英和和英

読み方 たどる

他動詞

To follow （a path）; to follow up （a clue）; to trace （a path）; to retrace （one's memory）

用例

• 路をたどる
  to follow a path―trace a path

• 田圃路をたどって河へ出た
  I followed a path across the rice-fields to the river.
• 山路をたどる
  to trace a mountain-path
• 家路をたどる
  to bend one's steps homeward―turn one's steps homeward
• 闇路をたどる
  to grope one's way in the dark―feel one's way in the dark
• 遠方に灯火が見えたからそれをたどって行った
  I made my way to―made for―a light in the distance―I was a light in the distance, which guided me.
• ようやく麓の村にたどり着いた
  I made my way down to―got down to―a village at the foot of the mountain.
• 手掛りをたどって探索する
  to follow up a clue
• 記憶をたどって過ぎ去ったことを思い出す
  to retrace one's memory to some past event
• 字書をたどる
  to consult a dictionary―refer to a dictionary―look up words in the dictionary