trace

vt

1. 查出；探出；找到

• He had given up all hopes of tracing his missing son. 他已经放弃了寻找失踪儿子的希望。

• I can't trace the letter he sent me. 我查不到他寄给我的信。

2. 跟踪；追踪

• They traced the unidentified footprints to the swamp. 他们跟踪着来历不明的脚印，一直追到沼泽地。

• trace a criminal 追踪罪犯

3. 追溯；追查

• The expedition is tracing the source of the river. 那支探险队正在探索那条河流的源头。

• His fear of water can be traced back to his childhood experience. 他对水的恐惧是童年时代的经历所至。

4. 描摹

• He made a copy of the map by tracing it. 他用透明纸描摹了那张地图。

5. 描绘；勾勒

• He traced out the map of the district. 他描绘了那个地区的地图。