trace trace[trєs; trєis]名词1 [常 ~s]a. (动物、人等通过的) 痕迹,足迹,车痕; 踪迹,行迹lose all ~ of? 完全失去…的踪迹find the ~s of big game发现大猎物的足迹(hot) on the ~ of? (紧) 追…,追赶…【同义字】trace 是显示曾经有某动物通过的痕迹或是显示曾经发生[有]过某事物的遗 [痕] 迹;track 是在某物通过之后所留下来的连续一段的痕迹;vestige 是曾经存在而现在已不存在之物所留下的痕迹b. (事件等的) 痕迹,形迹; (经验、境遇等的) 影响,结果~s of an old civilization古文明的遗迹The war has left its ~(s).战争留下了痕迹The bed bore ~s of having been slept in.床上有著人睡过的痕迹2 (C) 微量,少许,一点点,迹象[of]with a ~ of rising temper稍有怒色He showed not a ~ of fear.他毫无惧色3 (C)线,图形; 略图4 (C) (自动记录器的) 记录及物动词1a. 追寻 <… (的踪迹) > [到…]; 追踪; 探索…的踪迹,搜寻出…,探出…[to]~ a person by his footprints循其脚印搜寻某人The dog ~d a fox to its den.狗追狐狸到其巢穴b. 回溯 <河、路等> [到…][to]~ a river to its source探索河流的源头2 追溯 <由来、原因、出处> [到…],探查,查出[to]~ the etymology of a word [the history of a nation]探查某字的字源 [某一民族的历史]The accident can be ~d (back) to various causes.经追查可发现这起意外事件系由种种原因造成的He ~s his family back to about the fifteenth century.他把他的家世追溯到十五世纪前后3a. (根据遗迹等) 查明… (的旧貌) ; (循证据等) 找出…~ the ownership of a gun by the serial number根据枪枝号码找出枪的所有者One can ~ ancient practices through the study of artifacts.经由研究人工制品可以探查出古代的惯例b. (由轮廓等) 看清,看出I could ~ the outlines of a house in the darkness.在黑暗中我能看出一间房屋的轮廓4 画 <线、轮廓、地图等> ,素描; (完整地) 画出… (的略图)He ~d (out) a copy from the original.他从原图 (完整地) 素描了一份复本5a. (把透明纸铺在原本上照样) 描绘,描,映写~ the signature of a person在某人的签名上照样描绘b. 细心地 [精心地] 写 <词句>trace[trєs; trєis]可数名词(马车的) 挽绳,挽缰(→ harness)in the ~s系著挽缰kick over the traces<人>变得不顺从,摆脱控制,开始反抗; 表示独立自由