track
noun /træk/
/træk/
Idioms - [countable, uncountable] rails (= metal bars) that a train moves along
轨道 - railway/railroad tracks
铁路轨道 - We crossed the rail/train track.
我们穿过了铁轨/火车轨道。 - India has thousands of miles of track.
印度有数千英里的铁道。 - Many branch lines were closed, and the tracks lifted.
许多支线都被关闭，铁轨也都被拆除了。
WordfinderTopics Transport by bus and traina2- aisle
- buffet
- carriage
- connection
- locomotive
- luggage rack
- platform
- station
- track
- train
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rail
- railroad
- railway
- …
- lay
- cross
- come off
- …
- layout
- railway/railroad tracks
- [countable] (North American English) a track with a number at a train station that a train arrives at or leaves from
（火车站有编号的）轨道，站台 - The train for Chicago is on track 9.
开往芝加哥的列车停靠在 9 号站台。
British/American platform / trackplatform / track- In British stations the platforms, where passengers get on and off trains, have numbers:
在英国火车站，旅客上下火车的站台 (platform) 有编号： - The Edinburgh train is waiting at platform 4.
去爱丁堡的火车在 4 号站台等候。
- The Edinburgh train is waiting at platform 4.
- In stations in the US, it is the track that the train travels along that has a number:
- The train for Chicago is on track 9.
开往芝加哥的列车停靠在 9 号站台。
- The train for Chicago is on track 9.
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rail
- railroad
- railway
- …
- lay
- cross
- come off
- …
- layout
- The train for Chicago is on track 9.
- [countable] a piece of ground with a special surface for people, cars, etc. to have races or to drive on
（赛跑、赛车等的）跑道 - a race track
赛跑跑道 - a Formula One Grand Prix track (= for motor racing)
一级方程式大奖赛赛道 - a running track
赛跑跑道
- The company already operates a greyhound track.
这家公司业已运营一条赛狗跑道。 - Yesterday I had track practice.
昨天我练习跑步了。 - A few planes were parked on the perimeter track of the airfield.
几架飞机停在机场边缘的跑道上。 - A sign marks where the cycle track (= a special route for cyclists) ends.
标志标明自行车道的终点。 - a single track road (= wide enough for only one vehicle) with passing places
有通行路口的单行道
Collocations Dictionarytrack + noun- championship
- event
- meet
- …
- a race track
- [uncountable] (North American English) the sport of running on a track
径赛运动；田径运动 - He loves sports and participates in track and basketball.
他热爱运动，参加田径和篮球。
- He loves sports and participates in track and basketball.
- enlarge image[countable] a rough path or road, usually one that has not been built but that has been made by people walking there
（人踩出的）小道，小径 - a muddy track through the forest
穿过森林的泥泞小径 - a dirt track
泥路
Topics Transport by car or lorryb1, Hobbiesb1- We were bumping along the rough track that led to the lake.
我们在通往湖边的崎岖小道上颠簸前行。 - They had to drive up a dirt track.
他们不得不开上一条土路。 - The path joins a farm track near a barn.
小路连着谷仓旁的拖拉机道。 - The green hills were criss-crossed with sheep tracks.
青山纵横交错着羊圈。 - An ancient track crosses the moors.
一条古老的小路穿过荒野。 - A forest track leads up to the waterfall.
一条森林小径通向瀑布。 - A cart track led to the farm.
一条马车道通向农场。 - When the track forks, take the left fork.
在小道分岔处走左边的岔路。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- narrow
- wide
- steep
- …
- follow
- lead
- fork
- along a/the track
- down a/the track
- up a/the track
- …
- off the beaten track
- on the right track
- onto the right track
- …
- a muddy track through the forest
- [countable, usually plural] marks left by a person, an animal or a moving vehicle
（人、动物或车辆留下的）足迹，踪迹；车辙 - We followed the bear's tracks in the snow.
我们跟着熊在雪地上留下的足迹走。 - Leading away into the bushes were fresh rabbit tracks.
新鲜的兔子脚印一直延伸到灌木丛中。 - tyre tracks
轮胎印迹 - The beach is criss-crossed with animal tracks.
海滩上留有纵横交错的动物的足迹。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- fresh
- animal
- …
- leave
- make
- cover
- …
- marks
- on the track of
- freeze in your tracks
- halt in your tracks
- stop in your tracks
- …
- We followed the bear's tracks in the snow.
- [countable] the path or direction that somebody/something is moving in
（移动的）路径，路线，方向 - He switched tracks and went back to college.
他改换了人生轨道，又回到了大学。 - on the track of somebody/something Police are on the track of (= searching for) the thieves.
警察正在追踪窃贼。
- Film comedy developed along a similar track to film drama.
喜剧电影沿着与戏剧电影类似的路径发展。 - She decided to change her career track.
她决定改变她职业生涯的轨迹。 - The ship was on a southerly track.
船向南行驶。 - a twin track approach to crime
打击犯罪的双重手段 - Students pursue one of three tracks: professional writing, film/television/video or new media.
学生竞相参加以下三个班中的其中一个：专业写作、影视与录像，以及新媒体。 - She felt the excitement of a journalist on the track of a good story.
她感到了作为记者追踪报道一则好新闻的兴奋劲儿。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fast
- inside
- parallel
- …
- switch
- along a/the track
- on (a/the) track
- track for
- …
- keep track of something
- lose track of something
- He switched tracks and went back to college.
- [countable] a recording of one song or piece of music
（唱片、录音磁带或光盘的）一首乐曲，一首歌曲 - a track from their latest album
他们最新唱片专辑里的一首歌曲 - The album kicks off with the title track (= a song with the same name as the album).
这张专辑以主打歌曲开始。 - The opening track is sweet and sentimental.
开场曲目甜美感伤。
Topics Musicb2- There are thirteen tracks on the album.
这张专辑收录了十三首歌。 - This song is easily the disc's standout track.
这首歌曲无疑是这张唱盘里最杰出的曲目。 - She had already cut a couple of tracks as lead singer with her own group.
她作为所属演唱组合的主唱已经灌录了几首歌。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- album
- live
- pre-recorded
- …
- create
- cut
- lay down
- …
- feature somebody/something
- include something
- title
- list
- listing
- …
- a track from their latest album
- [countable] part of a computer disk or tape that music or information can be recorded on
（录音磁带、光盘或计算机磁盘的）音轨，声道 - a sixteen track recording studio
十六声道录音室 - She sang on the backing track.
她是唱和声的。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- album
- live
- pre-recorded
- …
- create
- cut
- lay down
- …
- feature somebody/something
- include something
- title
- list
- listing
- …
- a sixteen track recording studio
- (especially in compounds
尤用于构成复合词 音轨： 电影或视频的音轨- The film is available with French and Spanish audio tracks.
这部电影有法语和西班牙语的音轨。 - There is a commentary track by the director.
有导演的解说音轨。
- The film is available with French and Spanish audio tracks.
- [countable] a long, thin, straight piece of metal, wood or plastic that a curtain hangs from and moves along
（幕帘的）滑轨，滑道 - [countable] a continuous belt of metal plates around the wheels of a large vehicle such as a bulldozer that allows it to move over the ground
（推土机等的）履带 see also inside track
for train火车
for races赛跑
rough path崎岖不平的小路
marks on ground地面上的痕迹
direction/course方向；路线
recording
for curtain幕帘
on large vehicle大型车辆
词源late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘trail, marks left behind’): the noun from Old French trac, perhaps from Low German or Dutch trek ‘draught, drawing’; the verb (current senses dating from the mid 16th cent.) from French traquer or directly from the noun.
Idioms
back on track
- going in the right direction again after a mistake, failure, etc.
重新步入正确轨道；恢复正常 - I tried to get my life back on track after my divorce.
离婚之后我力图使生活恢复正常。
- I tried to get my life back on track after my divorce.
be on track
- to be doing the right thing in order to achieve a particular result
步入正轨；做法对头 - Curtis is on track for the gold medal.
柯蒂斯正踏上夺取金牌之途。
- Curtis is on track for the gold medal.
cover your tracks
- to try and hide what you have done, because you do not want other people to find out about it
掩盖自己的行径 - He had attempted to cover his tracks by making her death appear like suicide.
他使她的死亡看起来像是自杀，企图以此掩盖自己的罪行。
- He had attempted to cover his tracks by making her death appear like suicide.
from/on the wrong side of the tracks
- from or living in a poor area or part of town
来自（城里的）贫民区；住在贫穷的地区（或城区）
hot on somebody’s/something’s tracks/trail
- (informal) close to catching or finding the person or thing that you have been running after or searching for
快要抓到，即将找到（某人或物）
keep/lose track of somebody/something
- to have/not have information about what is happening or where somebody/something is
了解／不了解…的动态；与…保持／失去联系 - Bank statements help you keep track of where your money is going.
银行账单有助于你了解你的资金使用情况。 - I lost all track of time (= forgot what time it was).
我完全忘了时间。
- Bank statements help you keep track of where your money is going.
make tracks
- (informal) to leave a place, especially to go home
离去（尤指回家） - It’s getting late—I’d better make tracks.
天不早了，我得走了。
- It’s getting late—I’d better make tracks.
off the beaten track
- far away from other people, houses, etc.
远离闹市；偏远 - They live miles off the beaten track.
他们住在偏远地带。
- They live miles off the beaten track.
on the right/wrong track
- thinking or behaving in the right/wrong way
思路对头／不对头；做法对路／不对路 - We haven’t found a cure yet—but we are on the right track.
我们还没有找到治愈的方法——但是我们走在正确的道路上。 - The new manager successfully got the team back onto the right track.
新教练成功地将球队又带上正轨。 - The police were on the wrong track when they treated the case as a revenge killing.
警方将案件当作仇杀案来办理是搞错了方向。
- We haven’t found a cure yet—but we are on the right track.
stop/halt somebody in their tracks | stop/halt/freeze in your tracks
- to suddenly make somebody stop by frightening or surprising them; to suddenly stop because something has frightened or surprised you
（使由于恐惧或吃惊）突然止步；（使）怔住 - The question stopped Alice in her tracks.
这个问题问得艾丽斯张口结舌无以答对。 - Suddenly he stopped dead in his tracks: what was he doing?
突然，他突然停下脚步:他在干什么？ - (figurative) The disease was stopped in its tracks by immunization programmes.
免疫方案阻止了这种疾病的曼延。
- The question stopped Alice in her tracks.