1mark/sign that shows sb/sth happened/existed發生或存在的印記ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRACE | TRACE + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤archaeological, historical考古/歷史遺跡▸➤indelible, permanent抹不掉的/永久的痕跡▸➤memory (technical術語) 記憶痕跡VERB + TRACE➤leave留下痕跡◇The burglar had left several traces of his presence.竊賊在現場留下了幾處痕跡。◇Little trace is left of how Stone Age people lived.石器時代人類的生活狀況幾乎無跡可尋。➤bear, reveal, show帶有/顯露/顯現痕跡▸➤discover, find發現痕跡◇The search party had found no trace of the missing climbers.搜救隊沒有找到失踪登山者的踪跡。➤erase, obliterate, remove清除痕跡;抹去痕跡◇Remove all traces of rust with a small wire brush.用小鋼絲刷擦去所有銹跡。TRACE + VERB➤remain痕跡留下◇Traces still remain of the old brewery.老啤酒廠仍然有跡可尋。PREPOSITION➤with a trace of sth, without a trace of sth帶有/沒有一絲⋯的痕跡◇'No thanks,' she said, with a trace of irritation in her voice.“不用,謝了。” 她說,聲音裏帶着一絲惱怒。➤without trace, without a trace無影無踪◇The plane was lost without a trace over the Atlantic.飛機在飛越大西洋上空時消失得無影無踪。◇The ship seems to have sunk without trace.那艘船似乎已經沉沒,無跡可尋。trace
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2very small amount of sth極小的量ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRACE | TRACE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤discernible, faint, minute, slight, small, tiny依稀可見的少許;微量◇There was not the faintest trace of irony in her voice.她的聲音裏沒有一丁點兒的諷刺意味。➤unmistakable確鑿無誤的蛛絲馬跡VERB + TRACE➤contain包含微量◇The water was found to contain traces of cocaine.發現水裏含有微量可卡因。➤detect, find察覺少許;發現微量TRACE + NOUN➤amount痕量▸➤element, gas, metal, mineral痕量元素/氣體/金屬/礦物◇Seaweed is rich in vitamins and trace elements.海藻含有豐富的維生素和微量元素。PREPOSITION➤trace of一點兒⋯◇a trace of amusement / anxiety / a smile有點兒覺得好笑/一絲憂慮/一縷微笑trace
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1find out where sth is/where it comes from找出位置或來源ADVERB | VERB + TRACE | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤successfully成功地追踪到VERB + TRACE➤be able to, be unable to, can能夠追踪;無法追踪;能追踪◇Police have been unable to trace her movements during her final days.警方無法追踪到她最後幾天的行踪。➤attempt to, try to試圖追踪▸➤help (to)幫助追踪▸➤fail to未能追踪到▸➤be difficult to很難追踪▸➤be possible to有可能追踪PREPOSITION➤to追踪至◇The stolen paintings have been successfully traced to a London warehouse.失竊的畫已成功地在倫敦的一個倉庫中找到。trace
verb²
2find/describe the cause/origin of sth查找/描述原因或由來ADVERB | VERB + TRACE | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤carefully仔細追查▸➤easily容易查考◇Words have over the centuries acquired meanings not easily traced in dictionaries.經過了數百年,詞語的有些含義在詞典裏已難以查到來源。➤directly直接追溯▸➤back追溯VERB + TRACE➤can能追查▸➤attempt to, try to試圖追查▸➤be difficult to難以追溯◇The origins of the custom are difficult to trace.很難追溯這種風俗的起源。➤be possible to有可能追查到PREPOSITION➤to追溯至◇The book traces the history of the game back to an incident in 1863.該書把這一運動的歷史追溯至 1863 年的一起事件。trace
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3mark where the line of sth is with a thin object描繪輪廓ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤gently, lightly輕輕地勾畫出輪廓➤slowly慢慢地描繪PREPOSITION➤with以⋯勾畫出輪廓◇She lightly traced the outline of his face with her finger.她輕輕地用手指去感覺他臉的輪廓。
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