spoor

spoor
[spʊə, spɔː]
noun
  1. the track or scent of an animal
    (动物的)足迹;臭迹
    they searched around the hut for a spoor.
    他们在小屋周围搜索动物的足迹。
    [mass noun]the trail is marked by wolf spoor.
    这条小路上有狼的足迹。
    ■(S. African)the track of a wagon or motor vehicle
    (南非)(马车,机动车的)车辙
verb
  1. [with obj.]follow the track or scent of (an animal or person)
    追踪
    taking the spear, he set off to spoor the man.
    他拿上枪,出发去追踪那个人了。
派生
spoorer
noun
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch spor, of Germanic origin
英语宝典
考试词汇表