tracery
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tra-cery
/'treisari/ noun {pi.
*ies) 1 [U] (technical A Hj a
pattern of lines and curves in stone on the top part of some church windows Hf
/£
) 2 [U, C,
usually sing.] {literary) an attractive pattern of lines and curves
trachea /tra'kiia; NAmE
’treikia/ noun {pi. trach-eas or tracheae /-ki:i:/) {anatomy
$?) the tube in the throat that carries air to the lungs HSU
windpipe — pic
ture
<=> body
trache-ot-omy /.traeki'Dtami;
NAmE ,treiki'a:t-/ noun {pi. -ies) {medical IS) a medical operation to cut a
hole in sb’s trachea so that they can breathe
tra cing /'treisirj/ noun a
copy of a map, drawing, etc. that you make by drawing on a piece of transparent
paper placed on top of it MIS; IS®
'tracing
paper noun [U]
strong transparent paper that is placed on top of a drawing, etc. so that you
can follow the lines with a pen or pencil in order to make a copy of it mm
track tHr/traek/ noun, verb
■ noun
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ROUGH PATH 1 [C] a rough path or road,
usually one that has not been built but that has been made by people walking
there ( Agjcth($. ) /bit, r\\ ©: a muddy track through the
forest IF
A© — see also cart
track
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MARKS ON GROUND M 2 [C, usually pi.] marks
left by a
person, an animal or a moving vehicle ( A,
mm-, We followed the
bear’s tracks in the snow. WE
HAo 0 tyre
tracks
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FOR TRAIN A^ 3 [C,
U] rails that a train moves along $l il : railway/railroad
tracks &
j& $l it o
: The
train for
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FOR RACES $2 5 [C] a piece of ground with a special surface
for people, cars, etc. to have races on ( HA3£ft ) jjjgit: a running
track ^U&jJSi# 0 a Formula One Grand Prix track {=
for motor racing) —
— see also dirt
track(2), track and field
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DIRECTION/COURSE Aft; 6 [C] the path or direction
that
sb/sth is moving in ( ^sfrft ) &©, Aft:
Police
are on the track of (= searching for) the
thieves.
0 She
is on the fast track to promotion (= will get it quickly). iifaMfE— see also
ONE-TRACK MIND
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ON TAPE/CD it
& 7 [C] a piece of music or
song on a
record, tape or CD ( niJA
ft ) — ti
& ffi , ■ — "i'Hfcft: a track from their latest album ftfeClftfriiiA
Aft MW — 8 [C] part of a
tape or
computer disk that music or information can be recorded on ( Ail: a
sixteen track recording studio + o She sang
on the backing track. MjPlfnAfto — see also soundtrack
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FOR CURTAIN If 9 [C] a pole or rail that a curtain
moves along ( ^Aft ) M
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ON LARGE VEHICLE AM AW 10 [C] a continuous belt of metal plates around the wheels of
a large vehicle such as a bulldozer
that allows it to move over the ground
(
IR71
.back on 'track going
in the right direction again after a mistake, failure, etc. E®r^AIE5l$liI;
A: I
tried to get my life back on track after my divorce.
be , on
track to be doing
the right thing in order to achieve a particular result itirE; Curtis is on track for the
gold medal. keep/lose
track of
sb/sth to have/not
have information about what is happening or where sb/sth is T $$ / /E T $1? ■ • • ft AAH: Bank statements
help you keep track of where your money is going. Hfrjtl-AHBiJ 0 I
lost all track of time {= forgot what time it was). Sc—
ANihJo make 'tracks {informal) to leave a place, especially to
go home ?ij A ( it fs 0 M ) on the right/ wrong track thinking or behaving in the
right/wrong way JSiMA/ stop/halt sb
in their tracks | stop/halt/freeze in your tracks to suddenly make sb stop by frightening or
surprising them; to suddenly stop because sth has frightened or surprised you ( )
liEft: The
question stopped
COVER V., HOT adj., WRONG adj. mverb
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FOLLOW £1 M 1 to find
sb/sth by following the marks, signs, information, etc., that they have left
behind them
£1 g*; il.1^: [VN] hunters tracking and shooting bears jj| Spittle #ltft;Jg- A [also V] 2 to follow the movements of sb/sth, especially by using special electronic
equipment ( l
tracking the plane on our radar. A1fiiHg*:9P
M Af/h [also V wh-] 3 to follow the progress or development of sb/sth {Jig* ( HUfiH ) : [VN] The research project involves tracking the
careers of 400 graduates. H
Jto [also V wh-] — see also fast-track
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OF CAMERA jftf/f/l 4 [V +adv./prep.] to move in relation
to the
thing that is being filmed Uli^ig IA :
The
camera eventually tracked away.
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SCHOOL STUDENTS A ft A A. 5 [VN] (NAmE) = STREAM
v.(4)
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LEAVE MARKS f Hi!; 6 [VN] {especially NAmE)
to leave dirty marks behind you as you walk HUT ( Jjfti ) Ei&: Don’t
track mud on my clean floor.
Pc
.track sb/sth—down to find sb/sth after searching in
several different places It A 3\; {JI g* M 3\-, HA 31 HT71 trace : The police have so far failed to track
down the attacker. WAAAAt^Hlf SjTfcE#., .track and 'field
noun {NAmE) = athletics(I) trackball /'traekboil/ (also tracker ball, roller-ball) noun {computing if) a device containing a ball that
is used instead of a mouse to move the cursor
around the screen £Ig*$c;
track-er /'traek0(r)/ noun a person who can find people or
wild animals by following the marks that they leave on the ground Hi£#; SIHSf A ( «If ) ft A 'tracker ball noun {computing if) = trackball 'tracker dog noun a dog that has been trained to
help the police find people or explosives
(
JAlS^ft;) WA, g&A
'track
event noun [usually pi.] a sports event that is
a race run on a track, rather than jumping or throwing sth ©$3$ g —picture o page R32 — compare field event
'tracking
station noun a place where people follow the
movements of aircraft, etc. in the sky by radar
or radio ( ) UI5£&
'track-less
trol ley noun {US) = trolleybus 'track record noun all
the past achievements, successes or failures of a person or an organization (
AA^ci01 ft ) ik Wx iE ^ : He has a proven track record in
marketing.
'track shoe noun a shoe worn for running on a track,
with metal points (called spikes)
on the bottom to prevent you from slipping {JSH; track-suit /'traeksuit/ (also 'jogging suit) noun a warm loose pair of
trousers/pants and matching jacket worn for sports practice or as informal
clothes ( ft*
compare
SHELL SUIT
tract /traekt/ noun 1 {biology A) a system of connected organs or tissues along which materials or
messages pass ( mm) m, A: the digestive tract
Iftloo nerve tract © © A 2 an area of land, especially a large
one AitiH; ift#? EEC!stretch: vast tracts of forest AJtAit A# 3 (sometimes disapproving) a short piece of writing,
especially on a religious, moral or political subject, that is intended to