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trace

🇬🇧 UK/treɪs/🇺🇸 US/treis/
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLB1

Definitions

v.

To follow or discover the origin or course of something; to copy a drawing by following its lines through transparent paper

追踪,追溯;描摹

n.

A mark, sign, or small amount left behind showing that someone or something was present

痕迹,踪迹;少量

adj.

Present in extremely small amounts

微量的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
tracpull, drag, draw
+
esuffix
=trace

Common Collocations

  • 1.trace back to追溯至
  • 2.trace the origin追溯起源
  • 3.trace a pattern追踪规律
  • 4.hard to trace难以追踪

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Investigators worked tirelessly to trace the source of the contamination.

  • 2.

    She traced the outline of the map onto a fresh sheet of paper.

  • 3.

    Historians have traced the origins of this tradition back to the 12th century.

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