1.（长串的）痕迹，踪迹，足迹a long line or series of marks that is left by sb/sth
a trail of blood一连串血迹
tourists who leave a trail of litter everywhere they go一路乱丢垃圾的游客
The hurricane left a trail of destruction behind it.飓风过后满目疮痍。
2.（尤指打猎时跟踪的）踪迹，足迹，臭迹a track, sign or smell that is left behind and that can be followed, especially in hunting
The hounds were following the fox's trail.猎犬追踪着狐狸的气味。
The police are still on the trail of the escaped prisoner.警方仍在追捕逃犯。
Fortunately the trail was still warm(= clear and easy to follow) .庆幸的是痕迹仍然清晰可循。
The trail had gone cold .臭迹已经消失了。
3.（乡间的）小路，小径a path through the countryside
a trail through the forest穿过森林的小路
4.（特定）路线，路径a route that is followed for a particular purpose
a tourist trail(= of famous buildings)游览路线
politicians on the campaign trail(= travelling around to attract support)进行巡回宣传的政治人物
1.[t][i]（被）拖，拉to pull sth behind sb/sth, usually along the ground; to be pulled along in this way
A jeep trailing a cloud of dust was speeding in my direction.一辆吉普车拖着一股扬尘，朝我疾驰而来。
I trailed my hand in the water as the boat moved along.我把手放在水里，让小船拖着往前划行。
The bride's dress trailed behind her.新娘的结婚礼服拖在身后。
2.[i]+ adv./prep.（尤指跟在他人后面）疲惫地走，没精打采地慢走，磨蹭to walk slowly because you are tired or bored, especially behind sb else
The kids trailed around after us while we shopped for clothes.我们在商店买衣服时，孩子们无精打采地跟在后面。
3.[i][t]（在比赛或其他竞赛中）落后，失利，失败to be losing a game or other contest
United were trailing 2–0 at half-time.联队在上半场结束时以 0:2 落后。
We were trailing by five points.我们落后五分。
This country is still trailing badly in scientific research.这个国家在科研方面仍然大大滞后。
The Conservatives are trailing Labour in the opinion polls.在民意测验中保守党的支持率落后于工党。
4.[t]~ sb/sth跟踪；追踪to follow sb/sth by looking for signs that show you where they have been
The police trailed Dale for days.警方跟踪了戴尔多日。
5.[i]蔓生；蔓延；向下移动to grow or hang downwards over sth or along the ground; to move downwards over sth
trailing plants蔓生植物
He had tears trailing down his cheeks.他的眼泪顺着双颊流了下来。
In just a few weeks, members will be back out on the campaign trail, emphasizing the differences between the two parties.
在仅仅几个星期内，议员们将退出竞选跟踪活动，不再着重于两党的差别。
The night brought snow and we woke up the next day to see a caravan of yaks and Tibetan pilgrims passing by on the snow dusted trail.
那晚下雪了，我们第二天早上醒来，就看见了牦牛大篷车和西藏朝圣者穿过雪地的痕迹。
By that we mean that we want to see a clear paper trail, supported by original documents, showing where the money originated from.
这意味着我们需要查看清楚的相关记录，并要提供原始文件，显示资金的原始来源。
But the next day, Kathleen brought Mark to the bottom of a hill, where there was a trail they could follow all the way up.
但是隔天，凯萨琳带著马克来到山坡下，那里有一条小径直达山坡上。
He trusted that it would serve as a marked trail for Hem to follow through the Maze, if he chose to leave Cheese Station C.
他相信如果哼哼决定离开奶酪C站的话，这就是留给哼哼的路标，能帮助哼哼穿过迷宫。
With that he put it back into the clear water, and the flounder disappeared to the bottom, leaving a long trail of blood behind him.
说着，他就把比目鱼放回清澈的水里。比目鱼立刻就游走了，身后留下一条长长的血痕。
At times, boosted by hopes, she appeared to be on the right trail with a sense of disgust, but her hopes were dashed at the final moment.
有时，尽管感到有些厌烦，由于希望的驱使，她还是加入到搜寻线索的行列，但她的希望都在最后时刻破灭了。
"Kevin and I will have a chat in coming days, and I would welcome him on the campaign trail, " she said.
“我和克文将在未来几天内好好谈谈，我会欢迎他加入竞选活动，”她表示。
There was a thin ribbon of a trail that led through the forest here, or I wouldn't risk wandering on my own like this.
一条窄窄的羊肠小道穿过密林延伸到这里，否则我不会冒着让自己迷路的风险走到这里来。
Silver wings in a fiery sky Show the trail of my love and I Sing to you, Love is what I bring to you.
炽热天空中翱翔的银色飞翼拖曳着我爱你的轨迹我为你而唱那份爱正是我要带来给你的。
There was a man, however, who watched her every night as she walked home on a small trail through the shallow forest.
然而，却有这么个男人，总是天天晚上看着她从树林中的小路走回家。
You won't stop, I know, as long as you can trail round in a white gown with your hair down, and wear gold-paper jewelry.
你不会停止的，我知道，只要你能够披下头发，戴上金纸做的珠宝，身披白长裙摇曳而行，你就不会的。
When your correspondent stumbled across him on the campaign trail, voters behaved as if they were in the presence of a pop star.
当你的记者偶然发现他在竞选，选民表现的好象一个流行明星的粉丝。
In those cases we need to see a paper trail history of original documents showing the origins of that money.
在这些情况下，我们需要看到证明存款来源的原始存根记录。
The gamblers and risk-takers turned south on the California Trail over the Sierra Nevada, ready to strike it big or not at all.
而赌徒和冒险家却在岔路口拐向南方走上了加州小道，翻越内华达山脉，准备好要么发大财要么一无所有。
It was an improvement on the embarrassing 37 he had rolled during a stop on the presidential campaign trail a year ago.
这与一年前他在总统竞选期间只得到37分的糟糕成绩相比可谓进步不小。
The dog that had laid this trail, if dog it was, would have to be a wild and hungry one to be out in such a rain.
留下这些足迹的野狗（如果它是狗的话），既然会冒这么大的雨出来，想必是只饥饿而野性十足的狗。
Dana Bash take us out on the campaign trail that look like a money trail, to see how much being spent, and where's all coming from.
DanaBash带我们详细看一下竞选的费用问题，看一下总共需要花费多少，以及这些资金来自何处。
Well, he finally went his way, down the hill and up the deer trail.
它终于走了，走下山坡，沿着那条小径走上去。
Haw knew he had left a trail for Hem and that he could find his way, if he could just read The Handwriting On The Wall.
唧唧知道自己已经给哼哼留下了足够的标记，只要他能够迈出第一步，读到墙上的字迹，他就会找到出路。
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