stray
v[I, Ipr, Ip]
1 move away from one's group, proper place, etc with no fixed destination or purpose; wander 離群, 走離(無固定去向或目的); 走失; 迷失; 閑逛
Some of the cattle have strayed. 有些牛走失了.
stray into the path of an oncoming car 偏離車道而誤入逆向行駛的汽車道
Young children should not be allowed to stray from their parents. 不要讓兒童離開父母到處亂跑.
He had strayed from home while still a boy. 他小時候就離開家到處流浪了.
2 deviate from a direct course or leave a subject 偏離; 背離; 離題
My mind kept straying from the discussion (to other things). 我在討論時總是走神(去想別的事情).
Don't stray (away) from the point. 不要離題. stray, adj [attrib 作定語]
1 having strayed; lost 離群的; 走失的; 迷失的; 閑逛的; 偏離的
a home for stray dogs 走失的狗的收容處
(fig 比喻) Stray papers littered his desk. 他的書桌上都是亂七八糟的紙.
2 occurring here and there, not as one of a group; isolated 零星的; 散亂的; 孤立的
killed by a stray bullet, ie by chance, not on purpose 被流彈擊斃
The streets were empty except for a few stray passers-by. 除了寥寥幾個行人外, 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. 這只狗一定是找不著家了. Cf 參看 waif.
(b) thing that is out of its proper place or separated from others of the same kind 不在原處的東西; 不與同類在一起的事物.