stray

名詞

UK/streɪ/
US/streɪ/

定義 stray 名詞

  1. Countable

    An animal that has wandered away from its home or has no home.

    • a stray dog

    • This cat has no collar and appears to be a stray.

    • The animal shelter is full of strays waiting to be adopted.

動詞

UK/streɪ/
US/streɪ/

定義 stray 動詞

  1. Intransitive

    To move away from the intended route or outside of a designated area.

    • The ship strayed from its course due to heavy fog.

    • The hikers strayed from the path and got lost in the woods.

    • My mind started to wander, and I realized I had strayed from the topic.

  2. Intransitive

    To deviate from the main topic of discussion or thought.

    • We began to stray from the topic while discussing the budget.

    • Sorry, I've strayed a bit; let's get back to the main point.

    • The meeting strayed from the original agenda.

形容詞

UK/streɪ/
US/streɪ/

定義 stray 形容詞

  1. Before noun

    Existing in a scattered or isolated manner, not in their correct place.

    • There were a few stray toys scattered around the room.

    • I still found some stray hairs after cleaning.

    • A few stray pieces of paper blew in the wind.