stray
柯林斯詞典
1. V-I If someone strays somewhere, they wander away from where they are supposed to be. 走失
Tourists often get lost and stray into dangerous areas. 旅游者們經(jīng)常迷路走進(jìn)一些危險(xiǎn)區(qū)域。
2. ADJ A stray dog or cat has wandered away from its owner's home. 走失的 (狗或貓)[ADJ n]
A stray dog came up to him. 一只走失的狗來(lái)到他跟前。
3. N-COUNT Stray is also a noun. 走失的寵物
The dog was a stray which had been adopted. 這只狗是被收養(yǎng)的流浪狗。
4. V-I If your mind or your eyes stray, you do not concentrate on or look at one particular subject, but start thinking about or looking at other things. (思想或視線) 不集中
Even with the simplest cases I find my mind straying. 即使對(duì)最簡(jiǎn)單的案例我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的思想也無(wú)法集中。
5. ADJ You use stray to describe something that exists separated from other similar things. 離群的[ADJ n]
An 8-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet. 一個(gè)8歲的男孩被一顆流彈打死。
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stray /stre?/ (straying,strayed,strays)
劍橋詞典
- to travel along a route that was not originally intended , or to move outside a limited area
偏離原路;越過(guò)限定區(qū)域
A herd of cattle had strayed into the road . 一群牛偏了道,上了公路。
They got lost when they strayed too far from the path . 他們偏離小路太遠(yuǎn),迷了路。
The ship strayed off course during the storm . 船在暴風(fēng)雨中偏離了航道。
to start thinking or talking about a different subject from the one you should be giving attention to
走神;偏離主題
I think we've strayed too far from our original plan . 我想我們偏離原來(lái)的計(jì)劃太遠(yuǎn)了。
Sorry - I've strayed from the subject . 對(duì)不起——我跑題了。 返回 stray