trail
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 踪迹,痕迹,一串,尾部,小径,持枪姿势
- vt.
- 拖,尾随,追踪,落后于,开出路
- vi.
- 拖曳,垂下,落后,飘出,蔓生
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 trailen
- 源自 ←古法语 trailler “to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry”
- 源自 ←通俗拉丁语 *tragulāre “to drag”
- 源自 ←拉丁语 tragula “dragnet, javelin thrown by a strap”
词源说明
From Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler (“to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry”), from Vulgar Latin *tragulāre (“to drag”), from Latin tragula (“dragnet, javelin thrown by a strap”), probably related to Latin trahere (“to pull, drag along”).
释义(英文)
动词 Verb
- (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
- (transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
- (transitive) To leave (a trail of).
- (transitive) To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
- (intransitive) To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
- (intransitive) To run or climb like certain plants.
- (intransitive) To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
- To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
名词 Noun
- The track