| 单词 | scent trail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscent trail scent trail n. the trail of odour left by an animal, person, etc., esp. as tracked or followed by an animal; spec. one which is deliberately created, esp. for hounds to follow. ΚΠ 1860 Bury & Norwich Post 28 Aug. The hounds will run by a scent trail over the course, which will be so divided that the canine racers cannot run upon that of the horses. 1881 Mind 6 467 It must be to them what the scent-trail of a hare is to the dog. 1954 J. Corbett Temple Tiger 122 The tiger had laid a two-mile-long scent trail. 1990 Sci. News 19 May 313/3 Ants that can..even leave their own ‘scent trails’ to help fellow colonists find a food source. 2012 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 7 Apr. f3 Many hunts in Britain continue to operate, by using a ‘scent trail’ instead of chasing live foxes. < as lemmas |
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