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-derivedCommon 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.