A strand of something such as hair, wire, or thread is a single thin piece of it.
例句
She tried to blow a gray strand of hair from her eyes.她竭力想把眼前的一缕白发吹开。...high fences, topped by strands of barbed-wire...顶部装有一束束带刺铁丝的高围栏
N-COUNT
(计划或理论的)部分,方面
A strand of a plan or theory is a part of it.
例句
There had been two strands to his tactics...他的策略分两个部分。He's trying to bring together various strands of radical philosophic thought.他正试图把各种激进的哲学思想综合在一起。
VERB
(坏天气等)使滞留,使搁浅
If you are stranded, you are prevented from leaving a place, for example because of bad weather.
例句
The climbers had been stranded by a storm...登山者被暴风雨困住了。The airport had to be closed, stranding tourists.机场被迫关闭,造成游客滞留。
英汉词典释义
adj.
处于困境的
a stranded ship搁浅的船be stranded in London without any money在伦敦无依无靠,身无分文
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. cut off or left behind;
"an isolated pawn""several stranded fish in a tide pool""travelers marooned by the blizzard"
2. with the bottom lodged on a reef or shoal in shallow water