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.
我試圖仔細搜尋那份遺失的文件，但哪裡都找不到。
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歷史到300年前。
C1
to describe how something developed over time
The book traces the history of computers from their beginning.
這本書追溯了電腦從誕生開始的歷史發展。
C1
to draw a line on a surface
He used his finger to trace a circle in the dust.
他用手指在灰塵上畫了一個圓圈。
C1
to follow the shape of something with your finger or tool
She gently traced the pattern on the ancient pottery.
她輕輕地用手指描摹古代陶器上的圖案。
R
to copy a drawing by putting see-through paper over it
The student learned to trace maps using tracing paper.
這個學生學會了用描圖紙來描摹地圖。
noun
C1
a sign that shows someone or something was there
There was no trace of the missing hikers in the mountains.
山裡沒有任何失蹤徒步旅行者的蹤跡。
C1
a very small amount of something
The water contained only a trace of minerals.
這水裡只含有微量的礦物質。
R
a line on paper or screen that shows information from a machine
The doctor studied the heart trace on the monitor.
醫生研究了監視器上的心臟波形圖。
R
a search to find information about who made a phone call
The police put a trace on the suspicious phone number.
警方對可疑電話號碼進行了追蹤調查。
R
the leather straps that connect a horse to a carriage
The old carriage had worn traces that needed replacement.
那輛舊馬車的挽繩已經磨損，需要更換。
translation
追蹤, 追溯, 追溯發展, 描畫, 描摹, 描圖
痕跡, 微量, 軌跡, 電話追蹤, 韁繩
詞形變化
3rd Present
traces
Past
traced
Perfect
traced
Progressive
tracing
Plural
traces