trail
US /treɪl/
Definition
a track or mark left by something that has passed
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
We followed a narrow trail through the forest to the lake.
Word Family
NounNoun
trail gốc
trailer
trailing
VerbVerb
trail gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- patha course of conduct
- tracka line or route along which something travels or moves
- routean established line of travel or access
Collocations
- Easy hiking trail through the woodsto hiking trail through the woods, meaning to increase
- Medium leave a paper trail for auditingto leave a paper trail for auditing, meaning to go away from a place
- Hard blaze a trail in biotechnologyto blaze a trail in biotechnology, meaning to shine brightly and intensively
- Very Hard on the trail of a phantom whistleblowerindicating position, contact, or basis regarding the trail of a phantom whistleblower
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