"stray" 作形容词时,意为“走失的;无主的;流浪的”(指脱离主人控制、没有固定居所的状态)。因此:
a stray dog = 一只流浪狗 / 一只走失的狗"a stray dog"是名词短语,在句中可作主语、宾语、表语等,常与描述“遇到、救助、喂养、观察”等动作的动词搭配,突出狗的“无主/流浪”状态。以下是具体场景和例句:
直接用"a stray dog"开头,说明它的动作或处境:
A stray dog followed me all the way to the bus stop.(一只流浪狗跟着我一直到公交站。)
A stray dog was shivering in the rain, looking for shelter.(一只流浪狗在雨中发抖,寻找避难所。)
常见搭配的动词有:take in(收留)、feed(喂)、find(发现)、see(看见)、avoid(避开)等:
We took in a stray dog after it kept coming to our door for food.(这只流浪狗总来我们家门口找吃的,我们就收留了它。)
She always leaves a bowl of food out for the stray dog in her alley.(她总在巷子里给那只流浪狗留一碗食物。)
The boy was scared when he saw a stray dog barking at him.(男孩看到一只流浪狗冲他叫时,吓得不轻。)
可在"stray dog"前/后加修饰语,说明更具体的特征(如“戴项圈的走失狗”“小区里的流浪狗”):
a stray dog with a red collar(戴红项圈的流浪狗→暗示可能是走失的家犬)
a stray dog wandering around our neighborhood(在我们小区游荡的流浪狗)
a thin, dirty stray dog(一只瘦弱、脏兮兮的流浪狗)
"stray"还可作动词(意为“走失;偏离”)或名词(意为“流浪动物”),例如:
The puppy strayed from its owner in the park.(小狗在公园和主人走失了。)
We often take care of strays in our community.(我们经常照顾社区里的流浪动物。)
"a stray dog"的核心是“无主/走失的狗”,用法上以名词短语为主,结合具体动作(收留、喂养、遇到)或细节(外观、位置),清晰传达“流浪”状态。
常见场景:描述遇到流浪狗、救助流浪狗、讨论动物保护等。