stray

名詞

UK/streɪ/
US/streɪ/

定義 stray 名詞

  1. Countable(可數名詞)

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

    無家可歸的寵物;走失的寵物

    • a stray dog

      一隻流浪狗

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

      這隻貓沒有項圈,看起來是隻流浪貓。

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

      動物收容所裡滿是等待被領養的流浪動物。

動詞

UK/streɪ/
US/streɪ/

定義 stray 動詞

  1. Intransitive(不及物動詞)

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

    偏離原路;超出限定區域

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

      由於濃霧,船隻偏離了航線。

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

      徒步旅行者偏離了小路,在樹林中迷路了。

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

      我的思緒開始漫遊,我意識到我已經偏離了話題。

  2. Intransitive(不及物動詞)

    To deviate from the main topic of discussion or thought.

    偏離主題;離題

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

      我們在討論預算時開始偏離主題。

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

      抱歉,我有點離題了;讓我們回到重點。

    • The meeting strayed from the original agenda.

      會議偏離了原來的議程。

形容詞

UK/streɪ/
US/streɪ/

定義 stray 形容詞

  1. Before noun(前置形容詞)

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

    零星的;散落的

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

      房間裡散落著幾件零星的玩具。

    • I still found some stray hairs after cleaning.

      清理後我還是發現了一些散落的頭髮。

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

      幾張零星的紙片在風中飄揚。