trace /treis/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a just detectable amount
• (n.) an indication that something has been present
• (n.) either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

Chinese translation

• n. 痕迹, 踪迹, 微量, 迹线, 缰绳
• vt. 追踪, 回溯, 描绘
• vi. 追溯, 沿路走

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/treis/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.19 · Rare

Word forms

traced, tracing, traces

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Related words

track · traction · tractor · tract · tractable

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