| 释义 |
strag·gle
I. \ˈstragəl, -raig-\ verb
(straggled ; straggled ; straggling \-g(ə)liŋ\ ; straggles)
Etymology: Middle English straglen, perhaps irregular from straken to move, proceed; akin to Old English streccan to stretch — more at stretch
intransitive verb
1. : to wander from the direct course or way : rove, stray; specifically : to wander from a line of march or desert a line of battle
2. : to wander off or become separated from others of its kind : be, become, or occur as if dispersed
< branches that straggle out too far >
< hair straggling over her collar >
transitive verb
: to spread scatteringly
< shabby houses were straggled along the slope >
II. noun
(-s)
: a straggling body or arrangement (as of persons or objects)
< a man … with a straggle of a beard — J.C.Snaith >
< a straggle of outbuildings >
< a little straggle of mourners — Elizabeth Bowen > |