Vạch, vệt dài

a trail of blood

một vệt máu dài

a trail of light

một vệt sáng

Đường, đường mòn (nhất là xuyên qua vùng đất gồ ghề)

a trail through the forest

đường mòn xuyên rừng

a nature trail

đường mòn tự nhiên

(thiên văn học) đuôi, vệt

the trail of a meteor

đuôi một sao băng

Dấu vết, mùi, vết (lần theo khi đi săn..)

the police are on the escaped convict's trail

cảnh sát đang theo dấu vết của người tù vượt ngục (đang truy lùng anh ta)

the trail of a snail

vết của một con ốc sên

hot on the trail

theo sát, theo riết, không rời dấu vết

(nghĩa bóng) vết chân, đường đi

on the trail of...

theo vết chân của..., theo đường của...

at the trail

(quân sự) xách súng lõng thõng (thân súng song song với mặt đất)

Kéo, kéo lê

the child trails his toy

đứa bé kéo lê cái đồ chơi

Theo dấu vết, đuổi theo dấu vết, lùng, truy nã

to trail a tiger

đuổi theo dấu vết một con hổ

to trail a murderer

truy nã một kẻ giết người

Mở một con đường mòn (trong rừng)

Bị kéo lê, quét

her skirt trailed along the ground

váy cô ta quét đất

Bò; leo (cây cối)

roses trailing over the walls

những cây hồng leo trùm lên tường

Đi kéo lê, lết bước

to trail along

bước một cách nặng nề, lê bước

to trail behind someone

lê bước tụt lại đằng sau ai

to trail arms

(quân sự) xách súng lõng thõng (thân súng song song với mặt đất)

to trail one's coat-tails

kiếm chuyện, gây sự cãi nhau

theo tia

do bằng thước dây

dấu

dấu vết

đuôi sao chổi

đường mòn

fitness trail

đường mòn đi dạo

vạch

interpretative trail

vạch chỉ dẫn

vết

vệt

đường nhỏ

đường riêng

N.

(beaten) path, way, footpath, route, way, track, course:There is a well-worn trail through the wood.

Track, spoor,scent, smell, trace, footsteps, footprints, path, wake: Thetrail of the elephant herd was quite easy to follow.

Seetrain, 2, below: She was always followed by a trail ofadmirers.

V.

Tow, draw, drag (along), haul, pull, tag along, trawl,bring along (behind), carry along (behind): We were movingslowly because we were trailing a dinghy.

Drag, pull, move,be drawn, stream, sweep, dangle: I heard the whisper of silkengowns trailing across Persian carpets.

Lag (behind), dawdle,loiter, linger, follow, straggle, bring up the rear, hang back,fall or drop behind: Our team was trailing three-five in thefinal.

Follow, pursue, dog, trace, shadow, stalk, track,chase, hunt, Colloq tail: We trailed the suspect to VictoriaStation, where we lost him.

Trail off or away. diminish,decrease, fade away or out, disappear, dwindle, lessen, die outor away, peter out, subside, taper off, weaken, grow faint ordim: As they drove away, the noise of their blasting radiotrailed off.

N. & v.

N.

A a track left by a thing, person, etc., movingover a surface (left a trail of wreckage; a slug's slimy trail).b a track or scent followed in hunting, seeking, etc. (he's onthe trail).

A beaten path or track, esp. through a wildregion.

A part dragging behind a thing or person; anappendage (a trail of smoke; a condensation trail).

The rearend of a gun-carriage stock.

V.

Tr. & intr. draw or bedrawn along behind, esp. on the ground.

Intr. (often foll. bybehind) walk wearily; lag; straggle.

Tr. follow the trail of;pursue (trailed him to his home).

Intr. be losing in a gameor other contest (trailing by three points).

Intr. (usu.foll. by away, off) peter out; tail off.

Intr. a (of a plantetc.) grow or hang over a wall, along the ground etc. b (of agarment etc.) hang loosely.

Tr. (often refl.) drag (oneself,one's limbs, etc.) along wearily etc.

Tr. advertise (a film,a radio or television programme, etc.) in advance by showingextracts etc.

Tr. apply (slip) through a nozzle or spout todecorate ceramic ware.

A pioneer; an innovator.trail-blazing n. the act or process of blazing a trail.

Attrib.adj. that blazes a trail; pioneering. trail one's coatdeliberately provoke a quarrel, fight, etc. trailing edge 1 therear edge of an aircraft's wing etc.

Electronics the part ofa pulse in which the amplitude diminishes (opp. leading edge(see LEADING(1))). trailing wheel a wheel not given directmotive power. trail-net a drag-net. [ME (earlier as verb) f.OF traillier to tow, or f. MLG treilen haul f. L traguladrag-net]