单词 | strand |
释义 | strand 1. v. & n. --v   1. tr. & intr. run aground.   2. tr. (as stranded adj.) in difficulties, esp. without money or means of transport. --n rhet. or poet. the margin of a sea, lake, or river, esp. the foreshore. Etymology: OE 2. n. & v. --n   1. each of the threads or wires twisted round each other to make a rope or cable.   2. a a single thread or strip of fibre. b a constituent filament.   3. a lock of hair.   4. an element or strain in any composite whole. --vtr.   1. break a strand in (a rope).   2. arrange in strands. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. |
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