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go astray
go astray 既可指物品寄丢、人迷路，也可指想法或计划偏离正轨。
The shipment went astray and never arrived.
这批货物寄丢了，从未送达。
迷途地；偏离正道地
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迷途地；偏离正道地
away from the right path or direction
The shipment went astray and never arrived.
这批货物寄丢了，从未送达。
Away from the proper path; in a wrong or unknown direction.
Away from what is right and good; into error or evil.
The hikers went astray in the dense forest and had to use a compass to find the trail.
徒步旅行者在茂密的森林中迷了路，不得不使用指南针找回小道。
After the company lost its biggest client, the project quickly went astray from its original goals.
公司失去最大客户后，项目很快偏离了最初的目标。
Her advice led me astray, and I ended up taking the wrong train.
她的建议把我引入歧途，结果我坐错了火车。
go astray 既可指物品寄丢、人迷路，也可指想法或计划偏离正轨。
The shipment went astray and never arrived.
这批货物寄丢了，从未送达。
lead 后接人作宾语，astray 作补语；也常用被动式 be led astray。
Bad advice can lead investors astray.
糟糕的建议会把投资者引入歧途。
Not this
She picked up an astray cat.
Use this
She picked up a stray cat.
astray 是副词，不能放在名词前作定语；修饰名词要用形容词 stray。
Not this
The bad guy led astray him.
Use this
The bad guy led him astray.
在 lead ... astray 中，astray 是副词，宾语是人称代词时必须放在动词和副词之间，不能后置。
Not this
He strayed his eyes from the book.
Use this
He let his eyes stray from the book.
stray 是不及物动词，不能直接带宾语；表达“让某物偏离”要用 let + 宾语 + stray。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
走失；误入歧途
The letter went astray and never reached me.
这封信寄丢了，从未到达我手中。
把某人引入歧途；误导某人
He admitted that his older friends led him astray.
他承认是他的大朋友们把他引入了歧途。
把某人引入歧途；带坏某人
Don't let bad influences lead you astray.
别让不良影响把你引入歧途。
走错路；误入歧途；（信件等）丢失
The letter went astray in the mail.
那封信在邮寄中丢失了。
我们都如羊走迷，各人偏行己路，耶和华使我们众人的罪孽都归在他身上。（《以赛亚书》53:6，亦见于亨德尔《弥赛亚》唱词）
The manager realized the project had gone astray when the budget ran out.
当预算用完时，经理意识到项目已偏离正轨。
我如亡羊走迷了路，求你寻找仆人，因我不忘记你的命令。（《诗篇》119:176）
It's easy to be led astray by social media if you don't set clear goals.
如果不设定明确目标，很容易被社交媒体引入歧途。
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a + stray（走失的）→ 像走失的宠物一样偏离正道，迷途地。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面文章 astray 通常与 go、lead、fall 等动词搭配，表示偏离正确方向或道路。该词在口语和书面语中都较为常见，属于中性用法，本义和比喻义均可用。
这些词都以 -ay 拼写，读作 /eɪ/，与 astray /əˈstreɪ/ 押韵。注意 astrology /əˈstrɒlədʒi/、astronaut /ˈæstrənɔːt/ 虽以 astr- 开头，但发音不同；ashtray /ˈæʃtreɪ/ 拼写相近，重音在前，也不与 astray 押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.