trace的意思|示意
v. 跟踪,追踪,追溯,探索,查出,描绘,勾勒
n. 痕迹,踪迹,微量,极少量,描记图,轨迹
trace的用法详解
英语单词trace的用法讲解
trace作为动词,意思是“追踪,追溯”,常指查明从前发生的事情、查出根源或者轨迹。
一、trace的常用短语
1. trace back:trace back 意思是“追溯;追根溯源”,指找出事物的源头、发生的起源或进行查明历史真相,其常见搭配短语是: trace back the origin (追溯起源),trace back to (追溯到……)。
例句: She managed to trace back their family tree to the 17th century.
2. trace out:trace out 意思是“追踪;查明”,指根据痕迹或有助于查明真相的证据调查查明事件的真相。
例句: The police traced out the criminal's whereabouts.
3. trace up:trace up 意思是“回顾;查阅;查找”,指查阅以前发生过的事情。
例句: Let's trace up the events of the past two years.
二、trace的常见句型
1. trace someone:追踪某人的踪迹
例句:The police are trying to trace the suspect's whereabouts.(警察正在试图追踪嫌疑犯的行踪。)
2. trace something:查明某事
例句:The police are trying to trace the cause of the accident.(警察正在试图查明事故的原因。)
3. trace something to something:把某事物归因于某事物
例句:The researcher traced the decline of the species to loss of habitat.(研究者把物种的衰退归因于它们的栖息地的消失。)
trace相关例句
I first went there to trace my roots, visiting my mum's home island of Jamaica…
我最初到那里是为了寻根,探访我妈妈的故乡牙买加岛。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
A tear traced a path down her cheek.
一滴眼泪沿着她的面颊流了下来。
牛津词典
Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand...
用冷水冲洗它们以清除所有的沙子。
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She learned to draw by tracing pictures out of old storybooks.
她通过描摹旧故事书上的图画学会了画画。
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Her book traces the town's history from Saxon times to the present day.
她的书描述的是这个市镇从撒克逊时代到现在的历史。
牛津词典
There's been no trace of my aunt and uncle...
没有我姑姑、姑夫的踪迹。
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