English主要词典
retrace
Universal Words
verb [VN]
1 to go back along exactly the same path or route that you have come along:
She turned around and began to retrace her steps towards the house.
2 to make the same trip that sb else has made in the past:
They are hoping to retrace the epic voyage of Christopher Columbus. * (figurative) Her mind retraced (= remembered) the dramatic events of the previous night.
3 to find out what sb has done or where they have been:
Detectives are trying to retrace her movements on the night she disappeared.
