trace

[US]/treɪs/
[UK]/treɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 追溯;沿路走
vt. 追踪,查探;描绘
n. 痕迹,踪迹;微量;迹线;缰绳
Word Forms
过去分词traced
现在分词tracing
复数traces
第三人称单数traces
过去式traced

Phrases & Collocations

trace back

追溯

trace evidence

痕迹证据

trace element

[化]微量元素

without a trace

无影无踪地;渺无踪迹地

trace amount

痕量;微量

trace analysis

痕量分析

without trace

不着痕迹地;了无踪迹地

trace metal

微量金属,痕量金属

trace mineral

微量无机物;矿物质

trace out

描绘出;探寻;轨迹为

trace level

痕迹量级

trace gas

微量气体;示踪气体

tooth trace

齿线

stack trace

堆叠追踪;堆栈踪迹

trace fossil

生痕化石;踪迹化石

memory trace

记忆痕迹

Example Sentences

just a trace of a smile.

仅是一丝微笑。

trace a stream upward

溯流而上

spoke with a trace of sarcasm.

带着一丝嘲讽地说

trace the cause of a disease.

查出一疾病的原因

They could not trace him.

他们找不到他。

trace one's family back

追溯某人家世

He wanted to trace roughly.

他想草草地勾画。

a bid to trace and cure the gearbox problems.

找到并解决变速箱毛病的命令。

she traces the development of the novel.

她追溯了长篇小说的发展过程。

they can trace their relationship to a common ancestor.

他们可以把血缘关系追溯到同一个祖先。

the film sank virtually without trace .

这部电影实际上消失得无影无踪。

trace a rumour to its source

追查谣言的根源

a faint trace of egg on his vest

他背心上的不清楚的鸡蛋印。

traced through the files.

顺着小径穿过田野

They traced the criminal to a house in the city.

他们追踪罪犯到了城里的一座房子里。

We have lost all trace of him.

我们找不到他的踪迹。

There are traces of poison in the fish.

这种鱼体内有微量的毒素。

There was not a trace of cynicism in his voice.

他的语气里没有一丝挖苦。

Kelp is rich in vitamins and trace elements.

大型褐藻富含维他命和微量元素。

Real-world Examples

This form of tracking is called contact tracing.

这种追踪方式被称为“接触者追踪”。

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2020 Collection

" How did you trace it, then? "

" 那么,你怎样追查出来的呢?"

Source: The Five Orange Pips of Sherlock Holmes

There was no trace of the fog now.

这会儿雾已经消失得无影无踪。

Source: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Every trace of water or humidity is removed.

每一丝水分都不会留下。

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

Some of them have no trace of a home.

他们中有些人没有家的任何线索。

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

Some still showing traces of vivid colour.

有些仍能看出昔日的明艳色彩。

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

There's no trace of that PFAS molecule left.

没有任何 PFAS 分子留存的痕迹。

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

Hope they can't trace it back to you.

希望不会查到你头上。

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

The first known kites have been traced back to what country?

已知的最早的风筝可以追溯到哪个国家?

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2019 Collection

Could it be a trace of primitive Martian biology?

会是原始的火星生物吗?

Source: The History Channel documentary "Cosmos"

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