trail 是什么意思？trail 的含义 - 柯林高阶英语学习词典 - 在线工具

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense trails , present participle trailing , past tense, past participle trailed

1. countable noun

A trail is a rough path across open country or through forests.

He was following a broad trail through the trees.

path, track, route, way, course, road, pathway, footpath, beaten track, singletrack

2. countable noun

A trail is a route along a series of paths or roads, often one that has been planned and marked out for a particular purpose.

...a large area of woodland with hiking and walking trails.

3. countable noun [usually singular]

A trail is a series of marks or other signs of movement or other activities left by someone or something.

Everywhere in the house was a sticky trail of orange juice. [+ of]

He left a trail of clues at the scenes of his crimes.

The typhoon has left a trail of death and destruction across much of central Japan.

4. verb

If you trail someone or something, you follow them secretly, often by finding the marks or signs that they have left.

Two detectives were trailing him. [VERB noun]

I trailed her to a shop in Kensington. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]

follow, track, chase, pursue, dog, hunt, shadow, trace, tail [informal], hound, stalk, keep an eye on, keep tabs on [informal], run to ground

5. countable noun [noun NOUN]

You can refer to all the places that a politician visits in the period before an election as their campaign trail.

During a recent speech on the campaign trail, he was interrupted by hecklers.

...at the end of a hard day on the election trail.

6. verb

If you trail something or it trails, it hangs down loosely behind you as you move along.

She came down the stairs slowly, trailing the coat behind her. [VERB noun]

He let his fingers trail in the water. [VERB preposition]

7. verb

If someone trails somewhere, they move there slowly, without any energy or enthusiasm, often following someone else.

He trailed through the wet Manhattan streets. [VERB adverb/preposition]

I spent a long afternoon trailing behind him. [VERB adverb/preposition]

lag, follow, drift, wander, linger, trudge, fall behind, plod, meander, amble, loiter, straggle, traipse [informal], dawdle, hang back, tag along [informal], bring up the rear, drag yourself

8. verb [usually cont]

If a person or team in a sports match or other contest is trailing, they have a lower score than their opponents.

He scored again, leaving Dartford trailing 3-0 at the break. [VERB amount]

The polls showed the Tories trailing behind the Government by 17 per cent. [V + behind]

lose, be down, be behind, fall behind, lag behind, drop behind

Phrasal verbs:

trail off

trail