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单词 astray
释义 astray
\əˈstrā\ adverb (or adjective)
Etymology: Middle English astray, astrayey, from Middle French estraié wandering, masterless, from estraier to roam about without a master — more at stray
1. : out of the right way : off the right path or route
 < mark the trail so travelers will not go astray >
: away from native or familiar surroundings : lost or wandering
 < some circus juggernaut astray from winter quarters — A.T.Lougee >
2. : into a wrong or mistaken way of thinking or acting : in or into error : wrong
 < the desire to escape from subjectivity … has led some modern philosophers astray — Bertrand Russell >
 < his calculations were astray >
: away from a proper or desirable course or development
 < originality gone astray, seduced … by the mania for novelty — J.L.Lowes >
3. : wandering in mind or fancy : lost in thought
 < her thoughts had been entirely astray during … family devotions — W.M.Thackeray >
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