trail
gb/tɹˈeɪl/ us/tɹˈeɪl/
A2
انگریزی
~ 3300
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
A2
entity
1
path made by people or animals
A narrow path made by people or animals walking over the same ground many times.
استعمال کا انداز:
walk/hike/ride along [a trail]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'trail' with 'trial' due to similar spelling and pronunciation; 'trail' is a path, while 'trial' is a test or legal process.
ہم معنی الفاظ
path (General term for a way or track for walking; not necessarily in nature.)
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track (Often used for rough paths or those made by vehicles or animals.)
متضاد الفاظ
road (A prepared and often paved route for vehicles, not a narrow track.)
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hiking trail
|nature trail
|mountain trail
|forest trail
موضوعات
travel
|nature
|daily life
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
فعل
B1
action
2
follow someone or something
To go after someone or something, usually staying behind them.
استعمال کا انداز:
trail [someone/something]
عام غلطی:
Some learners think 'trail' only means 'to walk on a path'; in this sense, it means 'to follow'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
follow (General term; does not imply secrecy or distance.)
|
pursue (More formal; often implies determination to catch.)
متضاد الفاظ
lead (To be in front and show the way instead of following.)
لفظی تراکیب
trail a suspect
|trail behind
|police trailing
موضوعات
movement
|crime
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- Detectives trailed the suspect for several hours.
- The paparazzi trailed the celebrity through the city.
- She trailed behind the group, tired from the climb.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The police trailed the thief.
- He trailed his friends on the way home.
- I trailed my dog in the park.
فعل
B1
action
3
hang down behind
To hang down and move along the ground or behind something.
استعمال کا انداز:
trail [something] [behind]
ہم معنی الفاظ
drag (Implies being pulled along with effort; less graceful than 'trail'.)
متضاد الفاظ
lift (To raise so that it does not touch the ground.)
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dress trailing
|coat trailing on the ground
موضوعات
movement
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- Her scarf trailed behind her as she ran.
- The dog's leash trailed on the sidewalk.
- Vines trailed over the garden wall.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- Her dress trailed on the floor.
- The rope trailed in the water.
- Leaves trailed from the tree.
فعل
A2
action
4
move slowly behind others
To walk slowly and be behind other people because you are tired or bored.
استعمال کا انداز:
trail [behind/after someone]
ہم معنی الفاظ
lag (Suggests falling behind due to slowness.)
متضاد الفاظ
keep up (To move at the same speed as others.)
لفظی تراکیب
trailing behind
|trailing after
موضوعات
movement
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- I trailed behind my friends.
- She trailed after her mother in the store.
- They trailed into the classroom.
اسم
B1
entity
5
signs left by passage of something
Marks, smells, or other signs left when someone or something goes by.
ہم معنی الفاظ
track (Often used for footprints or vehicle marks left on ground.)
|
trace (A small sign that something was present.)
متضاد الفاظ
cover up (To hide any evidence of passage.)
لفظی تراکیب
leave a trail
|follow a trail
موضوعات
tracking
|nature
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
گرامر
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trail
IPA
GB/tɹˈeɪl/
US/tɹˈeɪl/
ہجا بندی اور زور
trail (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (trail)
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Noun
- Base: trail
- Plural: trails
Verb
- Base: trail
- 3rd Person Singular: trails
- Present Participle: trailing
- Past: trailed
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
trails
noun
trailing
verb
trailed
verb
Core family
trailer
noun A2
Related words
trailhead
noun
Advanced or less common
trailblazer
noun
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- Her voice trailed off as she realized no one was listening.
- He began to explain but then trailed off in embarrassment.