-
N-COUNT
鄉間小路;林間小道
A trail is a rough path across open country or through forests.
例句
He was following a broad trail through the trees.
他沿著林間的一條闊路行進。
-
N-COUNT
（特定）路線，路徑
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.
例句
...a large area of woodland with hiking and walking trails.
間有遠足與散步路線的一大片林地
-
N-COUNT
（一串）痕跡，足跡，蹤跡
A trail is a series of marks or other signs of movement or other activities left by someone or something.
例句
Everywhere in the house was a sticky trail of orange juice...
家里到處是潑灑的橙汁留下的黏糊糊的痕跡。
He left a trail of clues at the scenes of his crimes…
他在犯罪現場留下了一些蛛絲馬跡。
-
VERB
跟蹤;追蹤;追獵
If you trail someone or something, you follow them secretly, often by finding the marks or signs that they have left.
例句
Two detectives were trailing him...
兩個偵探正在追蹤他。
I trailed her to a shop in Kensington.
我跟蹤她來到肯辛頓的一家商店。
-
N-COUNT
(競選)巡游路線
You can refer to all the places that a politician visits in the period before an election as their campaign trail .
例句
During a recent speech on the campaign trail, he was interrupted by hecklers.
在最近的一次競選巡游演講中，他被起哄者中途打斷。
…at the end of a hard day on the election trail.
選舉巡游途中難熬的一天結束之時
-
V-ERG
(使)拖在后面;(使)下垂;(使)曳地
If you trail something or it trails, it hangs down loosely behind you as you move along.
例句
She came down the stairs slowly, trailing the coat behind her...
她慢慢走下樓梯，大衣在身后拖曳著。
He let his fingers trail in the water.
他把手伸進水里，任水流滑過指間。
-
VERB
(常指跟著別人)拖沓行走，沒精打采地走
If someone trails somewhere, they move there slowly, without any energy or enthusiasm, often following someone else.
例句
He trailed through the wet Manhattan streets...
他沒精打采地走過曼哈頓濕漉漉的街道。
I spent a long afternoon trailing behind him.
整個下午我都拖著步子跟在他身后。
-
VERB
(比分)落后
If a person or team in a sports match or other contest is trailing, they have a lower score than their opponents.
例句
He scored again, leaving Dartford trailing 3-0 at the break...
他又進球了，使得中場休息時達特福德隊以 3: 0 落后。
The polls showed the Tories trailing behind the Government by 17 per cent.
民調顯示，保守黨落后于政府 17 個百分點。
-
PHRASE
追蹤;尋找
If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
例句
The police were hot on his trail...
警方正全力追捕他。
There was a newspaper on the trail of the story.
有一家報紙在追蹤報道此事。