trail

/treɪl/

意味: 小道、跡

例文: Haruki left a trail of cookie crumbs.
　　  ハルキはクッキーのかけらの跡を残した。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: hiking trail(ハイキングコース), trail of smoke(煙の跡), paper trail(書類の記録)

定義: 何かが通った後に残る跡や道のことです。自然の中を歩くための道や、動物や人が通った後に残る痕跡を指します。また、何かを追跡するための手がかりや証拠のことも意味します。

trailは約40,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a track or mark left by something that has passed
Noun: a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
Noun: evidence pointing to a possible solution
Verb: to lag or linger behind
Verb: go after with the intent to catch
Verb: move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
Verb: hang down so as to drag along the ground
Verb: drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The hikers followed the narrow trail through the forest.(ハイカーたちは森の中の狭い道をたどった。)
She left a trail of breadcrumbs to find her way back.(彼女は戻るためにパンくずの跡を残した。)
The dog ran along the trail chasing a squirrel.(犬はリスを追いかけて道を走った。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: there as a trail of blood
Noun: a tear left its trail on her cheek
Noun: the police are following a promising lead
Noun: the trail led straight to the perpetrator
Verb: But in so many other areas we still are dragging
Verb: The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
Verb: the dog chased the rabbit
Verb: John trailed behind his class mates
Verb: The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart
Verb: The bride’s veiled trailed along the ground
Verb: The toddler was trailing his pants
Verb: She trained her long scarf behind her

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): chase, chase after, dog, drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, give chase, go after, hang back, lead, shack, tag, tail, track, trail, train

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): drag, evidence, lag, path, pursue, track, travel

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): accompany, advance, angle, ascend, automobile, back, bang, beetle, betake oneself, billow, bounce, breeze, caravan, career, carry, chase, circle, circuit, circulate, collision course, come, crawl, cruise, derail, descend, disproof, do, drag, draw, drive, ease, fall, ferry, float, flock, fly, follow, forge, get around, ghost, glide, go around, haunt, hiss, hurtle, inside track, island hop, lance, lead, lurch, outflank, pace, pan, pass, pass over, play, plow, portage, prance, precede, precess, probable cause, proceed, proof, propagate, pursue, push, raft, repair, retreat, retrograde, return, ride, rise, roll, round, run, rush, scramble, seek, shlep, shuttle, sift, sign, ski, slice into, slither, snowshoe, speed, stalk, steamer, step, steps, stray, swap, swash, swath, swim, swing, symptom, taxi, trail, tram, transfer, travel, travel by, travel purposefully, travel rapidly, trundle, turn, walk, weave, wend, wheel, whine, whish, whisk, whistle, withdraw, zigzag, zoom

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): cattle trail, deer trail, horse-trail, hound, indian trail, mountain trail, quest, run down, ski run, slot, spoor, tree

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: chase, chaser, tag, tail, tailing, track, tracker, tracking, trailer, trailing, train

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Holes

Movies(映画): Frozen, The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: