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stray
v[I, Ipr, Ip]
1 move away from one´s group, proper place, etc with no fixed destination or purpose; wander 离群, 走离(无固定去向或目的); 走失; 迷失; 闲逛
Some of the cattle have strayed. 有些牛走失了.
stray into the path of an oncoming car 偏离车道而误入逆向行驶的汽车道
Young children should not be allowed to stray from their parents. 不要让儿童离开父母到处乱跑.
He had strayed from home while still a boy. 他小时候就离开家到处流浪了.
2 deviate from a direct course or leave a subject 偏离; 背离; 离题
My mind kept straying from the discussion (to other things). 我在讨论时总是走神(去想别的事情).
Don´t stray (away) from the point. 不要离题. stray, adj [attrib 作定语]
1 having strayed; lost 离群的; 走失的; 迷失的; 闲逛的; 偏离的
a home for stray dogs 走失的狗的收容处
(fig 比喻) Stray papers littered his desk. 他的书桌上都是乱七八糟的纸.
2 occurring here and there, not as one of a group; isolated 零星的; 散乱的; 孤立的
killed by a stray bullet, ie by chance, not on purpose 被流弹击毙
The streets were empty except for a few stray passers-by. 除了寥寥几个行人外, 街上空空如也. stray, n
(a) person or domestic animal that has strayed 迷路的人; 流浪者; 走失的家畜
This dog must be a stray. 这只狗一定是找不著家了. Cf 参看 waif.
(b) thing that is out of its proper place or separated from others of the same kind 不在原处的东西; 不与同类在一起的事物.
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