stray
verb- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.)
to move away from the place where you should be, without intending to 迷路；偏离；走失 He strayed into the path of an oncoming car. 他偏到了一辆迎面驶来的汽车的行车路线上。 Her eyes kept straying over to the clock on the wall. 她的目光不时瞟向墙上的钟。 His hand strayed to the telephone. 他的手伸向电话。 He can’t have strayed far. 他不可能走远了。 I strayed a few blocks in the wrong direction and became hopelessly lost. 我走错了几个街区，迷路了。
Extra ExamplesHe never strayed far from his home. 他从未远离过家。 Her eyes strayed involuntarily. 她的目光不由自主地移开了。 His eyes strayed to the telephone. 他的目光转向电话。 The animals hadn't strayed too far. 这些动物没有走太远。 new penalties for owners who allow their dogs to stray 对那些让狗随意乱跑的养狗人的新惩罚措施
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- far
- never
- rarely
- …
- allow something to
- from
- into
- off
- …
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.)
to begin to think about or discuss a different subject from the one you should be thinking about or discussing 偏离正题；走神；离题 My mind kept straying back to our last talk together. 我老走神，一再回想起我们上次在一起交谈的情景。 We seem to be straying from the main theme of the debate. 我们似乎是偏离了辩论的主题。 The conversation had begun to stray into dangerous territory. 谈话开始进入危险的领域。
Extra ExamplesHer thoughts strayed to the journey ahead of her. 她的思想迷失在前方的旅途中。 The teachers rarely stray away from the approved textbook. 教师很少偏离规定的教科书的内容。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- far
- never
- rarely
- …
- allow something to
- from
- into
- off
- …
- [intransitive]
(of a person who is married or in a relationship 已婚或有固定关系者 to have a sexual relationship with somebody who is not your usual partner 有外遇；拈花惹草 It had never occurred to her that her husband might stray while he was away on business. 她从来没有想到她丈夫出差时会有外遇。
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Anglo-Norman French and Old French estrayer (verb), Anglo-Norman French strey (noun), partly from astray.