stray

英 [streɪ]

美 [streɪ]

v.  迷路; 偏离; 走失; 偏离正题; 走神; 离题; 有外遇; 在别处拈花惹草
adj.  走失的; 无主的; 零星的; 孤立的; 离群的; 走散的
n.  走失的宠物(或家畜); 无主的宠物(或家畜); 离群者; 走散者; 不在原位置的东西

过去式：strayed　过去分词：strayed　现在分词：straying　复数：strays　第三人称单数：strays　

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Collins.2 / BNC.9489 / COCA.9258

牛津词典

verb

• 迷路；偏离；走失
  to move away from the place where you should be, without intending to
  1. He strayed into the path of an oncoming car.
     他偏到了一辆迎面驶来的汽车的行车路线上。
  2. Her eyes kept straying over to the clock on the wall.
     她的目光不时瞟向墙上的钟。
• 偏离正题；走神；离题
  to begin to think about or discuss a different subject from the one you should be thinking about or discussing
  1. My mind kept straying back to our last talk together.
     我老走神，一再回想起我们上次在一起交谈的情景。
  2. We seem to be straying from the main theme of the debate.
     我们似乎是偏离了辩论的主题。
• 有外遇；在别处拈花惹草
  to have a sexual relationship with sb who is not your usual partner

adj.

• 走失的；无主的
  away from home and lost; having no home
  1. stray dogs
     走失的狗
• 零星的；孤立的；离群的；走散的
  separated from other things or people of the same kind
  1. A civilian was killed by a stray bullet .
     一个平民被流弹打死。
  2. a few stray hairs
     几根散乱的头发

noun

• 走失的宠物（或家畜）；无主的宠物（或家畜）
  an animal that has got lost or separated from its owner or that has no owner
• 离群者；走散者；不在原位置的东西
  a person or thing that is not in the right place or is separated from others of the same kind

柯林斯词典

• VERB 迷路;偏离;走失
  If someonestrayssomewhere, they wander away from where they are supposed to be.
  1. Tourists often get lost and stray into dangerous areas...
     游客常会迷路并误入危险区域。
  2. Crews stray outside to film the view from the pavement...
     工作人员移到人行道上拍摄这一景色。
  3. A railway line crosses the park so children must not be allowed to stray.
     有一条铁路横穿该公园，因此必须禁止小孩子在附近闲逛。
• ADJ (狗、猫)走失的，迷路的，无主的
  Astraydog or cat has wandered away from its owner's home.
  1. A stray dog came up to him.
     一条野狗走近他。
  2. ...a refuge for stray cats.
     流浪猫收容所
  3. Strayis also a noun.
     
  4. The dog was a stray which had been adopted.
     这是条曾被收养的流浪狗。
• VERB 走神;(视线)偏离，往别处看
  If your mind or your eyesstray, you do not concentrate on or look at one particular subject, but start thinking about or looking at other things.
  1. Even with the simplest cases I find my mind straying...
     即使在处理最简单的案例时我也老走神。
  2. She could not keep her eyes from straying towards him.
     她不由自主地瞟向他。
• ADJ 零星的;离散的;散落的
  You usestrayto describe something that exists separated from other similar things.
  1. An 8-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet...
     一名 8 岁男孩儿被流弹打死。
  2. She shrugged a stray lock of hair out of her eyes.
     她把一缕散发从眼前甩开。

英英释义

noun

• an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

verb

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
  1. She always digresses when telling a story
  2. her mind wanders
  3. Don't digress when you give a lecture
  Synonym:digressdivagatewander
• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
  1. The gypsies roamed the woods
  2. roving vagabonds
  3. the wandering Jew
  4. The cattle roam across the prairie
  5. the laborers drift from one town to the next
  6. They rolled from town to town
  Synonym:rollwanderswantramproamcastrambleroverangedriftvagabond
• wander from a direct course or at random
  1. The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her
  2. don't drift from the set course
  Synonym:errdrift

adj

• not close together in time
  1. isolated instances of rebellion
  2. a few stray crumbs
  Synonym:isolated
• (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home
  1. a stray calf
  2. a stray dog

双语例句

• She could not keep her eyes from straying towards him.
  她不由自主地瞟向他。
• Even with the simplest cases I find my mind straying
  即使在处理最简单的案例时我也老走神。
• Causes and harms of the stray current corrosion in caustic soda production were introduced.
  介绍了隔膜烧碱生产中杂散电流腐蚀产生的原因及危害。
• Then Billy the stray cat came along.
  接着流浪小猫比利出现了。
• Tourists often get lost and stray into dangerous areas
  游客常会迷路并误入危险区域。
• A stray bullet winged the boy's right arm.
  一颗流弹打伤了男孩的右臂。
• A railway line crosses the park so children must not be allowed to stray.
  有一条铁路横穿该公园，因此必须禁止小孩子在附近闲逛。
• A few stray rosy clouds faded from the horizon.
  一抹残霞渐渐在天边消逝。
• Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away.
  夏日迷路的小鸟来到了我的窗前歌唱者又飞走了。
• I carelessly did stray.
  我粗心的迷路了。