In Amsterdam officials are using Airbnb listings to track down unlicensed hotels
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In 1958, Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction.
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Modern airplanes have two black boxes: a voice recorder, which tracks pilots' conversations,and a flight-data recorder, which monitors fuel levels, engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft's final moments.
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小道;小徑
A track is a narrow road or path.
例句
We set off once more, over a rough mountain track.
我們沿著一條崎嶇的山間小路再度出發(fā)。
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跑道;賽道
A track is a piece of ground, often oval-shaped, that is used for races involving athletes, cars, bicycles, horses, or dogs called greyhounds.
例句
The two men turned to watch the horses going round the track.
那兩個男人轉(zhuǎn)身觀看賽馬沿賽道而行。
...the athletics track.
田徑跑道
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鐵軌;軌道
Railway tracks are the rails that a train travels along.
例句
A woman fell on to the tracks.
一名女子摔倒在鐵軌上。
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(CD、唱片或磁帶上的一首)歌曲，樂曲
A track is one of the songs or pieces of music on a CD, record, or tape.
例句
Graeme Naysmith has produced two of the ten tracks on this album.
格雷姆·內(nèi)史密斯創(chuàng)作了這張專輯十首歌中的兩首。
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N-PLURAL
足跡;蹤跡
Tracks are marks left in the ground by the feet of animals or people.
例句
The only evidence of pandas was their tracks in the snow...
熊貓活動的唯一跡象是它們留在雪地上的足跡。
McKee suddenly noticed tire tracks on the bank ahead.
麥基突然注意到前方岸邊的輪胎痕跡。
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VERB
跟蹤;追蹤
If you track animals or people, you try to follow them by looking for the signs that they have left behind, for example the marks left by their feet.
例句
He thought he had better track this wolf and kill it...
他認(rèn)為最好跟蹤這只狼，殺了它。
I followed him, tracking him in the snow until finally he got tired.
我跟著他，在雪地里追蹤他，直到他最終體力不支。
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VERB
(以衛(wèi)星、雷達(dá)等)追蹤…的動向
To track someone or something means to follow their movements by means of a special device, such as a satellite or radar.
例句
Our radar began tracking the jets...
我們的雷達(dá)開始追蹤噴氣式飛機(jī)的動向。
Forecasters are also tracking hurricane Josephine.
氣象預(yù)報員也在追蹤颶風(fēng)“約瑟芬”的動向。
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VERB
追蹤調(diào)查;探究
If you track someone or something, you investigate them, because you are interested in finding out more about them.
例句
If it's possible, track the rumour back to its origin...
如果可能，應(yīng)追查謠言的源頭。
The player is being tracked by Juventus.
該選手正為尤文圖斯隊所追蹤關(guān)注。
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(同等年齡、能力的孩子組成的)班級，班組
In a school, a track is a group of children of the same age and ability who are taught together.
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VERB
把(學(xué)生)按能力分班(或組)
To track students means to divide them into groups according to their ability.
例句
Students are already being tracked.
學(xué)生已經(jīng)按能力分班了。
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PHRASE
掩蓋行蹤;隱匿身份(或活動)
If someone covers their tracks, they hide or destroy evidence of their identity or their actions, because they want to keep them secret.
例句
He covered his tracks, burnt letters and diaries...
他掩蓋形跡，燒毀了信件與日記。
The killer may have returned to the scene of the crime to cover his tracks.
兇手可能曾回到犯罪現(xiàn)場掩蓋自己的罪行。
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PHRASE
占優(yōu)勢;處于有利地位;了解內(nèi)情
If you say that someone has the inside track, you mean that they have an advantage, for example special knowledge about something.
例句
Denver has the inside track among 10 sites being considered...
丹佛在 10 個被考慮的地點之中具有優(yōu)勢。
As an agent, you may have an inside track when good deals become available.
作為代理人，一旦有劃算的買賣你恐怕能近水樓臺先得月。
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PHRASE
跟上…的進(jìn)展;掌握…的最新消息
If you keep track of a situation or a person, you make sure that you have the newest and most accurate information about them all the time.
例句
With eleven thousand employees, it's very difficult to keep track of them all...
對于一支 1.1 萬人的員工隊伍，很難及時了解到所有有人的動態(tài)。
It's hard to keep track of time in here.
在這里很容易忘了時間。
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PHRASE
跟不上…的進(jìn)展;不再掌握…的最新情況
If you lose track of someone or something, you no longer know where they are or what is happening.
例句
You become so deeply absorbed in an activity that you lose track of time...
你會因過于專注某項活動而失去時間概念。
It's so easy to lose track of who's playing who and when.
很容易就忘記誰要和誰比賽，什么時候比。
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PHRASE
(匆匆)離開
If you make tracks, you leave the place where you are, especially when you are in a hurry.
例句
We'd better make tracks soon, hadn't we?
我們最好馬上就走，不是嗎？
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PHRASE
在正確的軌道上
If someone or something is on track, they are acting or progressing in a way that is likely to result in success.
例句
It may take some time to get the British economy back on track...
要使英國經(jīng)濟(jì)重新回到正軌可能需要一段時間。
David put me back on track…
戴維讓我重新回到了正軌。
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PHRASE
追蹤;追查;探究
If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
例句
He was on the track of an escaped criminal...
他正在追蹤一名逃犯。
The research institute is on the track of what causes the artery damage.
研究所正在探究動脈損傷的誘因。
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PHRASE
循著正確/錯誤的路線;在正確/錯誤的道路上
If you are on the right track, you are acting or progressing in a way that is likely to result in success. If you are on the wrong track, you are acting or progressing in a way that is likely to result in failure.
例句
Guests are returning in increasing numbers — a sure sign that we are on the right track...
回頭客越來越多了——這顯然表明我們的路走對了。
We need a convincing win to put us back on the right track…
我們需要一場令人信服的大勝，以重回正軌。
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PHRASE
(使)突然止步，突然停下
If someone or something stops you in your tracks, or if you stop dead in your tracks, you suddenly stop moving because you are very surprised, impressed, or frightened.
例句
This magnificent church cannot fail to stop you in your tracks…
這座宏偉的教堂一定會讓你止步贊嘆。
They stopped in their tracks and stared at him in amazement…
他們突然停下，驚訝地盯著他。
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PHRASE
(使)立即停止，立即中斷
If someone or something stops a process or activity in its tracks, or if it stops dead in its tracks, they prevent the process or activity from continuing.
例句
Francis felt he would like to stop this conversation in its tracks…
弗朗西斯覺得他應(yīng)該立即打斷這一談話。
U.S. manufacturers may find the export boom stopping dead in its tracks.
美國制造商將會發(fā)現(xiàn)出口熱戛然而止。
Noun
1. a line or route along which something travels or moves;
"the hurricane demolished houses in its path""the track of an animal""the course of the river"2. evidence pointing to a possible solution;
"the police are following a promising lead""the trail led straight to the perpetrator"3. a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
4. a course over which races are run
5. a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc;
"he played the first cut on the cd""the title track of the album"6. an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
7. (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
8. a groove on a phonograph recording
9. a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll
10. any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
11. the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
Verb
1. carry on the feet and deposit;
"track mud into the house"2. observe or plot the moving path of something;
"track a missile"3. go after with the intent to catch;
"The policeman chased the mugger down the alley""the dog chased the rabbit"4. travel across or pass over;
"The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"5. make tracks upon