retrace
US /rɪˈtreɪs/
UK /rɪˈtreɪs/
动词
1.
原路返回, 追溯
go back over (a path, route, or course)
示例:
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We had to retrace our steps to find the lost keys.
我们不得不原路返回寻找丢失的钥匙。
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The detective tried to retrace the suspect's movements.
侦探试图追溯嫌疑人的行踪。
2.
回顾, 追溯
describe or account for (a process or development) by going over it again from the beginning
示例:
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Can you retrace the steps that led to this error?
你能回顾导致这个错误的步骤吗？
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The historian tried to retrace the origins of the ancient custom.
历史学家试图追溯古代习俗的起源。