stray學測 L6KK [ˈstre] ｜ /ˈstreɪ/
偏離路徑；走失·走失的；流浪的·零星的；散落的
身兼動詞、形容詞，常見於閱讀測驗
A stray dog followed her all the way from the night market to the MRT station.
一隻走失的狗一路跟著她，從夜市走到捷運站。
一個畫面：掉隊飄零
偏離路徑腳步不自覺離開該走的路線
掉隊流浪動物脫離主人，四處遊蕩
零星散落數量稀少，彼此不再成群
義項
偏離主題C2verb偏離路徑；走失
The professor warned the students not to stray from the main topic during their presentations.
教授提醒學生報告時不要偏離主題。
stray from the pathstray from the topic
走失家犬C2adjective走失的；流浪的
The shelter takes in stray cats and dogs and cares for them until they find new homes.
收容所收留流浪貓狗，照顧牠們直到找到新家。
a stray cata stray dog
零星雲朵C1adjective零星的；散落的
A few stray clouds drifted across an otherwise perfectly blue sky.
幾朵零星的雲飄過原本一片湛藍的天空。
a stray cloud
片語
stray from the path偏離路線 →沒有沿著原本的路走
a stray cat走失貓咪 →沒有主人的流浪貓
a stray cloud零星雲朵 →天空中稀疏的雲
你會不會這樣說？
The ___ dog was wandering around the neighborhood for days. (stray / stay)
看答案
stray
stray 是「走失的」，stay 是「停留」，只差一個字母 r。
'The professor warned the students not to stray from the main topic during their presentations.' 這裡的 stray 最接近哪個意思？(A) 走失的動物 (B) 偏離主題 (C) 零星散落
看答案
(B)
此句描述報告內容，對應「偏離路徑或主題」的動詞義，而非動物走失或零星分布。
字族
astray 迷途地；出岔子地