retrace

• 动词，指沿着来时的路线返回，或按顺序回顾发生过的事情，常带有寻找线索或回忆过程的目的。

A verb used to indicate the act of going back over a path, route, or sequence of events, often to find something or recall a process.

1. Go back over a pathB2formal

   To travel back along the same route or path that was previously taken.

   沿原路返回

   • We had to retrace our steps to find the lost key.
   • The hikers retraced the trail back to the campsite.
   • She retraced her route through the city to the hotel.

   同义词backtrackdouble backretread

   反义词advancecontinueproceed

2. Reassemble mentallyB2formal

   To recall or reconstruct a sequence of events or thoughts in one's mind.

   在脑海中重现

   • He tried to retrace his thoughts to remember the solution.
   • The detective retraced the events of the night of the crime.
   • She retraced the conversation in her head to find the misunderstanding.

   同义词go overrecallrecollectreconstructrememberreviewrevisit