trace 的用法和发音

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trace

/treɪs/
名词 动词

基本释义:痕迹;追踪;微量

词源:源自古法语"tracer",意为"追踪"

📚 核心含义

名词含义

指物体留下的可见痕迹

The police found traces of blood at the scene.
警方在现场发现了血迹
物理痕迹

动词含义

追踪或追溯

We can trace the history back to 1800.
我们可以追溯历史到1800年。
动作

微量

指极少量

There was a trace of sugar in the tea.
茶里有微量糖分。
化学

"trace"是常用词汇,在日常生活和学术领域都有广泛应用,特别在刑侦、化学和历史研究中使用频率高。

🔄 用法对比

英语例句

The trace of the missing plane was found.

Scientists trace the origin of the virus.

There's not a trace of evidence.

中文翻译

失踪飞机的踪迹被发现了。

科学家追溯病毒的起源。

没有一丝证据

🔊 发音指南

英式发音
/treɪs/

特-瑞-斯(长音"瑞")

美式发音
/treɪs/

特-瑞-斯(长音"瑞")

发音要点:

常见发音错误

  • 读成"特-拉-斯"(应为/treɪs/)
  • 把"a"发成短音
  • "ce"发成/z/音

🎯 常见搭配

trace + 名词

表示痕迹

trace evidence
痕迹证据
刑侦

trace back to

表示追溯

trace back to ancient times
追溯到古代
历史

a trace of

表示微量

a trace of sadness
一丝悲伤
情感

语法注意

名词: trace (单数), traces (复数)
动词: trace (原形), traced (过去式), tracing (现在分词)

⚠️ 易混淆点

不要混淆:

There is no track of him. (错误)

正确:There is no trace of him.

We can track the origin to 1900. (错误)

正确:We can trace the origin to 1900.

✍️ 随堂练习

翻译练习

1. The trace of the criminal was lost.
2. This custom can be traced to the Ming Dynasty.
3. There's a trace of irony in his words.

1. 罪犯的踪迹消失了。

2. 这个习俗可以追溯到明朝。

3. 他的话里有一丝讽刺

发音练习

跟读以下句子:

• The trace was very faint. [treɪs]
• We traced the call to a payphone. [treɪst]
• There's no trace of poison. [treɪs]

改错练习

找出并改正错误:

1. There are no tracks of the missing child.
2. 读作[træs]
3. We tracked the problem to its source.

1. There are no traces of the missing child.

2. 读作[treɪs]("a"发长音)

3. We traced the problem to its source.