straggle
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If people straggle somewhere, they move there slowly, in small groups with large, irregular gaps between them. 零星地走
They came straggling up the cliff road. 他们零零散散地沿着悬崖小路走上来。
2. V-I If a small quantity of things straggle over an area, they cover it in an uneven or messy way. 散乱地分布
Her grey hair straggled in wisps about her face. 她灰白的头发一缕缕地披散在脸上。
They were beyond the last straggling suburbs now. 他们现在已经离开了最后那些零星分布的郊区了。
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straggle /ˈstræɡəl/ (straggling,straggled,straggles)
剑桥词典
- to move or spread untidily and in small numbers or amounts
四散,散落
I put my hair up because I don't like it straggling down my back. 我把头发扎了起来,因为我不喜欢披散在背上。
A year after the hurricane , tourists are beginning to straggle (= come in small numbers ) back to the region . 飓风过去一年之后,又开始有游客零星地来到这个地区。 返回 straggle