track
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A track is a rough, unpaved road or path. (崎岖不平的) 小路
We set off once more, over a rough mountain track. 我们又一次出发了,走在一条崎岖不平的山间小路上。
2. N-COUNT A track is a piece of ground, often oval-shaped, that is used for races involving running, cars, bicycles, horses, or dogs called greyhounds. 跑道
...the athletics track. …那条运动员跑道。
3. N-COUNT Railway tracks are the rails that a train travels along. 铁轨
A cow stood on the tracks. 一头奶牛站在铁轨上。
4. N-COUNT A track is one of the songs or pieces of music on a CD, record, or tape. (录制在CD、唱片或磁带上的) 一首歌曲; 一首乐曲
I only like two of the ten tracks on this CD. 我只喜欢这张CD上的10首歌曲中的2首。
5. N-PLURAL Tracks are marks left in the ground by the feet of animals or people. 足迹
The only evidence of pandas was their tracks in the snow. 有熊猫活动的惟一证据就是它们在雪中的足迹。
6. V-T If you track animals or people, you try to follow them by looking for the signs that they have left behind, for example, the marks left by their feet. 跟踪
He thought he had better track this wolf and see where it lived. 他认为他最好跟踪这只狼,并看看它在哪儿生活。
7. V-T To track someone or something means to follow their movements by means of a special device, such as a satellite or radar. (用卫星、雷达等特殊装置) 追踪
Our radar began tracking the jets. 我们的雷达开始追踪那些喷气式飞机。
8. →see also fast track , racetrack , soundtrack
9. PHRASE If you keep track of a situation or a person, you make sure that you have the newest and most accurate information about them all the time. 了解…的动向
With eleven thousand employees, it's very difficult to keep track of them all. 有11000名员工,很难了解他们所有人的动向。
10. PHRASE If you lose track of someone or something, you no longer know where they are or what is happening. 不了解…的进展
You become so deeply absorbed in an activity that you lose track of time. 你是那么专注于一项活动,以致忘了时间。
11. PHRASE If someone or something is on track, they are acting or progressing in a way that is likely to result in success. 步入正轨
12. PHRASE If you are on the right track, you are acting or progressing in a way that is likely to result in success. If you are on the wrong track, you are acting or progressing in a way that is likely to result in failure. 做得正确/不正确
Guests are returning in increasing numbers – a sure sign that we are on the right track. 回头客越来越多–一个我们做得对的确凿迹象。
13. PHRASE If someone or something stops you in your tracks, or if you stop dead in your tracks, you suddenly stop moving because you are very surprised, impressed, or frightened. (因吃惊、感动或惊恐) 突然停住脚步
This magnificent church cannot fail to stop you in your tracks. 这座宏伟的教堂一定会让你叹为观止。
14. PHRASE If someone or something stops a process or activity in its tracks, or if it stops dead in its tracks, they prevent the process or activity from continuing. 中断
Francis felt he would like to stop this conversation in its tracks. 弗朗西斯觉得他想中断这次谈话。
15. off the beaten track→see beaten
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track /træk/ (tracking,tracked,tracks)
剑桥词典
- The horse and cart jogged down the rough track towards the farm .
- There's a track that leads directly to the reservoir .
- After a while the narrow track merges with a wider path .
- The track petered out after a mile or so.
- Turn left where the road tapers off into a track.
- At the gun , the runners sprinted away down the track.
- The racing car left the track at 120 mph and scythed through the crowd of spectators , killing ten.
- Stewards will be inspecting the race track at 9.00.
- She was carried off the track on a stretcher .
- Her life is as eventful off the track as on it.
- We found some badger tracks in the field .
- There are deep tyre tracks in the mud .
- The dogs did not leave any tracks.
- Houses in the track of the storm were destroyed .
- The hunters are skilled at following animal tracks in the wood .
- And this next record is the title track on the album 'The Red Shoes' .
- The first track on the album is surprisingly tuneful .
- Which is your favourite track on the album ?
- He played me a track from their new album .
track noun (PATH)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]the pair of long metal bars fixed on the ground at an equal distance from each other, along which trains travel
(铁路的)轨道
a ten-mile stretch of track 10英里长的铁轨
Passengers are requested not to walk across the tracks. 乘客不要穿越铁轨。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] UK
a path or rough road that is made of soil rather than having a surface covered with stone or other material
小道,小径
The house is at the end of a dirt /an unmade track. 房子在一条泥土路/尚未铺好的小路的尽头。
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track noun (SPORT)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a type of path or road , often in the shape of a ring , that has been specially designed and built for sports events , especially racing
赛道;跑道
an all-weather track 全天候赛道
a dog /horse track 赛狗/马的跑道
The runners are now on their final lap of the track. 赛跑选手正在跑最后一圈。
也见 racetrack
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ] US
a sport in which people compete with each other by running a race on a specially prepared circular path
径赛运动
a track event 径赛
Sam runs track on the high school team . 萨姆参加了高中径赛队。
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ] US (also track and field); (UK athletics)
the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete , including running , jumping , and throwing
径赛,田径运动
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track noun (MARKS)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 通常作为复数使用的名词 ]a mark or line of marks left on the ground or on another surface by an animal , person , or vehicle that has moved over it, showing the direction they moved in
踪迹;足迹;车辙
Police found tyre tracks in the mud . 警方在泥地里发现了轮胎印。
The hunters followed the tracks of the deer for hours . 猎人循着鹿的脚印追了几个小时。
The burglars were careful not to leave any tracks behind them. 盗贼小心翼翼地不留下任何踪迹。
be on the track of sb/sth
to be examining marks or pieces of information that show where a person or animal has gone, in order to catch him, her, or it
追踪
The police are on the track of the killer . 警方正在追踪该杀人犯。
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track noun (DIRECTION)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]the direction that something has taken or will take through the air
(在空中运行的)轨迹,路线
People living in the track of the hurricane have been advised to leave their homes until it has passed . 已经建议居住在飓风经过之处的人们从家中撤离,直到飓风过后再回去。
track noun (DEVELOPMENT)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]the direction in which someone's job or education develops
(工作或受教育的)方向
She was a lawyer , but then she changed track completely and became a doctor . 她当过律师,但后来彻底转行成了医生。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 通常作为单数使用的名词 ]
the way in which a thought or idea has developed or might develop
思维方式;思路
I found it difficult to follow the track of his argument . 我觉得难以跟上他论证的思路。
get off the track
to start talking about something that is not part of what you should be talking about
(讲话)离题
I think we're getting off the track here - we're supposed to be discussing our advertising campaign . 我觉得我们离题了——我们应该讨论的是广告宣传活动。
track noun (STUDENTS)
US (UK stream)a group of school students with similar ability who are approximately the same age and are taught together
(同龄学生依智力编排的)班,组
Students who do well in their 8th grade classes will qualify for the honors track in high school . 在八年级成绩比较好的学生可以在高中加入荣誉学位班。
the top /bottom track 程度高/低的班
track noun (MUSIC)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]one of several songs or pieces of music on a CD or other musical recording
(光盘、录音磁带等上的)一首歌,一支乐曲
The album includes four previously unreleased tracks. 这张专辑收录了4首以前未曾面世的歌曲。
也见 soundtrack
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
a part of a magnetic strip onto which sound can be recorded , with several tracks on one magnetic strip
音轨,声道
When a piece of music is recorded , each instrument is recorded separately on a 24 or 48–track tape . 录制音乐时,每一种乐器分别被录制在一盘24或48声道的磁带上。
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习语
be on the right/wrong trackin your tracks
keep track
lose track
make tracks
on track 返回 track