stray

stray

S0801100 (strā)intr.v. strayed, stray·ing, strays 1. a. To move away from a group, deviate from a course, or escape from established limits: strayed away from the tour group to look at some sculptures.b. To move without a destination or purpose; wander: cows that strayed across the road toward the river. See Synonyms at wander.2. To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner: The driver's eyes strayed from the road toward the fields.3. To follow a winding or erratic course: "White mists began to rise ... on the surface of the river and stray about the roots of the trees upon its borders" (J.R.R. Tolkien).4. To act contrary to moral or proper behavior, especially in being sexually unfaithful: "He strayed from his marriage and fathered a son with a village woman" (Adam Hochschild).5. To become diverted, as from a subject or train of thought: strayed from our original purpose. See Synonyms at swerve.n. One that has strayed, especially a domestic animal wandering about.adj.1. Straying or having strayed; wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.2. Scattered or separate: a few stray crumbs.

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[Middle English straien, from Old French estraier, from estree, highway, from Latin strāta; see street.]

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stray′er n.

stray

(streɪ) vb (intr) 1. to wander away, as from the correct path or from a given area2. to wander haphazardly3. to digress from the point, lose concentration, etc4. to deviate from certain moral standardsn5. (Zoology) a. a domestic animal, fowl, etc, that has wandered away from its place of keeping and is lostb. (as modifier): stray dogs. 6. a lost or homeless person, esp a child: waifs and strays. 7. an isolated or random occurrence, specimen, etc, that is out of place or outside the usual patternadjscattered, random, or haphazard: a stray bullet grazed his thigh. [C14: from Old French estraier, from Vulgar Latin estragāre (unattested), from Latin extrā- outside + vagāri to roam; see astray, extravagant, stravaig] ˈstrayer n

stray

(streɪ)

v.i. 1. to deviate from the direct or proper course: to stray from the main road. 2. to wander; roam: straying from room to room. 3. to deviate, as from a moral course. 4. to become distracted; digress. n. 5. a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner. 6. any homeless or friendless person or animal. 7. a person or animal that strays. adj. 8. straying or having strayed. 9. found or occurring apart from others or as an isolated or casual instance; incidental; occasional. [1250–1300; (v.) Middle English, aph. variant of astraien, estraien < Old French estraier < Vulgar Latin *extrāvagāre to wander out of bounds (see extravagant)]

Stray

 a number of stray beasts; of stragglers from an army, 1717; a detached fragment, 1789.Examples: stray of bullocks and heifers, 1717; the scattered stray, 1597.

stray

Past participle: strayed
Gerund: straying

Imperative
stray
stray

Present
I stray
you stray
he/she/it strays
we stray
you stray
they stray

Preterite
I strayed
you strayed
he/she/it strayed
we strayed
you strayed
they strayed

Present Continuous
I am straying
you are straying
he/she/it is straying
we are straying
you are straying
they are straying

Present Perfect
I have strayed
you have strayed
he/she/it has strayed
we have strayed
you have strayed
they have strayed

Past Continuous
I was straying
you were straying
he/she/it was straying
we were straying
you were straying
they were straying

Past Perfect
I had strayed
you had strayed
he/she/it had strayed
we had strayed
you had strayed
they had strayed

Future
I will stray
you will stray
he/she/it will stray
we will stray
you will stray
they will stray

Future Perfect
I will have strayed
you will have strayed
he/she/it will have strayed
we will have strayed
you will have strayed
they will have strayed

Future Continuous
I will be straying
you will be straying
he/she/it will be straying
we will be straying
you will be straying
they will be straying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been straying
you have been straying
he/she/it has been straying
we have been straying
you have been straying
they have been straying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been straying
you will have been straying
he/she/it will have been straying
we will have been straying
you will have been straying
they will have been straying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been straying
you had been straying
he/she/it had been straying
we had been straying
you had been straying
they had been straying

Conditional
I would stray
you would stray
he/she/it would stray
we would stray
you would stray
they would stray

Past Conditional
I would have strayed
you would have strayed
he/she/it would have strayed
we would have strayed
you would have strayed
they would have strayed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stray - an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)domestic animal, domesticated animal - any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment
Verb	1.	stray - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"roam, rove, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, rollgo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"maunder - wander aimlesslygad, gallivant, jazz around - wander aimlessly in search of pleasuredrift, err, stray - wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"
	2.	stray - wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"drift, errgo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"rove, stray, roam, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, roll - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
	3.	stray - lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"digress, divagate, wandertell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
Adj.	1.	stray - not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "a few stray crumbs"isolatedsporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"
	2.	stray - (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home; "a stray calf"; "a stray dog"lost - no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered; "a lost child"; "lost friends"; "his lost book"; "lost opportunities"

stray

verb1. wander, roam, go astray, range, drift, meander, rove, straggle, lose your way, be abandoned or lost, stra (S.M.S.) A railway line crosses the park so children must not be allowed to stray.2. drift, wander, roam, meander, rove, stra (S.M.S.) She could not keep her eyes from straying towards him.3. digress, diverge, deviate, ramble, get sidetracked, go off at a tangent, get off the point, stra (S.M.S.) Anyway, as usual, we seem to have strayed from the point.4. be unfaithful, play around (informal), have affairs, play the field (informal), philander, stra (S.M.S.) Some men are womanizers, others would never stray.adjective1. lost, abandoned, homeless, roaming, vagrant, stra (S.M.S.) A stray dog came up to him.2. random, chance, freak, accidental, odd, scattered, erratic, stra (S.M.S.) An 8-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet.noun1. homeless animal, waif, foundling, stra (S.M.S.), abandoned dog or cat The dog was a stray which had been adopted.

stray

verb1. To move about at random, especially over a wide area:drift, gad, gallivant, meander, peregrinate, ramble, range, roam, rove, traipse, wander.2. To turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct:depart, deviate, digress, diverge, swerve, veer.Archaic: err.3. To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking:deviate, digress, divagate, diverge, ramble, wander.Idiom: go off at a tangent.adjective1. Unable to find the correct way or place to go:astray, disoriented, lost.2. Without a fixed or regular course:devious, erratic, wandering.

Translations

偶见的无家可归的动物漫游的走失的动物迷路

stray

(strei) verb to wander, especially from the right path, place etc. The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point. 迷路 迷路 noun a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home. 無家可歸的(動物) 无家可归的（动物） adjective1. wandering or lost. stray cats and dogs. 漫遊的 漫游的2. occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency. The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds. 偶見的 偶见的

stray

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