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Trail \Trail\, v. i.
   1. To be drawn out in length; to follow after.

            When his brother saw the red blood trail. --Spenser.

   2. To grow to great length, especially when slender and
      creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.

Trail \Trail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trailed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Trailing}.] [OE. trailen, OF. trailler to trail a deer, or
   hunt him upon a cold scent, also, to hunt or pursue him with
   a limehound, F. trailler to trail a fishing line; probably
   from a derivative of L. trahere to draw; cf. L. traha a drag,
   sledge, tragula a kind of drag net, a small sledge, Sp.
   trailla a leash, an instrument for leveling the ground, D.
   treilen to draw with a rope, to tow, treil a rope for drawing
   a boat. See {Trace}, v. t.]
   1. To hunt by the track; to track.

Trail \Trail\, n.
   1. A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the
      hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a
      deer trail.

            They traveled in the bed of the brook, leaving no
            dangerous trail.                      --Cooper.

            How cheerfully on the false trail they cry! --Shak.

   2. A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild
      region; as, an Indian trail over the plains.

   3. Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor;
      a trail of smoke.

            When lightning shoots in glittering trails along.
                                                  --Rowe.

   4. Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train. ``A
      radiant trail of hair.'' --Pope.

   5. Anything drawn along, as a vehicle. [Obs.]

   6. A frame for trailing plants; a trellis. [Obs.]

   7. The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the
      woodcock, and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the
      entrails of sheep.

            The woodcock is a favorite with epicures, and served
            with its trail in, is a delicious dish. --Baird.

   8. (Mil.) That part of the stock of a gun carriage which
      rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See
      Illust. of {Gun carriage}, under {Gun}.

   9. The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person;
      an imposition. [Prov. Eng.]

   {Trail boards} (Shipbuilding), the carved boards on both
      sides of the cutwater near the figurehead.

   {Trail net}, a net that is trailed or drawn behind a boat.
      --Wright.

资料来源 : WordNet®

trail
     n 1: a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as
          a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
     2: a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
     3: evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are
        following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to
        the perpetrator" [syn: {lead}, {track}]

trail
     v 1: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we
          still are dragging" [syn: {drag}, {get behind}, {hang
          back}, {drop behind}]
     2: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the
        mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn:
        {chase}, {chase after}, {tail}, {tag}, {give chase}, {dog},
         {go after}, {track}]
     3: move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly; "John trailed
        behind behis class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind
        the horse cart" [syn: {shack}]
     4: hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's
        veiled trailed along the ground"
     5: drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground;
        "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her
        long scarf behind her" [syn: {train}]