"track down" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 追踪到
• 查找到

Definition

通过一段时间的查找，通常根据线索或信息，找到某人或某物的确切位置。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Track down' 属于非正式用语，常用于指花费努力后找到人、失物或信息。常见搭配：'track down the source'（追踪到来源），'track down a suspect'（找到嫌疑人）。暗示过程有一定难度。

Examples

The police worked hard to track down the missing boy.

警方努力**追踪到**失踪的男孩。

I finally tracked down my old friend from college.

我终于**找到了**大学时的老朋友。

We need to track down the cause of the problem.

我们需要**查找到**问题的原因。

Can you track down where this old photo was taken?

你能**查出**这张老照片是在哪里拍的吗？

It took weeks to track down all the paperwork I needed.

我花了几周才**找齐**所有需要的文件。

They finally managed to track down the person who invented it.

他们终于**找到了**发明它的人。