trail
/treɪl/noun
उच्चारण ट्रेल
निशान, सुराग
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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[C]
a long line or series of marks that is left by somebody or something
निशान, सुराग
- a trail of blood
- The muddy footprints left a trail across the clean floor.
- The snail left a silvery trail across the leaf.
+ 2 more examples
- A trail of smoke rose from the chimney.
- The detective followed a trail of clues to the old warehouse.
Synonyms track path trace footprints scent
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[C]
a path through the countryside
पगडंडी
- a mountain trail
- We followed a narrow trail through the pine forest.
- The hiking trail leads to a waterfall in the forest.
+ 2 more examples
- A narrow trail winds up the hill to the temple.
- Several trails cross the national park.
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[I, T] ~ (behind sb/sth) | ~ (by sth)
to be losing in a game or other contest
(खेल में) पीछे होना
- India were trailing by 20 runs.
- At half-time, the home team was trailing by two goals.
- The home team trailed by ten points at the break.
+ 2 more examples
- Our school was trailing by two wickets in the final overs.
- Radhika trailed behind the rest of the class in maths until she found a tutor.
Synonyms lag fall behind be down
Opposite lead be ahead
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[T] ~ sb/sth
to follow somebody or something by looking for signs that show where they have been
पीछा करना
- The police trailed the suspect.
- The detective trailed the thief through the crowded bazaar.
- Dogs trailed the missing child through the forest.
+ 2 more examples
- The reporter trailed the minister for a day.
- A guide trailed the animal by its footprints in the mud.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
trail (noun): a trail of + noun / on the trail of
A trail is a line of marks left by somebody or something. Use a trail of for what is left, and on the trail of when you are following it.
'Trail' किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु द्वारा छोड़े गए निशानों की रेखा है। जो पीछे छूटा हो उसके लिए 'a trail of' और जब आप उसका पीछा कर रहे हों तब 'on the trail of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The truck left a trail of dust on the village road.
- The police are on the trail of the thief.
trail (noun) = path: a nature trail / a hiking trail
In this sense a trail is a path through countryside or forest, used for walking.
इस अर्थ में 'trail' गाँव या जंगल से होकर जाने वाला पैदल रास्ता है।
- We followed a narrow trail through the forest to the waterfall.
trail (verb) + behind / by + number
As a verb, trail means to be losing in a contest, or to follow slowly behind. Behind or by shows who or how much.
Verb के रूप में 'trail' का अर्थ प्रतियोगिता में पीछे होना या धीरे-धीरे पीछे चलना है। Behind या by बताता है कि किससे पीछे या कितने अंतर से।
- India trailed by thirty runs at the end of the first innings.
- The little boy trailed behind his father in the market.
trail + sb / sth (to follow)
Trail can take a direct object when you follow somebody secretly or look for signs. It is a stronger word than follow.
जब आप किसी का चुपके से पीछा करें या निशान खोजें, तब 'trail' direct object ले सकता है। यह 'follow' से अधिक प्रबल शब्द है।
- The detective trailed the suspect to the railway station.
+Collocations 4
adjective + trail
muddypaperbloodcoldnarrow
- The muddy trail became slippery after the monsoon rain.
verb + trail
follow apick up aleave ablaze ago cold on the
- The explorer blazed a trail through the thick jungle.
trail + noun
blazerheadmixbikemarker
- The trail head was marked with a wooden board.
trail + behind / by
trail behindtrail by two goalstrail by ten pointstrail in the pollstrail the leader
- The party trailed in the polls by five points.
“More examples 5
- The students followed the nature trail to the old fort.
विद्यार्थी प्रकृति-पथ पर चलते हुए पुराने क़िले तक पहुँचे।
- The speeding train left a trail of smoke behind it.
तेज़ दौड़ती ट्रेन अपने पीछे धुएँ की लकीर छोड़ गई।
- At half-time the visiting team trailed by two goals.
मध्यांतर पर मेहमान टीम दो गोल से पीछे थी।
- The cold trail made it hard for the police to catch the gang.
ठंडे पड़ चुके सुराग़ के कारण पुलिस के लिए गिरोह को पकड़ना कठिन हो गया।
- Her sari trailed along the floor as she walked.
चलते समय उसकी साड़ी फ़र्श पर घिसटती रही।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The police are on the trail from the thief.
✓ The police are on the trail of the thief.
The fixed phrase uses of after trail.
इस स्थिर वाक्यांश में 'trail' के बाद 'of' आता है।
✗ India is trailing Australia with twenty runs.
✓ India is trailing Australia by twenty runs.
The margin of a difference is shown with by.
अंतर की मात्रा 'by' से बताई जाती है।
→Phrasal verbs 1
trail away/off
(of somebody's speech) to become gradually quieter and then stop
(आवाज़ का) धीरे-धीरे धीमी होकर बंद हो जाना
- His voice trailed off as he saw his father.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homophone trap, asked very often: trail (a path; to follow) and trial (a test; a court case) have the same letters in a different order.
Homophone trap बहुत पूछा जाता है: trail (पगडंडी; पीछा करना) और trial (परीक्षण; मुकदमा) में वही अक्षर अलग क्रम में हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Blaze a trail (be the first to do something: 'a trailblazer'), hot on the trail (close to finding somebody), trail behind (be slower or less successful).
Idioms: blaze a trail (कुछ करने वाला पहला होना: 'a trailblazer'), hot on the trail (किसी को खोजने के निकट), trail behind (धीमा या कम सफल होना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A short preview of a film is a trailer.
फ़िल्म की छोटी झलक trailer।