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尋跡,跟蹤

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Trail \Trail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trailed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Trailing}.] [OE. trailen, OF. trailler to trail a deer, or
   hunt him upon a cold scent, also, to hunt or pursue him with
   a limehound, F. trailler to trail a fishing line; probably
   from a derivative of L. trahere to draw; cf. L. traha a drag,
   sledge, tragula a kind of drag net, a small sledge, Sp.
   trailla a leash, an instrument for leveling the ground, D.
   treilen to draw with a rope, to tow, treil a rope for drawing
   a boat. See {Trace}, v. t.]
   1. To hunt by the track; to track.

Trailing \Trail"ing\,
   a. & vb. n. from {Trail}.

   {Trailing arbutus}. (Bot.) See under {Arbutus}.

   {Trailing spring}, a spring fixed in the axle box of the
      trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as
      to assist in deadening any shock which may occur. --Weale.

   {Trailing wheel}, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not
      a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a
      carriage.

資料來源 : WordNet®

trailing
     n : the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or
         marks they left behind [syn: {tracking}]

trailing
     adj : having the lower score or lagging position in a contest;
           "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home
           team trailing" [syn: {behind(p)}]