tracing
Произношение: [ˈtreɪsɪŋ]
Слово
Контекст: «art and design»
(noun) a drawing or copy made by following the lines of something underneath a piece of paper. When you want to make a picture look just like the original, you can trace it by drawing over it.
Пример
She made a beautiful tracing of the butterfly to show her friends.
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His tracing of the picture was so messy that it didn't look like the original at all.
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Can you help me with my tracing of the horse?
Контекст: «action»
(verb) to follow the outline or mark of something, like drawing over a shape or finding the path of something. You can trace a shape with your pencil or trace where a friend walked on a map.
Пример
She traces the letters carefully to help her learn how to write.
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He doesn't trace the lines anymore because he wants to draw freehand.
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Can you trace the route we took on the map?
Контекст: «investigation»
(verb) to find out where something came from or where it has been. It’s like following clues to see the journey of something, such as tracing the history of a family or a lost item.
Пример
The detective is tracing the steps of the lost child to find him quickly.
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They couldn't trace the origins of the strange package that arrived.
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How can they trace the history of this old painting?
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