stray

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ stray /ˈstreɪ/ verb

strays; strayed; straying

¹ stray

/ˈstreɪ/

verb

strays; strayed; straying

Learner's definition of STRAY

[no object]

: to go in a direction that is away from a group or from the place where you should be走离；走失；迷路

— often + from

She strayed from the group and got lost.她离开队伍后迷路了。
Her eyes strayed from her computer to the window. [=she stopped looking at her computer and began looking at/out the window]她的目光从电脑前转向窗外。

— often used figuratively常用作比喻

She never strayed [=deviated] from the path her parents envisioned for her.她从未偏离父母替她设想的道路。
The menu at their house rarely strays (too) far from meat and potatoes.他们家的菜单很少能离开肉和土豆。
The class discussion strayed [=deviated] from the original topic.班级讨论偏离了最初的话题。
a straying husband [=a husband who has sexual relations with a woman who is not his wife]出轨的丈夫

² stray /ˈstreɪ/ adjective

² stray

/ˈstreɪ/

adjective

Learner's definition of STRAY

always used before a noun

of an animal : lost or having no home（动物）走失的，迷路的，流浪的

: separated from another or others of the same kind零落的

: not in or going in the proper or intended place偏离的

a few stray hairs几根散发
He was hit by a stray bullet. [=a bullet that was supposed to go somewhere else]他被流弹击中。

³ stray /ˈstreɪ/ noun

plural strays

³ stray

/ˈstreɪ/

noun

plural strays

Learner's definition of STRAY

[count]

: an animal (such as a cat or dog) that is lost or has no home走失的动物；流浪的动物

Both of her cats were strays that she found wandering in the neighborhood.她养的两只猫都是在街区里发现的流浪猫。

: a person or thing that is separated from a group离群的人；离开原位的东西

I matched up the socks in the laundry but I was left with one stray. [=one extra sock]我在洗衣房里把袜子配成双，却发现多出了一只。