trace

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

Translation

vi. 追溯;沿路走
vt. 追蹤,查探;描繪
n. 痕跡,蹤跡;微量;跡線;繮繩
Word Forms
過去分詞traced
現在分詞tracing
複數traces
第三人稱單數traces
過去式traced

Phrases & Collocations

trace back

追溯

trace evidence

痕跡證據

trace element

[化]微量元素

without a trace

無影無蹤地;渺無蹤跡地

trace amount

痕量;微量

trace analysis

痕量分析

without trace

不着痕跡地;了無蹤跡地

trace metal

微量金屬,痕量金屬

trace mineral

微量無機物;礦物質

trace out

描繪出;探尋;軌跡爲

trace level

痕跡量級

trace gas

微量氣體;示蹤氣體

tooth trace

齒線

stack trace

堆疊追蹤;堆棧蹤跡

trace fossil

生痕化石;蹤跡化石

memory trace

記憶痕跡

Example Sentences

just a trace of a smile.

僅是一絲微笑。

trace a stream upward

溯流而上

spoke with a trace of sarcasm.

帶着一絲嘲諷地說

trace the cause of a disease.

查出一疾病的原因

They could not trace him.

他們找不到他。

trace one's family back

追溯某人家世

He wanted to trace roughly.

他想草草地勾畫。

a bid to trace and cure the gearbox problems.

找到並解決變速箱毛病的命令。

she traces the development of the novel.

她追溯了長篇小說的發展過程。

they can trace their relationship to a common ancestor.

他們可以把血緣關係追溯到同一個祖先。

the film sank virtually without trace .

這部電影實際上消失得無影無蹤。

trace a rumour to its source

追查謠言的根源

a faint trace of egg on his vest

他背心上的不清楚的雞蛋印。

traced through the files.

順着小徑穿過田野

They traced the criminal to a house in the city.

他們追蹤罪犯到了城裏的一座房子裏。

We have lost all trace of him.

我們找不到他的蹤跡。

There are traces of poison in the fish.

這種魚體內有微量的毒素。

There was not a trace of cynicism in his voice.

他的語氣裏沒有一絲挖苦。

Kelp is rich in vitamins and trace elements.

大型褐藻富含維他命和微量元素。

Real-world Examples

This form of tracking is called contact tracing.

這種追蹤方式被稱爲“接觸者追蹤”。

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2020 Collection

" How did you trace it, then? "

" 那麼,你怎樣追查出來的呢?"

Source: The Five Orange Pips of Sherlock Holmes

There was no trace of the fog now.

這會兒霧已經消失得無影無蹤。

Source: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Every trace of water or humidity is removed.

每一絲水分都不會留下。

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

Some of them have no trace of a home.

他們中有些人沒有家的任何線索。

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豔色彩。

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

There's no trace of that PFAS molecule left.

沒有任何 PFAS 分子留存的痕跡。

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

Hope they can't trace it back to you.

希望不會查到你頭上。

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

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

已知的最早的風箏可以追溯到哪個國家?

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2019 Collection

Could it be a trace of primitive Martian biology?

會是原始的火星生物嗎?

Source: The History Channel documentary "Cosmos"

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