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. 他們零零散散地沿著懸崖小路走上來。
2. V-I If a small quantity of things straggle over an area, they cover it in an uneven or messy way. 散亂地分佈
Her grey hair straggled in wisps about her face. 她灰白的頭發一縷縷地披散在臉上。
They were beyond the last straggling suburbs now. 他們現在已經離開了最後那些零星分佈的郊區了。
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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. 我把頭發紥了起來,因爲我不喜歡披散在背上。
A year after the hurricane , tourists are beginning to straggle (= come in small numbers ) back to the region . 颶風過去一年之後,又開始有遊客零星地來到這個地區。 返回 straggle