English主要词典
track
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
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:
a muddy track through the forest
seealsoCARTTRACK
marks on ground
2 [C,usually pl.] marks left by a person, an animal or a moving vehicle:
We followed the bear's tracks in the snow. * There were two sets of fresh tyre tracks outside.
for train
3 [C,U] rails that a train moves along:
railway / railroad tracks * India has thousands of miles of track.
4 [C] (AmE) a track with a number at a train station that a train arrives at or leaves from:
The train for Chicago is on track 9. -< PLATFORM
for races
5 [C] a piece of ground with a special surface for people, cars, etc. to have races on:
a running track * a Formula One Grand Prix track (= for motor racing)
seealsoDIRTTRACK(2), TRACKANDFIELD
direction / course
6 [C] the path or direction that sb/sth is moving in:
Police are on the track of (= searching for) the thieves. * She is on the fast track to promotion (= will get it quickly).
seealsoONE-TRACKMIND
on tape / cd
7 [C] a piece of music or song on a record, tape or CD:
a track from their latest album
8 [C] part of a tape or computer disk that music or information can be recorded on:
a sixteen track recording studio * She sang on the backing track.
seealsoSOUNDTRACK
for curtain
9 [C] a pole or rail that a curtain moves along
on large vehicle
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
IDIOMS
back on track going in the right direction again after a mistake, failure, etc:
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:
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:
Bank statements help you keep track of where your money is going. * I lost all track of time (= forgot what time it was).
make tracks (spoken) to leave a place, especially to go home:
It's getting late-I'd better make tracks.
on the right / wrong track thinking or behaving in the right/wrong way:
We haven't found a cure yet-but we are on the right track.
stop / halt sb in their tracks
