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strays

UK //streɪz//US //streɪz//

词源

源自中古英语 'straien',来自古法语 'estraier',意为'漫游',最终源自拉丁语 'extravagari'(偏离正路)。

noun

❶ 指无家可归或走失的动物,通常指猫狗等宠物。这些动物可能因各种原因离开原主人,在街头流浪。

“The shelter takes in strays and tries to find them new homes.”

(收容所接收流浪动物,并尝试为它们寻找新家。)

“She feeds the strays in her neighborhood every evening.”

(她每天晚上都会喂食社区里的流浪猫狗。)

❶ 指偏离常规或主流的事物,也可指无意中走散的人。

“A few strays from the group got lost in the woods.”

(队伍中有几个人走散后在森林里迷路了。)

“Her thoughts were strays, jumping from one topic to another.”

(她的思绪很散乱,从一个话题跳到另一个话题。)

同义词:wanderers, vagabonds, strays

verb

❶ 指动物或人偏离正确路线或常规行为,通常是无意中发生的。

“The dog strays from the path to chase a squirrel.”

(狗偏离小路去追逐一只松鼠。)

“Her mind often strays during long meetings.”

(在长时间的会议中,她的思绪常常走神。)

同义词:wander, deviate, digress

常见短语

stray from — 指偏离某条路线、规则或主题,通常指无意或有意的偏离行为。

“Please try not to stray from the main topic during the discussion.”

(讨论时请尽量不要偏离主题。)

stray animal — 特指无家可归的流浪动物,通常需要救助或收养。

“The organization focuses on rescuing stray animals in urban areas.”

(该组织专注于救助城市地区的流浪动物。)