| 词汇 | retrace |
| 释义 | retrace verb[ T ] uk /rɪˈtreɪs/ us /rɪˈtreɪs/ to go back over something, for example a path or a series of past actions: 沿原路返回;回忆;追溯 When he realized he had lost his keys, he retraced in his mind his movements that day.他发现钥匙丢了，就把那天自己的一举一动都在脑子里过了一遍。 retrace your steps(alsoretrace your footsteps) C2 to go back to a place in the same way that you came: 原路返回，折返 She walked straight past her office and then had to retrace her steps.她径直走过自己的办公室，之后又不得不折返回来。 to repeat a series of things you did previously: Scientists often retrace their steps to see where an experiment has gone wrong. retrace someone's steps(alsoretrace sb's footsteps) to repeat a journey that someone else did: A woman police officer will retrace the steps of the murdered schoolgirl in a reconstruction. Pilgrimages often involve devotees retracing the footsteps of a saint. to repeat a series of things that someone did previously: Students of his work will be grateful for the opportunity to retrace his steps. Kahn frequently retraces his subjects’ steps back through modernity. Remembering, reminding and reminders aide-mémoire annal awaken someone to something be engraved on someone's memory/mindidiom be etched on/in someone's memoryidiom commit echo if my memory serves me rightidiom imprint in commemoration of someone/something indelible jog someone's memoryidiom recall remind remind someone of something/someone reminder reminisce reminiscence shade stamp You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Returning to a place Repeating an action retrace | American Dictionaryretrace verb[ T ] us/riˈtreɪs/ to go back over a path or a series of past actions: This trail is not circular, so you have to retrace your steps back to the start. Examples of retraceretrace Thus, a t equilibrium the particle retraces its path to a remarkable extent and the particle flow is effectively reversible. I should like to think that at this late hour we were retracing our steps to rather firmer ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To some extent we are retracing our steps and reversing earlier amendments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We may be wrong, my fears may be groundless, but the step, once taken, cannot be retraced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without turmoil, without agitation and with astonishingly little fuss that informed democracy was able to bring it about that that step has been retraced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He never takes a step that cannot be retraced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ever since that time we have been going back and retracing our steps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The task of retracing our steps, he said, would in some ways be even harder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are retracing our steps over unclaimed benefits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have reached the last refuge, and it is time that we retraced our steps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, we looked hard at the point and retraced the whole history of the idea of ministerial certificates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have retraced our steps before. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They pointed out that there would be far greater difficulty in retracing this step than might well be presented if you have a variation of wages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The field also deals with retracing processes and procedures leading to accidents in operation of vehicles or machinery. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As he strolls through the house, flashbacks occur and the night retraces itself. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of retrace These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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