stray

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 strā

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
  2. A person who is lost. figuratively,literally
    — But vvhat a vvretched, and diſconſolate Hermitage is that Houſe, vvhich is not viſited by thee [God], and vvhat a VVayue, and Stray is that Man, that hath not thy Markes vpon him?
  3. An act of wandering off or going astray.
  4. An area of common land for use by domestic animals. historical
  5. An article of movable property, of which the owner is not known (see waif). UK,archaic
    — waifs and strays
  6. An instance of atmospheric interference.
    — This invention relates broadly to radio communication, but more particularly to a radio receiving system used for the reception of high frequency current signals wherever they are subject to interference from "static" or strays of an untuned or aperiodic character.
  7. A casual or offhand insult. slang
  8. A submissive that has not committed to submit to any particular dominant, particulary in petplay.
  9. Ellipsis of stray bullet. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
    — catch a stray
动词 v.
  1. To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way. intransitive
    — Thames among the wanton valleys strays.
  2. To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray. intransitive
  3. To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err. intransitive
    — November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk It was a derby that left Manchester United a long way back in Manchester City’s wing-mirrors and, in the worst moments, straying dangerously close to being their own worst enemy.
  4. To cause to stray; lead astray. transitive
    — Hath not else his eye / Strayed his affection in unlawful love,
形容词 adj.
  1. Having gone astray; strayed; wandering.
    — The alley is full of stray cats rummaging through the garbage.
  2. In the wrong place; misplaced.
    — a stray comma

词形变化

strays plural strays present,singular,third-person straying participle,present strayed participle,past strayed past more stray comparative strayer comparative most stray superlative strayest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
catch a stray strayer unstraying nonstray stray bullet stray dog straylight stray line strayling stray mark
相关词
astray estray

词源

词源 1
From Middle English stray, strey, from Anglo-Norman estray, stray, Old French estrai, from the verb (see below).
词源 2
From Middle English strayen, partly from Old French estraier, from Vulgar Latin via strata, and partly from Middle English strien, streyen, streyȝen (“to spread, scatter”), from Old English strēġan (“to strew”).
词源 3
From Middle English stray, from the noun (see above).
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