track
noun uk/træk/ us/træk/
(PATH)
C1 [ C or U ]（铁路的）轨道
the pair of long metal bars fixed on the ground at an equal distance from each other, along which trains travel
a ten-mile stretch of track 10英里长的铁轨
Passengers are requested not to walk across the tracks. 乘客不要穿越铁轨。
B1 [ C ] UK小道，小径
a path or rough road that is made of soil rather than having a surface covered with stone or other material
The house is at the end of a dirt/an unmade track. 房子在一条泥土路／尚未铺好的小路的尽头。
- More examples
- The horse and cart jogged down the rough track towards the farm.
- There's a track that leads directly to the reservoir.
- After a while the narrow track merges with a wider path.
- The track petered out after a mile or so.
- Turn left where the road tapers off into a track.
(SPORT)
B1 [ C ]赛道;跑道
a type of path or road, often in the shape of a ring, that has been specially designed and built for sports events, especially racing
an all-weather track 全天候赛道
a dog/horse track 赛狗／马的跑道
The runners are now on their final lap of the track. 赛跑选手正在跑最后一圈。
See also: racetrack
B2 [ U ] US径赛运动
a sport in which people compete with each other by running a race on a specially prepared circular path
a track event 径赛
Sam runs track on the high school team. 萨姆参加了高中径赛队。
[ U ] US (also track and field); (UK athletics)径赛，田径运动
the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, and throwing
- More examples
- At the gun, the runners sprinted away down the track.
- The racing car left the track at 120 mph and scythed through the crowd of spectators, killing ten.
- Stewards will be inspecting the race track at 9.00.
- She was carried off the track on a stretcher.
- Her life is as eventful off the track as on it.
(MARKS)
B2 [ C usually plural ]踪迹;足迹;车辙
a mark or line of marks left on the ground or on another surface by an animal, person, or vehicle that has moved over it, showing the direction they moved in
Police found tyre tracks in the mud. 警方在泥地里发现了轮胎印。
The hunters followed the tracks of the deer for hours. 猎人循着鹿的脚印追了几个小时。
The burglars were careful not to leave any tracks behind them. 盗贼小心翼翼地不留下任何踪迹。
be on the track of someone/something 追踪
to be examining marks or pieces of information that show where a person or animal has gone, in order to catch him, her, or it
The police are on the track of the killer. 警方正在追踪该杀人犯。
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- We found some badger tracks in the field.
- There are deep tyre tracks in the mud.
- The dogs did not leave any tracks.
- Houses in the track of the storm were destroyed.
- The hunters are skilled at following animal tracks in the wood.
(DIRECTION)
[ C ]（在空中运行的）轨迹，路线
the direction that something has taken or will take through the air
People living in the track of the hurricane have been advised to leave their homes until it has passed. 已经建议居住在飓风经过之处的人们从家中撤离，直到飓风过后再回去。
(DEVELOPMENT)
C2 [ C or U ]（工作或受教育的）方向
the direction in which someone's job or education develops
She was a lawyer, but then she changed track completely and became a doctor. 她当过律师，但后来彻底转行成了医生。
[ C usually singular ]思维方式;思路
the way in which a thought or idea has developed or might develop
I found it difficult to follow the track of his argument. 我觉得难以跟上他论证的思路。
get off the track （讲话）离题
to start talking about something that is not part of what you should be talking about
I think we're getting off the track here - we're supposed to be discussing our advertising campaign. 我觉得我们离题了——我们应该讨论的是广告宣传活动。
(STUDENTS)
US (UK stream)（同龄学生依智力编排的）班，组
a group of school students with similar ability who are approximately the same age and are taught together
Students who do well in their 8th grade classes will qualify for the honors track in high school. 在八年级成绩比较好的学生可以在高中加入荣誉学位班。
the top/bottom track 程度高／低的班
(MUSIC)
B2 [ C ]（光盘、录音磁带等上的）一首歌，一支乐曲
one of several songs or pieces of music on a CD or other musical recording
The album includes four previously unreleased tracks. 这张专辑收录了4首以前未曾面世的歌曲。
See also: soundtrack
[ C ]音轨，声道
a part of a magnetic strip onto which sound can be recorded, with several tracks on one magnetic strip
When a piece of music is recorded, each instrument is recorded separately on a 24 or 48–track tape. 录制音乐时，每一种乐器分别被录制在一盘24或48声道的磁带上。
- More examples
- And this next record is the title track on the album 'The Red Shoes' .
- The first track on the album is surprisingly tuneful.
- Which is your favourite track on the album?
- He played me a track from their new album.
Idioms
be on the right/wrong trackidiom 做法对路；方法得当
to be doing something in a way that will bring good/bad results; to be thinking in the right/wrong way
These results suggest that we are on the right track. 这些结果表明，我们的做法是正确的。
If you think my son was involved, you are on the wrong track. 如果你认为我的儿子与这有关系，那你就错了。
in your tracksidiom 就地，当场
in the exact place where you are standing
He fell dead in his tracks. 他当即倒地身亡。
A sudden loud scream stopped me (dead) in my tracks (= caused me suddenly to stop what I was doing). 突如其来的一声大叫惊得我停下了手中的工作。
keep trackidiom C1 确保了解；确保知道
to make certain that you know what is happening or has happened to someone or something
My sister has had so many different jobs, it's hard for me to keep track (of what she's doing). 我的姐姐从事过如此之多的工作，我觉得都难以说清。
lose trackidiom 不能跟上…的进展；失去与…的联系；不记得…
→ lose track
make tracksidiom informal 回家
to leave somewhere to go home
It's getting late, Jim - I think we should make tracks. 吉姆，天越来越晚了——我觉得我们该回家了。
on trackidiom C1 有望成功;在正轨上
making progress and likely to succeed
They're on track to make record profits. 他们有望获得创纪录的利润。
track
verb uk/træk/ us/træk/
(FOLLOW)
C2 [ T ]跟踪，追踪
to follow a person or animal by looking for proof that they have been somewhere, or by using electronic equipment
It's difficult to track an animal over stony ground. 很难在多石的地面上追踪动物。
The military use radar satellites to track targets through clouds and at night. 军队用雷达卫星透过云雾和夜幕追踪目标。
The terrorists were tracked to (= found in) Amsterdam. 恐怖分子在阿姆斯特丹被追踪到。
See also: backtrack (GO BACK)sidetrack
C2 [ T ]追踪，记录…的进展
to record the progress or development of something over a period
The study tracked the careers of 1,226 doctors who trained at the Medical School. 该研究对1226名医学院学生的事业发展情况进行跟踪调查。
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- His book tracks the development of modern English.
- She has tracked her family back three centuries.
- Police tracked the gun to an abandoned warehouse.
- We spent the day tracking deer in the forest.
- Radar equipment tracked the progress of the ships.
(MOVE)
[ I ]（摄影机）跟踪拍摄，移动摄影
If a film or video camera tracks in a particular direction, it moves along while it is filming.
The movie ends with a long tracking shot around the deserted house. 影片的结尾场景是一个围绕这幢废弃房子拍摄的跟踪长镜头。
[ I ] media specialized（录制设备的移动部件）运转正常
If a moving part of a recording machine tracks, it gets into the correct position for operating.
Our VCR tracks automatically. 我们的录像机能自动摄录。
(FINANCE)
[ T ]跟随（利率，股价等）
to follow the level of an interest rate, share price, etc.
The mortgage deal will track the Bank of England base rate plus 0.75 percent. 这個抵押貸款的利率将跟随英格兰银行的利率并加0.75个百分点。
Tony is putting £500 a month into a a savings account that tracks the FTSE All-Share index. 托尼每个月把500英镑存入一个利率跟随金融时报指数变动的储蓄账号。
(STUDENTS)
[ T ] US (UK track)（同龄学生依智力编排的）班，组
to group and teach together school students with similar abilities who are approximately the same age
We start to track the children in the third form. 我们从三年级开始把孩子们按能力分班。
Phrasal verb
track something/someone downC2 追踪到；追查到
to find something or someone after looking for it, him, or her in a lot of different places
He finally managed to track down the book he wanted. 他终于找到了他要的书。