stray
verb[I]
uk/streɪ/us/streɪ/totravelalong aroutethat was notoriginallyintended, or tomoveoutsidealimitedarea:
偏离原路;越过限定区域Aherdofcattlehad strayed into theroad.一群牛偏了道,上了公路。
They gotlostwhen they strayedtoofarfromthepath.他们偏离小路太远,迷了路。
Theshipstrayed offcourseduring thestorm.船在暴风雨中偏离了航道。
tostartthinkingortalkingabout a differentsubjectfrom the one you should be givingattentionto:
走神;偏离主题Ithinkwe've strayedtoofarfromouroriginalplan.我想我们偏离原来的计划太远了。
Sorry - I've strayedfrom thesubject.对不起——我跑题了。
Losing and loss
- astray
- black hole
- disappear
- forfeit
- get to
- kiss
- lose
- loseyourwayidiom
- loss
- lost
- mislay
- misplace
- misroute
- say
- slip away
- slip throughsomeone'sfingersidiom
- unaccounted for
- walkabout
- wave
- wave/say goodbye tosomethingidiom
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
stray
noun[C]
uk/streɪ/us/streɪ/apetthat nolongerhas ahomeor cannotfinditshome:
流浪宠物;走失的宠物a straydog流浪狗
"Whoownsthatcat?" "I don'tknow. Ithinkit must be a stray."那只猫是谁的?"我不知道。我觉得它肯定是只流浪猫。
General & informal words for animals
- anti-predator
- arthropod
- beast
- beastie
- bossy
- brute
- emotional support animal
- feathered
- feathered friendidiom
- four-legged friend
- fur baby
- furry
- furry friend
- marsupial
- myriapod
- pest
- pet
- predator
- prey
- vertebrata
stray
adjective[before noun]
uk/streɪ/us/streɪ/Stray things havemovedapartfromsimilarthings and are not intheirexpectedorintendedplace:
零星的,零落的There are still a few strayspotsofpainton thewindowpane.窗玻璃上还有零星的几个油漆点儿。
Severaljournalistshave beenkilledorinjuredby straybulletswhilereportingon thecivilwar.有几位记者在报道内战时因被流弹打中而丧命或负伤。
Losing and loss
- astray
- black hole
- disappear
- forfeit
- get to
- kiss
- lose
- loseyourwayidiom
- loss
- lost
- mislay
- misplace
- misroute
- say
- slip away
- slip throughsomeone'sfingersidiom
- unaccounted for
- walkabout
- wave
- wave/say goodbye tosomethingidiom