trace
🇺🇸
/treɪs/
🇬🇧
/treɪs/
verb
B2
to find someone or something by searching carefully
I tried to trace the missing document but couldn't find it anywhere.
我试图仔细搜寻那份丢失的文件，但哪里都找不到。
B2
to find where something comes from or what caused it
She can trace her family history back 300 years.
她可以追溯她的家族历史到300年前。
C1
to describe how something developed over time
The book traces the history of computers from their beginning.
这本书追溯了计算机从诞生开始的历史发展。
C1
to draw a line on a surface
He used his finger to trace a circle in the dust.
他用手指在灰尘上画了一个圆圈。
C1
to follow the shape of something with your finger or tool
She gently traced the pattern on the ancient pottery.
她轻轻地用手指描摹古代陶器上的图案。
R
to copy a drawing by putting see-through paper over it
The student learned to trace maps using tracing paper.
这个学生学会了用描图纸来描摹地图。
noun
C1
a sign that shows someone or something was there
There was no trace of the missing hikers in the mountains.
山里没有任何失踪徒步旅行者的踪迹。
C1
a very small amount of something
The water contained only a trace of minerals.
这水里只含有微量的矿物质。
R
a line on paper or screen that shows information from a machine
The doctor studied the heart trace on the monitor.
医生研究了监视器上的心脏波形图。
R
a search to find information about who made a phone call
The police put a trace on the suspicious phone number.
警方对可疑电话号码进行了追踪调查。
R
the leather straps that connect a horse to a carriage
The old carriage had worn traces that needed replacement.
那辆旧马车的挽绳已经磨损，需要更换。
translation
追踪, 追溯, 追溯发展, 描画, 描摹, 描图
痕迹, 微量, 轨迹, 电话追踪, 缰绳
词形变化
3rd Present
traces
Past
traced
Perfect
traced
Progressive
tracing
Plural
traces