straggle

vi. 掉队, 落伍, 蔓延, 散乱 n. 低空扫射

发音

其它 /ˈstɹæɡl̩/

词形变化

straggles 复数 straggled straggles 三单 straggles straggling straggling 现在分词 straggled 过去式 straggled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An irregular, spread-out group.

  2. 2.

    An outlier; something that has strayed beyond the normal limits.

v.
  1. 1.

    To act in a disorderly and irregular way.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.

  3. 3.

    To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.

    不及物

    He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

group grouping
动词

同义词 4

depart digress sprawl sidetrack

上位词 4

spread distribute divert deviate

词源

From Middle English straglen, of uncertain origin, possibly from (or cognate to) dialectal Norwegian stragla (“to walk laboriously”).

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