Straggle

['stræg(ə)l] or ['stræɡl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); 'a straggle of outbuildings'; 'a straggle of followers'.

希拉里校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To wander from the direct course or way; to rove; to stray; to wander from the line of march or desert the line of battle; as, when troops are on the march, the men should not straggle.

(v. t.) To wander at large; to roam idly about; to ramble.

(v. t.) To escape or stretch beyond proper limits, as the branches of a plant; to spread widely apart; to shoot too far or widely in growth.

(v. t.) To be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals.

(n.) The act of straggling.

編輯:罗伊

同義詞及近義詞：

v. n. Rove, ramble, stray, stroll, range, roam, wander, deviate, digress, gad about, go out of the way, go astray.

整理:诺拉

解釋/意思:

v.i. to wander from the course: to ramble: to stretch beyond proper limits: to be dispersed.—ns. Stragg′ler one who straggles from the course: a wandering fellow: a vagabond: a migratory animal found away from its usual range; Stragg′le-tooth a misshapen or misplaced tooth.—adv. Stragg′lingly in a straggling manner.—n. Straggl′ing-mon′ey money paid for apprehending deserters and men absent without leave: money deducted from the wages of such absentees.—adj. Stragg′ly straggling spread out.

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