trail

🇬🇧 UK/treɪl/🇺🇸 US/treil/
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLB1

Definitions

n.

A path through the countryside; a series of marks or signs left by a person, animal, or thing

小径,小道;痕迹,踪迹

v.

To follow behind someone or something; to drag something along the ground

跟踪,追踪;拖拽

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
trailother
=trail

Common Collocations

  • 1.hiking trail登山步道
  • 2.trail of evidence证据线索
  • 3.blaze a trail开辟新路
  • 4.paper trail书面记录痕迹

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    We followed a narrow trail through the dense forest for hours.

  • 2.

    The detective followed a trail of clues that led to the suspect.

  • 3.

    The hikers blazed a new trail up the side of the mountain.

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