track

track

T0300400 (trăk)n.1. a. A mark or succession of marks left by something that has passed.b. A path, route, or course indicated by such marks: an old wagon track through the mountains.2. A path along which something moves; a course: following the track of an airplane on radar.3. a. A course of action; a method of proceeding: on the right track for solving the puzzle.b. An intended or proper course: putting a stalled project back on track.4. A succession of ideas; a train of thought.5. Awareness of something occurring or passing: keeping track of the score; lost all track of time.6. Sports a. A course laid out for running or racing.b. Athletic competition on such a course; track events.c. Track and field.7. A rail or set of parallel rails upon which railroad cars or other vehicles run.8. tracks The boundary, formerly often delineated by train tracks, that separates two neighborhoods of different social class: grew up on the wrong side of the tracks.9. Either of the continuous metal belts with which vehicles such as bulldozers and tanks move over the ground.10. A metal groove or ridge that holds, guides, and reduces friction for a moving device or apparatus.11. Any of several courses of study to which students are assigned according to ability, achievement, or needs: academic, vocational, and general tracks.12. a. A distinct path, as along a length of film or magnetic tape, on which sound, images, or other information is recorded.b. A distinct selection from an audio or video recording, usually containing an individual work or part of a larger work: the title track of an album.c. One of two or more separate recordings that are combined so as to be replayed simultaneously, as in stereophonic sound reproduction: mixed the vocal track and instrumental track.13. Computers a. One of the concentric magnetic rings that form the separate data storage areas on a floppy disk or a hard disk.b. A set of digital data encoded consecutively on an optical disc.14. tracks Slang Needle marks on the skin from multiple intravenous injections, considered an indication of habitual drug use.v. tracked, track·ing, tracks v.tr.1. To follow the tracks of; trail: tracking game through the forest.2. a. To leave marks made of (dirt or mud, for example) on a surface: The dog tracked mud on the rug.b. To leave marks on (a floor, for example) when moving or traversing: You're tracking up my nice clean floor!3. a. To observe or monitor the course of (an aircraft, for example), as by radar.b. To observe the progress of; follow: tracking the company's performance daily.c. To determine or discover the location or origin of: tracked the money to an offshore account.4. To equip with a track.5. To assign (a student) to a curricular track.v.intr.1. To follow a course; travel: The storm is tracking up the coast.2. a. To keep a constant distance apart. Used of a pair of wheels.b. To be in alignment: The gears are not tracking properly.3. a. To follow the undulations in the groove of a phonograph record. Used of a needle.b. To move across magnetic heads. Used of magnetic tape.4. To move in relation to a subject being filmed. Used of a camera or camera crew.Phrasal Verb: track down To pursue until found or captured: tracked him down at the pub.Idiom: in (one's) tracks Exactly where one is standing: stopped him right in his tracks.

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[Middle English trak, from Old French trac, perhaps of Germanic origin.]

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track′a·ble adj.track′er n.

track

(træk) n1. the mark or trail left by something that has passed by: the track of an animal. 2. any road or path affording passage, esp a rough one3. (Railways) a rail or pair of parallel rails on which a vehicle, such as a locomotive, runs, esp the rails together with the sleepers, ballast, etc, on a railway4. a course of action, thought, etc: don't start on that track again!. 5. a line of motion or travel, such as flight6. (Automotive Engineering) an endless jointed metal band driven by the wheels of a vehicle such as a tank or tractor to enable it to move across rough or muddy ground7. (General Physics) physics the path of a particle of ionizing radiation as observed in a cloud chamber, bubble chamber, or photographic emulsion8. (Athletics (Track & Field)) a. a course for running or racingb. (as modifier): track events. 9. (Athletics (Track & Field)) a. sports performed on a trackb. track and field events as a whole10. (Electronics) a path on a magnetic recording medium, esp magnetic tape, on which information, such as music or speech, from a single input channel is recorded11. (Electronics) any of a number of separate sections in the recording on a record, CD, or cassette12. (Electronics) a metal path that makes the interconnections on an integrated circuit13. (Automotive Engineering) the distance between the points of contact with the ground of a pair of wheels, such as the front wheels of a motor vehicle or the paired wheels of an aircraft undercarriage14. (Aeronautics) a hypothetical trace made on the surface of the earth by a point directly below an aircraft in flight15. keep track of to follow the passage, course, or progress of16. lose track of to fail to follow the passage, course, or progress of17. off the beaten track See beaten⁴18. off the track away from what is correct or true19. on the track of on the scent or trail of; pursuing20. the right track the correct line of investigation, inquiry, etc21. the wrong track the incorrect line of investigation, inquiry, etcvb22. to follow the trail of (a person, animal, etc)23. (Astronautics) to follow the flight path of (a satellite, spacecraft, etc) by picking up radio or radar signals transmitted or reflected by it24. (Railways) railways a. to provide with a trackb. to run on a track of (a certain width)25. (Film) (of a camera or camera operator) to follow (a moving object) in any direction while operating26. (Film) to move (a camera) towards the scene (track in) or away from the scene (track out)27. to follow a track through (a place): to track the jungles. 28. (Electronics) (intr) (of the pick-up, stylus, etc, of a record player) to follow the groove of a record: the pick-up tracks badly. [C15: from Old French trac, probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch tracken to pull, Middle Low German trecken; compare Norwegian trakke to trample] ˈtrackable adj ˈtracker n

track

(træk)

n. 1. a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs. 2. a wheel rut. 3. evidence, as a mark or a series of marks, that something has passed. 4. Usu., tracks. footprints or other marks left by an animal, person, or vehicle. 5. a path made or beaten by or as if by the feet of people or animals; trail. 6. a course or route followed; line of travel. 7. a course of action, conduct, or procedure. 8. a series or sequence of events or ideas. 9. a caterpillar tread. 10. a. a course laid out for running or racing. b. the group of sports performed on such a course, as running or hurdling, as distinguished from field events. c. both track and field events as a whole. 11. a. a band of recorded sound laid along the length of a magnetic tape. b. band ² (def. 5). c. a discrete, separate recording that is combined with other parts of a musical recording to produce the final aural version. 12. the distance between the centers of the treads of either the front or rear wheels of a motor vehicle. 13. one of a number of concentric rings on the surface of a floppy disk, or other computer storage medium, along which data are recorded. 14. tracks, Slang. needle marks on the skin of a drug user caused by habitual injections. 15. a metal strip or rail along which something, as lighting or a curtain, can be mounted or moved. 16. a study program or level of curriculum to which a student is assigned on the basis of aptitude or need; academic course or path. v.t. 17. to follow or pursue the track, traces, or footprints of. 18. to follow (a track, course, etc.). 19. to leave footprints on (often fol. by up): to track the floor with muddy shoes. 20. to make a trail of footprints with (dirt, snow, or the like). 21. to monitor the course or path of (an aircraft, satellite, star, etc.), as by radar or radio signals. 22. to follow the course of progress of; keep track of. v.i. 23. to follow or pursue a track or trail. 24. to run in the same track, as the wheels of a vehicle. 25. to be in alignment, as one gearwheel with another. 26. to have a specified span between wheels or runners. 27. to follow the undulations in the grooves of a phonograph record. 28. track down, to pursue until caught or captured; follow. Idioms: 1. keep track, to remain aware; keep informed. 2. lose track, to fail to keep informed; neglect to keep a record. 3. make tracks, Informal. to hurry. 4. off the track, departing from the objective or the subject at hand; astray. 5. on the track of, in search or pursuit of; close upon. 6. the wrong (or right) side of the tracks, the unfashionable, unacceptable (or fashionable, acceptable) part of a city or other community. [1425–75; late Middle English trak (n.) < Middle French trac, perhaps < Old Norse trathk trodden spot; compare Norwegian trakke to trample; akin to tread] track′a•ble, adj. track`a•bil′i•ty, n. track′er, n.

track

- Borrowed from Old French trac, from Middle Dutch trek, "pulling," or trekken, "pull."See also related terms for pulling.

track

1. A series of related contacts displayed on a data display console or other display device.
2. To display or record the successive positions of a moving object.
3. To lock onto a point of radiation and obtain guidance therefrom.
4. To keep a gun properly aimed, or to point continuously a target-locating instrument at a moving target.
5. The actual path of an aircraft above or a ship on the surface of the Earth. The course is the path that is planned; the track is the path that is actually taken.
6. One of the two endless belts on which a full-track or half-track vehicle runs.
7. A metal part forming a path for a moving object; e.g., the track around the inside of a vehicle for moving a mounted machine gun.

Track

 a train or linked sequence of thoughts or events, 1681; a series of actions.Examples: track of hills, 1687; of scripture, 1693; of fruitless impertinent thoughts, 1681; of my thoughts, 1793; of dry weather (a spell), 1851.

track

Past participle: tracked
Gerund: tracking

Imperative
track
track

Present
I track
you track
he/she/it tracks
we track
you track
they track

Preterite
I tracked
you tracked
he/she/it tracked
we tracked
you tracked
they tracked

Present Continuous
I am tracking
you are tracking
he/she/it is tracking
we are tracking
you are tracking
they are tracking

Present Perfect
I have tracked
you have tracked
he/she/it has tracked
we have tracked
you have tracked
they have tracked

Past Continuous
I was tracking
you were tracking
he/she/it was tracking
we were tracking
you were tracking
they were tracking

Past Perfect
I had tracked
you had tracked
he/she/it had tracked
we had tracked
you had tracked
they had tracked

Future
I will track
you will track
he/she/it will track
we will track
you will track
they will track

Future Perfect
I will have tracked
you will have tracked
he/she/it will have tracked
we will have tracked
you will have tracked
they will have tracked

Future Continuous
I will be tracking
you will be tracking
he/she/it will be tracking
we will be tracking
you will be tracking
they will be tracking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tracking
you have been tracking
he/she/it has been tracking
we have been tracking
you have been tracking
they have been tracking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tracking
you will have been tracking
he/she/it will have been tracking
we will have been tracking
you will have been tracking
they will have been tracking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tracking
you had been tracking
he/she/it had been tracking
we had been tracking
you had been tracking
they had been tracking

Conditional
I would track
you would track
he/she/it would track
we would track
you would track
they would track

Past Conditional
I would have tracked
you would have tracked
he/she/it would have tracked
we would have tracked
you would have tracked
they would have tracked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	track - a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"path, courseline - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extentcollision course - a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchangedinside track - the inner side of a curved racecourseround - the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington"steps - the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"; "his steps turned toward home"swath, belt - a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)trail - a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
	2.	track - evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"lead, trailevidence, grounds - your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
	3.	track - a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheelsartefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a wholerailroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"streetcar track, tramline, tramway - the track on which trams or streetcars run
	4.	track - a course over which races are run racecourse, racetrack, racewaycinder track - a racetrack paved with fine cinderscourse - facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"dirt track - a racetrack that is not pavedracing circuit, circuit - a racetrack for automobile racesspeedway - a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcyclesstretch - a straightaway section of a racetrackvelodrome - a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racinginside track - the inner side of a curved racecourse
	5.	track - a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"cutexcerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
	6.	track - an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the groundcaterpillar track, caterpillar treadbelt - endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleyshalf track - a track that goes around only rear wheelstracked vehicle - a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks
	7.	track - (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading datadata trackcomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structuresitinerary, route, path - an established line of travel or access
	8.	track - a groove on a phonograph recording groove, channel - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
	9.	track - a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can rollrails, runway, railbar - a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"third rail - a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotivestreetcar track, tramline, tramway - the track on which trams or streetcars run
	10.	track - any road or path affording passage especially a rough onecart track, cartroadportage - overland track between navigable waterwaysroad, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportationtrail - a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
	11.	track - the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a trackrunningtrack and field - participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with ittrack meet - a track and field competition between two or more teams
Verb	1.	track - carry on the feet and deposit; "track mud into the house"bring in, introduce - bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor"
	2.	track - observe or plot the moving path of something; "track a missile"observe - watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals"
	3.	track - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"dog, give chase, go after, chase, tail, trail, chase after, tagtree - chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels"pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested"hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"
	4.	track - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, pass over, get across, covertramp - cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks"stride - cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods"walk - traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day"crisscross - cross in a pattern, often randomford - cross a river where it's shallowbridge - cross over on a bridgejaywalk - cross the road at a red lightdrive, take - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"course - move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic"hop - traverse as if by a short airplane trip; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
	5.	track - make tracks upon create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

track

noun1. path, way, road, route, trail, pathway, footpath We set off once more, over a rough mountain track.2. course, line, path, orbit, trajectory, flight path following the track of a hurricane3. running track, course, circuit (Brit.), racecourse the athletics track4. line, rail, tramline A woman fell onto the railway track.5. song, recording, piece, number He has produced two of the tracks on this album.plural noun1. trail, marks, impressions, traces, imprints, prints He suddenly noticed tyre tracks on the bank ahead. The killer returned to the scene to cover his tracks.verb1. follow, pursue, chase, trace, tail (informal), dog, shadow, trail, stalk, hunt down, follow the trail of He thought he had better track this creature and kill it.keep track of something or someone keep up with, follow, monitor, watch, keep an eye on, keep in touch with, keep up to date with It's hard to keep track of time here.lose track of something or someone lose, lose sight of, misplace It's so easy to lose track of who's playing who and when.on track on course, on time, on target, on schedule He believes the talks are still on track.stop something or someone in its or their tracks bring to a standstill, freeze, petrify, transfix, immobilize, stop someone dead, rivet to the spot His remark stopped me in my trackstrack something or someone or down find, catch, capture, apprehend, discover, expose, trace, unearth, dig up, hunt down, sniff out, bring to light, ferret out, run to earth or ground They are doing all they can to track down terrorists.

track

noun1. A visible sign or mark of the passage of someone or something:print, trace, trail.2. Evidence of passage left along a course followed by a hunted animal or fugitive:scent, spoor, trail.3. A course of action to be followed regularly:round (often used in plural), routine.verb1. To follow the traces or scent of, as in hunting:trace, trail.2. To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind:dog, follow, shadow, trail.Informal: bird-dog, tail.3. To go across:cross, pass, transit, traverse.phrasal verb
track downTo pursue and locate:hunt down, nose out, run down, trace.Idiom: run to earth.

Translations

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track

(trӕk) noun1. a mark left, especially a footprint etc. They followed the lion's tracks. 痕跡 痕迹2. a path or rough road. a mountain track. 小道 小道3. (also ˈracetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race. a running track; (also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events. 跑道 跑道4. a railway line. 鐵路線 铁路线 verb to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left. They tracked the wolf to its lair. 追蹤 追踪ˈtrack-suit noun a warm suit worn by athletes etc when exercising, or before and after performing. 運動員的練習服 运动员的练习服in one's tracks where one stands or is. He stopped dead in his tracks. 當時當地，就地 当时当地，就地 keep/lose track of (not) to keep oneself informed about (the progress or whereabouts of). I've lost track of what is happening. 跟上/不能跟上......的進展 跟上/不能跟上......的进展 make tracks (for) to depart, or set off (towards). We ought to be making tracks (for home). 走向... 走向...track down to pursue or search for (someone or something) until it is caught or found. I managed to track down an old copy of the book. 對...搜尋到底 对...搜寻到底ˈtracker dog noun a dog that is trained to find people, drugs, explosives etc. 警犬 警犬

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