English主要词典
strand
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 a single thin piece of thread, wire, hair, etc:
a strand of wool * a few strands of dark hair * She wore a single strand of pearls around her neck.
2 one of the different parts of an idea, a plan, a story, etc:
We heard every strand of political opinion. * The author draws the different strands of the plot together in the final chapter.
3 (literary or IrishE) the shore of the sea or ocean, or of a lake or river
verb [VN] [usuallypassive]
1 to leave sb in a place from which they have no way of leaving:
The strike left hundreds of tourists stranded at the airport.
2 to make a boat, fish, WHALE, etc. be left on the shore and unable to return to the water:
The ship was stranded on a sandbank.
