"on the trail of" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 追蹤...的蹤跡

Definition

指通過跟隨線索、跡象或資訊尋找某人或某物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於偵探、冒險或尋找失物場景，強調“跟隨線索”來尋找目標。語氣可正式也可帶點戲劇性。

Examples

The police are on the trail of the thief.

警察正在**追蹤**小偷的蹤跡。

Scientists are on the trail of a new medicine.

科學家們正在**追蹤**一種新藥的線索。

The kids are on the trail of their lost puppy.

孩子們正在**尋找**他們丟失的小狗的蹤跡。

We're finally on the trail of who hacked our system.

我們終於**追蹤到了**誰入侵了我們的系統。

After hours of searching, they were on the trail of the missing hiker.

搜查了好幾個小時後，他們終於**找到了**失蹤登山者的線索。

Reporters are on the trail of a big story about corruption.

記者們正在**追蹤**有關貪污的大新聞。