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astray

/əˈstɹeɪ/

Meanings
adverb

迷途地，歧途地

In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.

Examples :

"The child wandered astray from the group of children during recess. "
课间休息的时候，那个孩子从孩子们中间走散了，迷失了方向。
direction way moral

Related Words

Illustration recess

recess noun

/ɹɪ.ˈsɛs/

休息，间歇，假期

"Spring recess offers a good chance to travel."

春假是旅行的好机会。

Illustration wrong

wrong noun

/ɹɒŋ/ /ɹɔŋ/

错误，罪恶。

"Injustice is a heinous wrong."

不公正是一种令人发指的罪恶。

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

来自，从。

"I got a letter from my brother."

我收到了一封我哥哥寄来的信。

Illustration motivated

motivated verb

/ˈmoʊtɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈmoʊdəveɪtɪd/

激励，鼓励。

"The weekly staff meeting was meant to motivate employees."

每周的员工会议旨在激励员工。

Illustration unknown

unknown verb

/ʌnˈnəʊn/ /ʌnˈnoʊn/

忘记, 遗忘

"After the fire, the family unknown the location of their cherished photos. "

火灾过后，这家人忘记了他们珍藏照片的存放地点。

Illustration children

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

方向，方位，指向。

"Keep going in the same direction."

继续朝这个方向走。

Illustration group

group noun

/ɡɹuːp/

群体，团体，组。

"The group of students worked together on their project. "

这群学生一起合作完成了他们的项目。

Illustration wandered

wandered verb

/ˈwɒndəd/ /ˈwɑndɚd/

游荡， 徘徊， 漂泊。

"to wander over the fields"

在田野上漫无目的地游荡

Illustration child

child noun

/t͡ʃaɪld/

小孩，儿童

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧，他毕竟还是个孩子。

Illustration wrongly

wrongly adverb

/ˈɹɒŋli/ /ˈɹɔŋli/

不公正地，不正当地

"The teacher wrongly accused Sarah of cheating on the test. "

老师不公正地指责萨拉考试作弊了。

Illustration during

during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

持续，延续，持久。

"The storm during all night. "

暴风雨持续了整夜。