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straggling

UK //ˈstræɡ.lɪŋ//US //ˈstræɡ.lɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 straglen,可能与古挪威语 strjúka(伸展)或中古低地德语 strakelen(蹒跚)有关。

adjective

❶ 形容人或物分散、零落地移动或排列,通常指不整齐或没有组织地散布在某个区域。

“The straggling crowd slowly made its way out of the stadium.”

(零零散散的人群慢慢从体育场走出来。)

“A few straggling leaves still clung to the branches in winter.”

(几片零星的树叶在冬天仍挂在树枝上。)

同义词:scattered, dispersed, spread out

verb

❶ 指缓慢、落后或分散地移动,通常因为跟不上主队或群体而落在后面。

“The tired children straggled behind their parents on the hike.”

(疲惫的孩子们在徒步时慢吞吞地落在父母后面。)

“A few runners straggled across the finish line long after the race ended.”

(比赛结束后很久,几名跑者才零零散散地越过终点线。)

同义词:lag, trail, fall behind

常见短语

straggling along — 形容缓慢、吃力地前进,通常指因疲惫或困难而行动迟缓。

“After hours of walking, we were just straggling along the path.”

(走了几个小时后,我们只是在路上缓慢地拖着步子。)