retrace
verb /rɪˈtreɪs/
/rɪˈtreɪs/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they retrace | /rɪˈtreɪs/ /rɪˈtreɪs/ |
| he / she / it retraces | /rɪˈtreɪsɪz/ /rɪˈtreɪsɪz/ |
| past simple retraced | /rɪˈtreɪst/ /rɪˈtreɪst/ |
| past participle retraced | /rɪˈtreɪst/ /rɪˈtreɪst/ |
| -ing form retracing | /rɪˈtreɪsɪŋ/ /rɪˈtreɪsɪŋ/ |
- retrace something to go back along exactly the same path or route that you have come along
沿原路返回；折回 - She turned around and began to retrace her steps towards the house.
她转身沿原路向那栋房子走去。
- She turned around and began to retrace her steps towards the house.
- retrace something to make the same trip that somebody else has made in the past
重走（别人走过的路线） - They are hoping to retrace the epic voyage of Christopher Columbus.
他们期待着沿哥伦布的壮丽航程进行一次航行。 - (figurative) Her mind retraced (= remembered) the dramatic events of the previous night.
她回想起前一天晚上发生的戏剧性事件。
- They are hoping to retrace the epic voyage of Christopher Columbus.
- retrace something to find out what somebody has done or where they have been
追溯；找出；回顾 - Detectives are trying to retrace her movements on the night she disappeared.
侦探们试图查出她失踪当晚的行踪。
- Detectives are trying to retrace her movements on the night she disappeared.
词源late 17th cent.: from French retracer.