strand
n
(arch or rhet 古或修辭) sandy shore of a lake, sea or river (多沙的)湖濱, 海濱, 海灘, 河岸. strand, v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
cause (sth) to be left on the shore and unable to return to the sea; cause to go aground 使(某物)留在岸上無法返回海中; 使擱淺
a ship stranded on a sandbank 擱淺在沙灘上的船
a whale stranded by the high tide 被大海潮沖到岸上的鯨魚.
strand n
1
(a) any of the threads, wires, etc twisted together to form a rope or cable (繩子、 纜索的)股, 縷.
(b) single thread of string or fibre 線; 纖維絲
a strand of cotton hanging from the hem of a skirt 從裙子邊垂下的一條棉線.
2 lock of hair 一綹毛發.
3 (fig 比喻) line of development (in a story, etc) (故事等的)情節發展線索
drawing together the strands of the narrative 把該故事的幾條線索聯在一起.