时间: 2025-04-26 05:04:04
美: [tres]
英: [treɪs]
vi. 追溯;沿路走
vt. 追踪,查探;描绘;回溯
n. 痕迹,踪迹;微量;[仪] 迹线;缰绳
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 05:04:04
词源分析:Trace源自拉丁语“tractus”,意为“拉、拖”,其词根“tract”表示与拉动或跟随有关的动作。
历史背景:Trace首次使用的记录可追溯到14世纪,主要用于描述追踪或寻找踪迹的行为。
课本:
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
The detective was able to trace the suspect's movements.
(侦探能够追踪嫌疑人的行踪。)
She left a trace of her perfume in the room.
(她在房间里留下了香水的痕迹。)
Scientists are trying to trace the source of the pollution.
(科学家们试图追踪污染的源头。)
The historian was excited to trace the lineage of the ancient family.
(历史学家很高兴能够追溯这个古老家族的血统。)
You can trace your steps back to the starting point.
(你可以追溯到起点。)
*. The artist used a pencil to trace the outline of the drawing.
(艺术家用铅笔勾勒出画的轮廓。)
There was no visible trace of the accident on the highway.
(高速公路上没有事故的明显痕迹。)
He tried to trace the history of the ancient manuscript.
(他试图追溯这本古老手稿的历史。)
The footprints were the only trace left behind.
(脚印是唯一留下的痕迹。)
Using a map, they began to trace their route through the mountains.
(他们开始用地图追踪他们穿越山脉的路线。)
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音标记忆法:Trace的发音为/trɛɪs/,可以通过反复朗读来加深记忆,结合词义进行联想,比如“追踪”与“轨迹”。
词根记忆法:理解“tract”作为“拉、拖”的意思,可以帮助记住trace涉及到“跟随”或“追踪”的含义。
谐音联想记忆:可以联想为“追踪”(trace)与“飞驰”(race),想象追踪某个快速移动的目标。
[V-T] If you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed. 追溯
例:The exhibition traces the history of graphic design in America from the 19th century to the present.这个展览会追溯了从19世纪到现在美国平面设计的历史。
[PHRASAL VERB] Trace back means the same as . 追溯
例:...Bronx residents who trace their families back to Dutch settlers.…将自己的家族追溯到荷兰移民者们的布朗克斯居民。
[V-T] If you trace someone or something, you find them after looking for them. 找到
例:Police are anxious to trace two men seen leaving the house just before 8am.警察急切想找到在接近早晨8点前被人看到离开那幢房子的两名男子。
[V-T] If you trace something such as a pattern or a shape, for example, with your finger or toe, you mark its outline on a surface. 勾画出 (轮廓)
例:I traced the course of the river on the map spread out on my briefcase.我在自己公文包上铺展开的地图中勾画出了这条河的流向。
[V-T] If you trace a picture, you copy it by covering it with a piece of transparent paper and drawing over the lines underneath. (用透明纸盖在底样上) 描摹
例:She learned to draw by tracing pictures out of old storybooks.她通过描摹旧故事书上的图画来学绘画。
[N-COUNT] A trace of something is a very small amount of it. 少许
例:Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand.用冷水清洗它们以清除所有的沙子。
[PHRASE] If you say that someone or something disappears without a trace, you mean that they stop existing or stop being successful very suddenly and completely. 消失得无影无踪
例:One day he left, disappeared without a trace.有一天他离开了,消失得无影无踪。