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straggling
[ˈstræɡliŋ] 生词本

adj.

v.

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1. VERB 散乱地移动;零星地走 If people straggle somewhere, they move there slowly, in small groups with large, irregular gaps between them. 

  • They came straggling up the cliff road...

    他们零零散散地沿着悬崖小路走上来。

  • The other boys straggled away, some to their work in the kitchen, some to the great hall.

    其他男孩散开了，有些去厨房干活去了，有些去大厅了。

2. VERB 散乱地分布;散布 If a small quantity of things straggle over an area, they cover it in an uneven or untidy way. 

  • Her grey hair straggled in wisps about her face...

    她那灰白的头发一缕缕地披散在脸旁。

  • They were beyond the last straggling suburbs now.

    他们现在已经远离了最远的零星分布的郊区了。

Adjective

1. spreading out carelessly (as if wandering) in different directions;

  • "sprawling handwriting"
  • "straggling branches"
  • "straggly hair"