straggle

• 指散乱、不整齐或零散分布的人群或事物，常表示分散、拖沓、散落的状态。

A noun referring to a scattered, irregular, or disordered group of people or things, often spread out over an area.

1. A scattered or disorderly groupC1formal

   A group of people or things that are spread out in an untidy or irregular way.

   散乱的一群

   • A straggle of tourists followed the guide through the narrow streets.
   • The garden was a straggle of wildflowers and weeds.
   • A straggle of houses lined the dusty road.

   同义词scatterscatteringsprawl

• 动词，表示以松散、不整齐或不规律的方式移动或散布，常指落后于他人或没有跟上队伍。

A verb used to indicate moving or spreading out in a scattered, irregular, or untidy way, often lagging behind others.

1. Wander off courseB2formal

   To stray or deviate from a direct or intended path.

   偏离

   • The hikers began to straggle from the main trail.
   • A few soldiers straggled behind the main column.
   • The group straggled across the field, losing formation.

   同义词deviatedigressdriftmeanderroamstrayswerveveerwander

2. Spread irregularlyB2formal

   To move, grow, or extend in a scattered, untidy, or uneven manner.

   散开蔓延

   • The village straggles along the riverbank.
   • Weeds straggled across the abandoned garden.
   • The crowd straggled out of the stadium after the game.

   同义词driftscattersprawlspreadstring outtrail

   反义词alignclusterconcentrateconvergegather