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美: [tres]
英: [treɪs]
vi. 追溯；沿路走
vt. 追踪，查探；描绘；回溯
n. 痕迹，踪迹；微量；[仪] 迹线；缰绳
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词源分析：Trace 源自拉丁语 “tractus”，意为“拉、拖、追踪”。前缀“tra-”意指“通过、横跨”，而词根“ce”则与“走、行走”相关。
历史背景：Trace 首次使用的历史可以追溯到中世纪英语，常用于描述追踪或发现某物的过程。
课本：在*的英语教材中，trace 可能在初中至高中的阅读理解和写作练中出现。美国的牛津教材和高级初中、高中阶段的教材中也会涉及此词。
The detective was able to trace the suspect's whereabouts.
(侦探能够追踪到嫌疑犯的行踪。)
She left a trace of her perfume in the room.
(她在房间里留下了香水的痕迹。)
Scientists can trace the evolution of species through fossils.
(科学家可以通过化石追踪物种的演变。)
We need to trace the source of the problem before we can fix it.
(在我们修复问题之前，需要追踪问题的来源。)
He traced the outline of the map on the paper.
(他在纸上描绘了地图的轮廓。)
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通过以上分析，可以对单词 trace 有更全面的理解和记忆。
[V-T] If you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed. 追溯
例：The exhibition traces the history of graphic design in America from the 19th century to the present.这个展览会追溯了从19世纪到现在美国平面设计的历史。
[PHRASAL VERB] Trace back means the same as . 追溯
例：...Bronx residents who trace their families back to Dutch settlers.…将自己的家族追溯到荷兰移民者们的布朗克斯居民。
[V-T] If you trace someone or something, you find them after looking for them. 找到
例：Police are anxious to trace two men seen leaving the house just before 8am.警察急切想找到在接近早晨8点前被人看到离开那幢房子的两名男子。
[V-T] If you trace something such as a pattern or a shape, for example, with your finger or toe, you mark its outline on a surface. 勾画出 (轮廓)
例：I traced the course of the river on the map spread out on my briefcase.我在自己公文包上铺展开的地图中勾画出了这条河的流向。
[V-T] If you trace a picture, you copy it by covering it with a piece of transparent paper and drawing over the lines underneath. (用透明纸盖在底样上) 描摹
例：She learned to draw by tracing pictures out of old storybooks.她通过描摹旧故事书上的图画来学绘画。
[N-COUNT] A trace of something is a very small amount of it. 少许
例：Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand.用冷水清洗它们以清除所有的沙子。
[PHRASE] If you say that someone or something disappears without a trace, you mean that they stop existing or stop being successful very suddenly and completely. 消失得无影无踪
例：One day he left, disappeared without a trace.有一天他离开了，消失得无影无踪。