retrace
US /rɪˈtreɪs/
UK /rɪˈtreɪs/
動詞
1.
原路返回, 追溯
go back over (a path, route, or course)
範例:
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We had to retrace our steps to find the lost keys.
我們不得不原路返回尋找丟失的鑰匙。
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The detective tried to retrace the suspect's movements.
偵探試圖追溯嫌疑人的行蹤。
2.
回顧, 追溯
describe or account for (a process or development) by going over it again from the beginning
範例:
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Can you retrace the steps that led to this error?
你能回顧導致這個錯誤的步驟嗎？
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The historian tried to retrace the origins of the ancient custom.
歷史學家試圖追溯古代習俗的起源。