"traced" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 追踪
• 描摹

Definition

“trace”的过去式：指已经查找到事物的起源、路径或原因，或是已经通过描线复制了图画。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于调查来源（如“traced the phone call”）和美术描摹（如“traced the drawing”）。多用于被动和过去时，常见于犯罪、技术或艺术领域。“Traced back”强调追溯到较早的来源。

Examples

The detective traced the footprints in the mud.

侦探**追踪了**泥巴里的脚印。

She traced the shape onto the paper.

她把形状**描摹**到纸上。

The call was traced to a nearby city.

电话被**追查**到了附近的一个城市。

They finally traced the missing package and found it at the post office.

他们最终**追踪**到了丢失的包裹，并在邮局找到了。

All the email addresses were traced back to one company.

所有电子邮件地址都被**追溯**到同一家公司。

I traced the pattern with a pencil before cutting the fabric.

我在剪布之前用铅笔**描摹**了图案。