stray
stray
verb
[attrib.]
strayer
noun
语源
verb
- [no obj.]move without a specific purpose or by mistake, especially so as to get lost or arrive somewhere where one should not be
游荡；迷路，走失；走离
I strayed a few blocks in the wrong direction.
我沿着错误的方向走了几个街区。
the military arrested anyone who strayed into the exclusion zone.
军方逮捕了所有误闯禁区的人。
■move so as to escape from control or leave the place where one should be
逃离，逃脱
dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stray.
狗的主人被敦促不要让狗乱跑。
I appear to have strayed a long way from our original topic.
看来我已经偏离我们原来的主题很远了。
■[no obj., with adverbial of direction](of the eyes or a hand) move idly or casually in a specified direction
（眼睛，手）悠闲（或漫不经心）地移动
her eyes strayed to the telephone.
她的目光漫不经心地移向电话。
■(of a person who is married or in a long-term relationship) be unfaithful
（已婚者，长期同居者）不忠，移情他人
men who stray are seen as more exciting and desirable.
不忠的男人被认为更具刺激力而且更能博得欢心。
■[no obj., with adverbial of direction](poetic/literary)wander or roam in a specified direction
(诗/文)漫步，徘徊，游荡
over these mounds the Kurdish shepherd strays.
库尔德牧羊人游荡在这些土岗上。
[attrib.]
- not in the right place; not where it should be or where other items of the same kind are
不在其适当位置的；走失的；离群的
he pushed a few stray hairs from her face.
他把几根凌乱的头发从她的脸上拨开。
■appearing somewhere by chance or accident; not part of a general pattern or plan
偶然出现的，偶然发生的；孤立的
she was killed by a stray bullet.
她是被一颗流弹打死的。
■(of a domestic animal) having no home or having wandered away from home
（家畜）无家可归的；离群的，走失的
stray dogs.
流浪狗。 - (Physics)(of a physical quantity) arising as a consequence of the laws of physics, not by deliberate design, and usually having a detrimental effect on the operation or efficiency of equipment
(物理)（物理量）杂散的
stray capacitance.
杂散电容。
- a stray person or thing, especially a domestic animal
迷路者；流浪者；走失的家畜，离群的家畜 - (strays)electrical phenomena interfering with radio reception
无线电干扰
strayer
noun
语源
- Middle English: shortening of Anglo-Norman French and Old French estrayer (verb), Anglo-Norman French strey (noun), partly from astray
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