trailing

UK //ˈtreɪlɪŋ//US //ˈtreɪlɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'trailen'（拖拽），最终源于古法语 'trailler'，与拉丁语 'tragula'（拖网）相关。

❶ 指某物位于或跟随在另一物体后方的状态，常用于描述拖拽、悬挂或落后于主体的部分。

“The bride's trailing veil flowed behind her as she walked down the aisle.”

（新娘的长头纱在她走过通道时拖曳在身后。）

“We could see the trailing smoke from the distant train.”

（我们看到远处火车拖出的烟雾。）

❶ 在竞赛或比较中处于落后位置，或指随时间推移逐渐减少的趋势。

“The team is trailing by 10 points in the third quarter.”

（该队在第三节比赛中落后10分。）

“His voice was trailing off as he fell asleep.”

（他的声音逐渐减弱，最后睡着了。）

同义词:following, dangling, lagging, hanging, dragging

❶ 指植物沿着地面或支撑物生长的茎或藤，或指某物被拖拽后留下的痕迹。

“The garden was full of trailing ivy climbing the walls.”

（花园里爬满墙壁的常春藤四处蔓延。）

“We followed the trailing of the wounded animal through the snow.”

（我们顺着雪地上受伤动物拖行的痕迹追踪。）

同义词:vine, creeping, track, mark, path

trailing spouse — 指因伴侣工作调动而跟随搬迁的配偶，常面临职业中断或适应新环境的挑战。

“Many companies now offer support programs for trailing spouses.”

（许多公司现在为随迁配偶提供支持计划。）

trailing stop — 投资术语，指随着股价上涨自动调整的止损订单，用于锁定利润同时规避风险。

“He set a 10% trailing stop to protect his stock gains.”

（他设置了10%的追踪止损以保护股票收益。）