| 释义 |
spoor
I. \ˈspu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə sometimes ˈspō(ə)r or ˈspōə or ˈspȯ(ə)r or ˈspȯ(ə)\ noun
(plural spoor or spoors)
Etymology: Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch spor, spoor; akin to Old English, Old High German, & Old Norse spor footprint, track, Old English spurnan to kick — more at spurn
: a mark (as a footprint), a trail, a scent, a sound, or droppings left by one (as a wild animal) that has passed : track, sign
< spoor of three large bulls … the tracks unusual in size — Police Gazette >
< a spoor of blood from a slug in his right thigh — Time >
< tell roughly how old a spoor is by the color and heat of the droppings — B.D.Nicholson >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch sporen, from spor spoor
transitive verb
: to track by a spoor
< spooring animals and interpreting every mark on the sand — Frank Debenham >
intransitive verb
: to track something by a spoor |