Слово англійською: track
Іменник
Переклад track українською: сте́жка, тра́са, ко́лія, слід (від коле́с), гу́сениця (тра́ктора і т. д.), атле́т, легкоатле́т, атле́тика, шипо́вка
Детальний опис
for train
- [countable, uncountable] rails (= metal bars) that a train moves along
- railway/railroad tracks
- We crossed the rail/train track.
- India has thousands of miles of track.
- Many branch lines were closed, and the tracks lifted.
Wordfinder- aisle
- buffet
- carriage
- connection
- locomotive
- luggage rack
- platform
- station
- track
- train
- [countable] (North American English) 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.
British/American platform / trackplatform / track- In British stations the platforms, where passengers get on and off trains, have numbers:
- The Edinburgh train is waiting at platform 4.
- In stations in the US, it is the track that the train travels along that has a number:
- The train for Chicago is on track 9.
for races
- [countable] a piece of ground with a special surface for people, cars, etc. to have races or to drive on
- a race track
- a Formula One Grand Prix track (= for motor racing)
- a running track
see also dirt track (2) - [uncountable] (North American English) the sport of running on a track
- He loves sports and participates in track and basketball.
rough path
- [countable] 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
- a dirt track
see also cart track marks on ground
- [countable, usually plural] marks left by a person, an animal or a moving vehicle
- We followed the bear's tracks in the snow.
- Leading away into the bushes were fresh rabbit tracks.
- tyre tracks
- The beach is criss-crossed with animal tracks.
direction/course
- [countable] the path or direction that somebody/something is moving in
- He switched tracks and went back to college.
- on the track of somebody/something Police are on the track of (= searching for) the thieves.
see also fast track, mommy track, one-track mind
recording
- [countable] a recording of one song or piece of music
- a track from their latest album
- The album kicks off with the title track (= a song with the same name as the album).
- The opening track is sweet and sentimental.
- [countable] part of a computer disk or tape that music or information can be recorded on
- a sixteen track recording studio
- She sang on the backing track.
- (especially in compounds) the soundtrack of a film or video
- The film is available with French and Spanish audio tracks.
- There is a commentary track by the director.
see also laugh track for curtain
- [countable] a long, thin, straight piece of metal, wood or plastic that a curtain hangs from and moves along
on large vehicle
- [countable] 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 see also Caterpillar track™
see also inside trackWord Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘trail, marks left behind’): the noun from Old French trac, perhaps from Low German or Dutch trek ‘draught, drawing’; the verb (current senses dating from the mid 16th cent.) from French traquer or directly from the noun.
Idioms - going in the right direction again after a mistake, failure, etc.
- I tried to get my life back on track after my divorce.
Topics Successc2
- to be doing the right thing in order to achieve a particular result
- Curtis is on track for the gold medal.
Topics Successc2
- to try and hide what you have done, because you do not want other people to find out about it
- He had attempted to cover his tracks by wiping the hard disk on his computer.
from/on the wrong side of the tracks
- from or living in a poor area or part of town
hot on somebody’s/something’s tracks/trail
- (informal) close to catching or finding the person or thing that you have been running after or searching for
keep/lose track of somebody/something
- to have/not have information about what is happening or where somebody/something is
- Bank statements help you keep track of where your money is going.
- I lost all track of time (= forgot what time it was).
- (informal) to leave a place, especially to go home
- It’s getting late—I’d better make tracks.
- far away from other people, houses, etc.
- They live miles off the beaten track.
- thinking or behaving in the right/wrong way
- We haven’t found a cure yet—but we are on the right track.
- The new manager successfully got the team back onto the right track.
- The police were on the wrong track when they treated the case as a revenge killing.
stop/halt somebody in their tracks | stop/halt/freeze in your tracks
- to suddenly make somebody stop by frightening or surprising them; to suddenly stop because something has frightened or surprised you
- The question stopped Alice in her tracks.
- Suddenly he stopped dead in his tracks: what was he doing?
- (figurative) The disease was stopped in its tracks by immunization programmes.
Topics Feelingsc2