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单词 tracing
释义

tracing

noun

trac·​ing ˈtrā-siŋ How to pronounce tracing (audio)
1
: something that is traced: such as
a
: a copy made on a superimposed transparent sheet
b
: a graphic record made by an instrument (such as a seismograph) that registers some movement
2
: the act of one that traces

Synonyms

  • chase
  • chasing
  • dogging
  • following
  • hounding
  • pursuing
  • pursuit
  • shadowing
  • tagging
  • tailing
  • tracking
  • trailing
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Example Sentences

the tracing of this mountain lion is going to be difficult if the rain washes away all of the tracks
Recent Examples on the Web Without widespread testing and contact tracing, the extent of the outbreak is not clear. Michelle Andrews, CBS News, 8 July 2022 In the past, Roess said, countries outside Africa quickly halted monkeypox outbreaks through testing and contact tracing, but the current outbreak is unprecedentedly large and widespread. Aria Bendix, NBC News, 9 June 2022 In certain instances, patients will be allowed to isolate at home, though only on a temporary basis, according to the plan, which also called for the maintenance of strict controls on movement, mass testing and contact tracing. Cao Li, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022 But China’s aggressive mobilization of tracking, testing, and tracing has provided high credibility with Chinese inside and outside China and with the international world. Anne Stevenson-yang, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 For most of the pandemic, the Asian nation managed to keep the virus at bay without a major lockdown through widespread testing and aggressive contact tracing. Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022 The government there countered COVID with nationwide stay-at-home orders, border controls, hygiene campaigns, accessible testing and contact tracing. Robin G. Nelson, Scientific American, 15 Feb. 2022 Bost called for uniform masking mandates across the state and for the state to deploy members of the National Guard to help overwhelmed schools and nurses manage testing and contact tracing. Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com, 7 Jan. 2022 Oregon State has several players sidelined for COVID testing and contact tracing, in addition to others who are sick or nursing injuries. oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

tracing

noun

trac·​ing
ˈtrā-siŋ
: a copy of something traced from an original

Medical Definition

tracing

noun

trac·​ing ˈtrā-siŋ How to pronounce tracing (audio)
: a graphic record made by an instrument (as an electrocardiograph) that registers some movement

tracing 1 of 2

noun

as in tracking
the act of going after or in the tracks of another the tracing of this mountain lion is going to be difficult if the rain washes away all of the tracks

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tracking
  • pursuit
  • chasing
  • trailing
  • tailing
  • pursuing
  • search
  • shadowing
  • tagging
  • chase
  • hounding
  • dogging
  • following
  • trail
  • hot pursuit
  • track
  • seeking
  • path
  • tagging along

tracing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of trace
1
as in outlining
to draw or make apparent the outline of trace your hand onto this piece of paper

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • outlining
  • defining
  • sketching
  • circling
  • delineating
  • silhouetting
  • trimming
  • surrounding
  • drawing
  • rounding
  • lining
  • framing
  • bounding
  • charting
  • looping
  • skirting
  • edging
  • margining
  • diagramming
  • encircling
  • ringing
  • hemming
  • rimming
  • girdling
  • diagraming
  • fringing
  • compassing
  • girthing
  • mapping (out)
2
as in chasing
to go after or on the track of police traced the burglar back to his apartment, where they discovered a ton of stolen loot

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • tracking
  • chasing
  • pursuing
  • following
  • escorting
  • trailing
  • tailing
  • accompanying
  • shadowing
  • coursing
  • tagging
  • hounding
  • dogging
  • running after
  • running
  • watching
  • hunting
  • bird-dogging
  • seeking
  • observing
  • chaperoning
  • eyeing
  • eying
  • searching (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • guiding
  • leading
  • piloting
  • heading
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