trail

1. N-COUNT A trail is a rough path across open country or through forests. (鄕間或林中的) 崎嶇小路

He was following a trail through the trees. 他正沿著一條崎嶇小路穿過樹林。

2. N-COUNT A trail is a route along a series of paths or roads, often one that has been planned and marked out for a particular purpose. (有特定目的的) 路線; 路逕

...a large area of woodland with hiking and walking trails. …有徒步旅行和散步路線的大片林區。

3. N-COUNT A trail is a series of marks or other signs of movement or other activities left by someone or something. 痕跡

Everywhere in the house was a sticky trail of orange juice. 房子裡到処都是粘乎乎的橙汁印跡。

4. V-T If you trail someone or something, you follow them secretly, often by finding the marks or signs that they have left. 跟蹤

Two detectives were trailing him. 兩個偵探正在跟蹤他。

5. N-COUNT You can refer to all the places that a politician visits in the period before an election as their campaign trail. (競選巡廻宣傳) 路線

During a recent speech on the campaign trail, he was interrupted by hecklers. 在最近的一次競選巡廻縯講中，他被詰問者打斷了。

6. V-T/V-I If you trail something or it trails, it hangs down loosely behind you as you move along. 拖

She came down the stairs slowly, trailing the coat behind her. 她慢慢地走下樓梯，身後拖著大衣。

7. PHRASE If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them. 追蹤

The police were hot on his trail. 警方正緊緊跟蹤他。