straggler / ˈstræg əl /

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straggler 的定义

v. 无主动词 verb

strag·gled, strag·gling.

  1. to stray from the road, course, or line of march.
  2. to wander about in a scattered fashion; ramble.
  3. to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular intervals: The trees straggle over the countryside.

straggler 近义词

n. 名词 noun

laggard

更多straggler例句

  1. The bulls came in groups of three or four, followed by an occasional straggler.
  2. It cannot, however, be looked upon as anything more than a very rare occasional straggler, by no means occurring every year.
  3. He turned to this gaunt straggler, supposing him to be "somebody's darling," and entered into conversation with him.
  4. Testing out his theory he picked up a straggler, a man he knew but slightly, who happened to wander into the club at that moment.
  5. At length we began to come upon various articles that had apparently been thrown away by the straggler.
  6. The last swift I observed was about the 21st August; it was a straggler.