straggle behind
collocation落后；掉队
The slowest runners straggled behind the pack.
跑得最慢的人落在了大部队后面。
落后；掉队；落在后面
straggled — past of straggle
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落后；掉队；落在后面
to lag behind or move slowly at a distance from those in front
After the long hike, several tired walkers began to straggle behind the group.
长途徒步后，几名疲惫的步行者开始落在队伍后面。
偏离正常路线和同类；游荡,流浪。
To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
以杂乱无规律的方式行动。
To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
杂乱地生长或悬挂。
Grow or hang messily.
缓慢移动,落在前面的人后面。
To move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.
straggle
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原形
straggles
3rd person
第三人称单数
straggling
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现在分词
straggled
Past
过去式
straggled
Past participle
过去分词
Hikers often straggle behind the group.
徒步者常常落在队伍后面。
The crowd is straggling out of the stadium.
人群正散乱地走出体育场。
The vines straggled over the fence.
藤蔓蔓延过了篱笆。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The children straggled into the classroom one by one after recess.
课间休息后，孩子们一个接一个地陆续走进教室。
A few fans were still straggling out of the stadium long after the match ended.
比赛结束后很久，仍有几名球迷陆续走出体育场。
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落后；掉队
The slowest runners straggled behind the pack.
跑得最慢的人落在了大部队后面。
陆续到达；三三两两地来
Audience members straggled in just before the show started.
演出开始前，观众们才断断续续地到场。
蜿蜒延伸；缓慢零散地行进
The old fence straggles along the top of the hill.
那道旧栅栏沿着山顶蜿蜒延伸。
杂乱地蔓生；散布在……上
Weeds straggled across the abandoned garden.
杂草在废弃的花园里蔓生。
陆续到达；零零散散地进来
The guests began to straggle in after nine.
九点以后，客人们开始零零散散地陆续到达。
落在后面；掉队
The hikers straggled behind the group.
徒步者们落在了队伍的后面。
缓慢地沿路行进；零零落落地走
The tired soldiers straggled along the road.
疲惫的士兵们沿着公路零零落落地走着。
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联想：掉队的羊在后面慢慢走，羊毛散乱披散，像乱长的藤蔓——straggle。
语域：mixed 常见场景：groups or people moving in a line、plants, hair, or clothing hanging untidily、literary descriptions of wandering or straying 该词整体为中性偏书面，不同义项语域有差异：表示“落后/掉队”较常见，多用于叙述；表示“蔓生/披散”常见于描写性文字；表示“游荡/偏离”则偏文学或正式。口语中不常用。
通常不及物，表示掉队、落伍或蔓延
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