trail
gb/tɹˈeɪl/ us/tɹˈeɪl/
A2
אנגלית
~ 3300
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
A2
entity
1
path made by people or animals
A narrow path made by people or animals walking over the same ground many times.
תבנית שימוש:
walk/hike/ride along [a trail]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'trail' with 'trial' due to similar spelling and pronunciation; 'trail' is a path, while 'trial' is a test or legal process.
מילים נרדפות
path (General term for a way or track for walking; not necessarily in nature.)
|
track (Often used for rough paths or those made by vehicles or animals.)
הפכים
road (A prepared and often paved route for vehicles, not a narrow track.)
צירופים
hiking trail
|nature trail
|mountain trail
|forest trail
נושאים
travel
|nature
|daily life
דוגמאות
- We followed a narrow trail up the hill.
- The hiking trail leads to a beautiful waterfall.
- A fresh trail through the grass showed where the deer had passed.
- The park has several trails of varying difficulty.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- We walked along the forest trail.
- The trail goes to the lake.
- There is a small trail behind my house.
- This trail is easy to follow.
פועל
B1
action
2
follow someone or something
To go after someone or something, usually staying behind them.
תבנית שימוש:
trail [someone/something]
טעות נפוצה:
Some learners think 'trail' only means 'to walk on a path'; in this sense, it means 'to follow'.
מילים נרדפות
follow (General term; does not imply secrecy or distance.)
|
pursue (More formal; often implies determination to catch.)
הפכים
lead (To be in front and show the way instead of following.)
צירופים
trail a suspect
|trail behind
|police trailing
נושאים
movement
|crime
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- Detectives trailed the suspect for several hours.
- The paparazzi trailed the celebrity through the city.
- She trailed behind the group, tired from the climb.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The police trailed the thief.
- He trailed his friends on the way home.
- I trailed my dog in the park.
פועל
B1
action
3
hang down behind
To hang down and move along the ground or behind something.
תבנית שימוש:
trail [something] [behind]
מילים נרדפות
drag (Implies being pulled along with effort; less graceful than 'trail'.)
הפכים
lift (To raise so that it does not touch the ground.)
צירופים
dress trailing
|coat trailing on the ground
נושאים
movement
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- Her scarf trailed behind her as she ran.
- The dog's leash trailed on the sidewalk.
- Vines trailed over the garden wall.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Her dress trailed on the floor.
- The rope trailed in the water.
- Leaves trailed from the tree.
פועל
A2
action
4
move slowly behind others
To walk slowly and be behind other people because you are tired or bored.
תבנית שימוש:
trail [behind/after someone]
מילים נרדפות
lag (Suggests falling behind due to slowness.)
הפכים
keep up (To move at the same speed as others.)
צירופים
trailing behind
|trailing after
נושאים
movement
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The children trailed behind their parents.
- She trailed after him, too exhausted to keep pace.
- He trailed into the room long after everyone else had arrived.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I trailed behind my friends.
- She trailed after her mother in the store.
- They trailed into the classroom.
שם עצם
B1
entity
5
signs left by passage of something
Marks, smells, or other signs left when someone or something goes by.
מילים נרדפות
track (Often used for footprints or vehicle marks left on ground.)
|
trace (A small sign that something was present.)
הפכים
cover up (To hide any evidence of passage.)
צירופים
leave a trail
|follow a trail
נושאים
tracking
|nature
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The hikers left a trail of litter behind them.
- The dog picked up the fox's trail.
- Police found a trail of blood leading away from the scene.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The dog found the rabbit's trail.
- There was a trail of footprints in the snow.
- He left a trail of paper on the floor.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
trail
IPA
GB/tɹˈeɪl/
US/tɹˈeɪl/
הברות והטעמה
trail (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (trail)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: trail
- Plural: trails
Verb
- Base: trail
- 3rd Person Singular: trails
- Present Participle: trailing
- Past: trailed
משפחת מילים
Forms
trails
noun
trailing
verb
trailed
verb
Core family
trailer
noun A2
Related words
trailhead
noun
Advanced or less common
trailblazer
noun
ביטויים
leave a trail of [something]
1/lˈiv ə tɹˈeɪl əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
leave signs along a path while moving forward
To cause things or marks to be left behind you as you move.
דוגמאות
- The truck left a trail of dust down the road.
- She left a trail of perfume wherever she went.
on someone's trail
1/ˈɔn sˈʌmwˌʌnz tɹˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
actively following to catch someone/something
Trying to catch someone by following signs they leave behind.
דוגמאות
- The detective was on the criminal's trail within hours of the robbery.
- Search dogs are on their trail.
trail off
1/tɹˈeɪl ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
gradually become quieter and stop speaking
To speak more quietly until you stop completely.
דוגמאות
- Her voice trailed off as she realized no one was listening.
- He began to explain but then trailed off in embarrassment.