from and attempt to retrace their steps there.

When you lose your glasses, some helpful person may ask you, "Did you retrace your steps?" What they're suggesting is that you walk everywhere you went earlier, checking as you go to see if you left them on a table or desk nearby. A detective will also retrace someone's steps to solve a crime, looking for clues while walking where the suspect walked. Trace means "outline," but also "follow a line or a path."

WORD FAMILY

retrace: retraced, retraces, retracing+/trace: retrace, traceable, traced, tracer, traces, tracing/traceable: traceably, untraceable/tracer: tracers/tracing: tracings/untraceable: untraceably

USAGE EXAMPLES

Sun said Kwanzaa to her means to retrace, recall and remember and is a time to ground herself.

Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017)

We retrace the steps of the film’s title characters.

New York Times(Dec 28, 2016)

McClary’s description of the project states he will retrace a friend’s journey from a rural Kenyan village to his position at a Kenyan university.

Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016)

1v to go back over again

we retraced the route we took last summer

Syn|Hyper

trace

return

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

2v reassemble mentally

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

construct, reconstruct

etymologise, etymologize

construct the history of words

conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

单词	retrace
释义	retrace (once / 1206 pages) v To retrace is to walk the same path again, or to follow a path someone else has taken. You could visit the town your ancestors came from and attempt to retrace their steps there. When you lose your glasses, some helpful person may ask you, "Did you retrace your steps?" What they're suggesting is that you walk everywhere you went earlier, checking as you go to see if you left them on a table or desk nearby. A detective will also retrace someone's steps to solve a crime, looking for clues while walking where the suspect walked. Trace means "outline," but also "follow a line or a path." WORD FAMILY retrace: retraced, retraces, retracing+/trace: retrace, traceable, traced, tracer, traces, tracing/traceable: traceably, untraceable/tracer: tracers/tracing: tracings/untraceable: untraceably USAGE EXAMPLES Sun said Kwanzaa to her means to retrace, recall and remember and is a time to ground herself. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) We retrace the steps of the film’s title characters. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) McClary’s description of the project states he will retrace a friend’s journey from a rural Kenyan village to his position at a Kenyan university. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1v to go back over again we retraced the route we took last summer Syn\|Hyper trace return go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before 2v reassemble mentally Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper construct, reconstruct etymologise, etymologize construct the history of words conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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