2ADJ [ADJ n](狗、猫)走失的,迷路的,无主的 A stray dog or cat has wandered away from its owner's home. (狗、猫)走失的,迷路的,无主的
A stray dog came up to him.
一条野狗走近他。
...a refuge for stray cats.
流浪猫收容所
Stray is also a noun.
The dog was a stray which had been adopted.
这是条曾被收养的流浪狗。
3VERB 走神;(视线)偏离,往别处看 If your mind or your eyes stray, you do not concentrate on or look at one particular subject, but start thinking about or looking at other things. 走神;(视线)偏离,往别处看
Even with the simplest cases I find my mind straying. [VERB]
即使在处理最简单的案例时我也老走神。
She could not keep her eyes from straying towards him. [VERB]
ADVERB | VERB + STRAY | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤far走遠◇The animals hadn't strayed too far.這些動物沒有走太遠。➤never, rarely從未/很少離開◇He never strayed far from his home.他從未遠離過家。➤accidentally, involuntarily意外地/不由自主地偏離◇Her eyes strayed involuntarily.她的目光不由自主地移開了。➤away (oftenfigurative) 偏離◇The teachers rarely stray away from the approved textbook.教師很少偏離規定的教科書的內容。VERB + STRAY➤allow sth to讓⋯亂跑◇new penalties for owners who allow their dogs to stray對那些讓狗隨意亂跑的養狗人的新懲罰措施PREPOSITION➤from偏離◇Be careful not to stray from the path.小心,不要偏離道路。➤into, off, to走進;走開;轉向◇His eyes strayed to the telephone.他的目光轉向電話。◇Her thoughts strayed to the week ahead of her. (figurative) 她的思緒開了小差,轉向了即將到來的一週。