trail

後を追う、ついていく

人や物の後ろから、同じ道を進んでついていく。

やさしい英語で： To move behind someone or something, following where they go.

• The dog trailed me home.
• A detective trailed the suspect through town.
• The younger children were trailing behind us.

使い方： trail behind someone/something (The children trailed behind their father.)

類義語： follow, tail

反対語： lead

よく使う表現： trail someone, trail behind someone, trail a suspect, trail an animal

引きずる

物を地面や水の中で、自分の後ろに引いて運ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To pull something behind you along the ground or through water.

• Do not trail your coat in the mud.
• He trailed a rope behind the boat.
• She trailed her hand in the cool water.

使い方： trail something in something (She trailed her fingers in the water.)

類義語： drag

よく使う表現： trail something behind, trail a rope, trail a coat

後に残す

移動しながら、何かを線状に後ろに残していく。

やさしい英語で： To leave a line of something behind as you move.

• The plane trailed smoke.
• The injured deer trailed blood through the snow.
• Our muddy boots trailed dirt across the kitchen.

類義語： leave behind

よく使う表現： trail smoke, trail dust, trail something behind

予告する、事前に紹介する

公開前に、その一部を見せたり説明したりする。

やさしい英語で： To show or describe part of something before it is fully released.

• The channel will trail the new series tonight.
• Her latest film was trailed on television.
• The main findings were trailed before the report appeared.

類義語： preview, promote

よく使う表現： trail a film, trail a report, trail a programme

小道、登山道

自然の中にある、歩いたり馬で進んだりする細い道。

やさしい英語で： A narrow path through the countryside, often used for walking or riding.

• This trail leads to the lake.
• We followed a steep mountain trail.
• Are dogs allowed on these hiking trails?

類義語： path, footpath, track

よく使う表現： hiking trail, mountain trail, follow a trail

跡、痕跡

人や物が通った場所を示す、連続した跡やしるし。

やさしい英語で： A line of marks or other signs showing where someone or something has been.

• There was a trail of muddy footprints.
• The plane left a white trail across the sky.
• Police followed the paper trail to a foreign bank.

使い方： a trail of something (The snail left a trail of slime.)

類義語： track, trace

よく使う表現： trail of blood, paper trail, leave a trail

周遊ルート、巡回路

特定の活動のために訪れる場所をつなぐ道順。

やさしい英語で： A route connecting places visited for a particular activity.

• The candidate is back on the campaign trail.
• We spent Sunday exploring the local wine trail.
• The heritage trail connects six historic villages.

類義語： route, circuit

よく使う表現： campaign trail, wine trail, heritage trail

獣の通り道、足跡

動物が通った道を示す跡で、狩人がそれをたどる。

やさしい英語で： The route an animal has taken, which a hunter follows.

• The hunter followed the deer trail.
• The dogs lost the animal’s trail near the river.
• Fresh footprints showed us which trail to follow.

類義語： track

よく使う表現： deer trail, animal trail, follow a trail