| 单词 | trail |
| 释义 | trail I. intransitive verb 1. a. < letting the flag trail in the dust > < my silken outer garment trailed over withered leaves — Amy Lowell > < his hand hit the wall and trailed down it as he felt — Raymond Chandler > b. < the tablecloth trails on the floor > c. < no one looks right now with locks trailing over one eye — Country Life > d. < would rather stroke faster with their arms and let their legs trail — T.M.McDermott > < allowing one of the propellers to trail, thereby reducing the drag on that side of the ship — Manual of Seamanship > e. < knew where the first arbutus trailed in the spring — Grace Metalious > 2. a. < trailed along at a snail's pace > < trailed dismally round his grounds praising the improvements — Virginia Woolf > b. < his sister trailed along after him — James Hensel > c. (1) < bet on a horse that trailed all the way and finished last > < trailing in the election with only 30 percent of the vote > (2) of a harness race driver d. archaic 3. < blood trailing over the floor > < smoke trailing from chimneys > < a thin veil of mist trailed below — John Connell > < shadows o'er the landscape trailing — H.W.Longfellow > 4. a. < stone walls trail raggedly through the woods — American Guide Series: Vermont > < ropes trail in loops and tangles across the slanting deck — Phoenix Flame > b. < the discussion trailed off into futilities > < voice trailing off to a whisper — T.B.Costain > < his book rather trails away at the close — Allan Nevins > 5. < spent long days trailing over the desert > < can … trail like an Indian — W.P.Webb > 6. 7. < the art of trailing lies in being away from the trailer as much as possible — New Statesman & Nation > transitive verb 1. a. < when women trailed long skirts through the dust — Justina Hill > b. < trail a log down a slope > < trail a line in fishing > < the winning crew trailed their oars in salute > < passing the marble table, she trailed her aging fingertips across its mute surface — Harriet La Barre > c. < they shall not trail me through their streets — John Milton > d. < trail the wagons of an overland train > e. < trail arms at a military funeral > 2. a. < moved slowly, trailing his wounded foot > b. < always trails along two or three uninvited friends > < a dog trailing a leash > < stepped off the train still trailing a little sand — Sybille Bedford > c. < trailing clouds of glory do we come — William Wordsworth > < trailed streamers of gray mist up the valley — Francis Ratcliffe > d. < no point in trailing the business out any longer > 3. 4. a. < trailed the beast to its lair > < had to trail the suspect halfway across the country > b. < reporters trailing him constantly > < not daring to accost him … she had trailed him to the railroad station — D.B.Chidsey > c. < being careful always to trail the queen at the prescribed distance > d. e. < always trails his classmates > < trailing the league-leading team by two and a half games > < trailed the other candidates on the ticket > 5. < herders trailing longhorns up from Texas — R.F.Adams > Synonyms: see follow • - trail a pike - trail one's coat II. 1. a. (1) < ivy had sent trails down the steep banks — Flora Thompson > (2) (3) < wore white roses on the shoulder — a trail, not a bunch — Clemence Dane > (4) (5) b. 2. a. < the academic procession in a long trail > < a trail of clouds > < a trail of admirers > < rocket trails > < smoke in thin blue trails was coming from the brick chimneys — Calder Willingham > b. (1) (2) c. < the … movement left a trail of bitterness and prejudice behind it — Paul Blanshard > 3. a. < hounds picking up the trail > < a trail of blood from the house to the barn > < got on the trail of the killer > < discovered a rattlesnake trail in the sand — Jack Kerouac > b. c. (1) < an Indian trail > < a deer trail > < tortuous mountain trails > < wagon trails > < the era of the cattle trails > < stamping a trail through the deep snow > (2) < woodland trails > < the state provides a 300-mile trail for those enjoying walking trips > (3) < the Mohawk Trail > d. e. < a milestone on his educational trail > < candidates hitting the campaign trail > 4. • - in trail III. archaic < the thrush is presented with the trail — Tobias Smollett > |
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