Stray



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 偏离, 迷路adj. 迷了路的; 零落的
• ［英］ v. 偏离, 迷路 ( wander away) ;
• ［类］ stray : group / digress : subject ( 离群是离开群体 / 离题是离开主题)
• ［例］ The streets were empt except for a few stray passers-by.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estraié, past participle of estraier
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost
  • b. a person or thing that strays
• 2. \［Middle English, from straien to stray\］ archaic the act of going astray

II. intransitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English straien, from Anglo-French estraier, from Vulgar Latin *extravagare, from Latin extra- outside + vagari to wander — more at extra-
• Date: 14th century
• wander: as
  • a. to wander from company, restraint, or proper limits
  • b. to roam about without fixed direction or purpose
  • c. to move in a winding course ; meander
  • d. to move without conscious or intentional effort <eyes straying absently around the room>
  • e. to become distracted from an argument or chain of thought <strayed from the point>
  • f. to wander accidentally from a fixed or chosen route
  • g. err, sin
• ? strayer noun

III. adjective

• Date: 1589
• 1. having strayed or escaped from a proper or intended place <a stray dog><hit by a stray bullet><fixed a few stray hairs>
• 2. occurring at random or sporadically <a few stray thoughts>
• 3. not serving any useful purpose ; unwanted <stray light>

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