/træk ||; træk/noun
1 [C] a natural path or rough road (天然的)小径,小路:
Follow the dirt track through the wood. 顺着这条土路穿过丛林。
☞picture on page C8 见C8页插图
2 [C] [usu.pl] marks that are left on the ground by a person, an animal or a moving vehicle 痕迹;足迹;车辙:
The hunter followed the tracks of a deer. 那猎人循着一头鹿的足迹去追捕它。
tyre tracks 车胎痕迹
☞Look at footprint. 参看footprint。
3 [C,U] the two metal rails on which a train runs (火车的)轨道:
The train stopped because there was a tree across the track. 火车停了,因为有一棵树横在路轨上。
4 [C] a piece of ground, often in a circle, for people, cars, etc to have races on (比赛用的)跑道:
a running track 赛跑跑道
5 [C] one song or piece of music on a cassette, CD or record (录音带、唱片上的)一首歌,一首乐曲:
the first track from her latest album 她最新专辑上的第一首歌
☞Look at soundtrack. 参看soundtrack。
keep/lose track of sb/sth to have/not have information about what is happening or where sb/sth is 知道╱不知道发生的事或某人、某事物的去向
off the beaten track→
BEAT¹
on the right/wrong track having the right/wrong idea about sth 想得对╱不对:
That's not the answer but you're on the right track. 答案不对,但你的思路是对的。