stray from sth
表示离开原本的路线、同伴或话题，常含有误入歧途的意味。
The hikers strayed from the marked path and got lost.
徒步旅行者偏离了标记好的小路，结果迷路了。
误入歧途；犯错；越轨；使走失；使误入歧途；偏离正道；偏离或走错路；偏离同伴或超出适当范围；四处漫游；迷路；偏离职责或正直的道路；犯错
to wander away from a path, route, or proper place
偏离正道；偏离或走错路
To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
偏离同伴或超出适当范围；四处漫游；迷路
To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
偏离职责或正直的道路；犯错
To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
使偏离；引入歧途
To cause to stray; lead astray.
一般现在时
Sometimes dogs stray from their owners.
有时候狗会离开主人迷路。
一般过去时
The cat strayed into our yard yesterday.
那只猫昨天迷路跑进了我们的院子。
现在进行时
He is straying from the topic during the discussion.
他在讨论中偏离了主题。
注意：stray作动词时表示走失或偏离，常与from或into连用。
The dog strayed from the garden and got lost.
那条狗从花园走失，迷路了。
用法提示：strayed 作动词，表示离开原来的地方而走失。
During the lecture, his mind kept straying to the weekend plans.
讲座期间，他的思绪不停地飘向周末计划。
用法提示：straying 表示注意力偏离当前的事物。
The hikers strayed off the main path and had to find their way back.
徒步者们偏离了主路，不得不重新找路回来。
用法提示：strayed off 表示离开正确的路线。
表示离开原本的路线、同伴或话题，常含有误入歧途的意味。
The hikers strayed from the marked path and got lost.
徒步旅行者偏离了标记好的小路，结果迷路了。
表示无意中进入某个地方或话题。
The conversation strayed into personal matters.
谈话偏离了正题，扯到了私事上。
常与 road、field 等具体地点搭配，强调漫无目的地走到某处。
A sheep had strayed onto the road.
一只羊漫游到了马路上。
wander 最接近 stray，但更强调无目的地走动；stray 则强调离开应处的范围或同伴，常含走失之意。
roam 强调在较大范围内自由游走，不一定表示迷路或离开原位，替换 stray 时需看语境。
drift 强调被外力（风、水流等）或不知不觉地移动，而 stray 通常是主动或无意地走离，无外力驱动。
deviate 较正式，多用于规则、标准、计划等的偏离；stray 更常指具体的走动或方向偏离。
digress 仅用于说话或写作时偏离主题，不能指实际的走失或地点上的偏离。
grammar · medium
易错句子The hikers strayed the marked trail and got lost.
正确表达The hikers strayed from the marked trail and got lost.
stray 表示“偏离（路线、正道等）”时是不及物动词，必须用介词 from 引出所偏离的对象，如 stray from the path / stray from the plan。汉语“偏离路线”是动宾结构，容易照搬成 stray the trail，但英语里 stray 不能直接接宾语，所以要用 stray from the trail。
grammar · medium
易错句子She strayed her attention from her homework.
正确表达Her attention strayed from her homework.
stray 是不及物动词，句子的主语本身就是“发生偏离”的那个事物，不需要也不允许带宾语。汉语的使动句式“使她的注意力偏离……”不能直译成 stray one's attention；应把偏离的主体 attention 提到主语位置。只有表达“把某人引入歧途”时才用 lead astray 一类说法。
grammar · medium
易错句子The boy strayed to bad company and began skipping class.
正确表达The boy strayed into bad company and began skipping class.
表示“误入（某处、某种境地）”要用 stray into，into 强调进入并陷入其中；介词 to 只表示移动的方向或终点，不能表达“误入并受其影响”，所以 stray to bad company 不成立，应改为 stray into bad company。
对应“stray”表示“偏离原处或正道”的义项；stay 指保持不动或不离开，常与 in place/on the path 搭配，与 follow 不同，它不表示沿着某方向行进。
对应“stray from a path/rule”的反义；follow 表示沿路径走或遵守规则，后接宾语，与 stay 的“停留”义不同。
偏离正道；偏离原路
Don't stray from the path in the forest.
在森林里不要偏离小路。
偏离主题
The professor often strays from the topic during lectures.
这位教授讲课时经常偏离主题。
偏离航线；偏离正确方向
The ship strayed off course during the storm.
船在暴风雨中偏离了航线。
跑到马路上；误入道路
Be careful; sheep may stray into the road.
小心，羊可能会跑到公路上。
离家走失
Our cat strayed from home and was found two days later.
我们的猫离家走失，两天后被找到了。
常与stray搭配为stray from the flock，表示离开群体或偏离常规。
常见搭配stray from the path，比喻偏离正道或原定路线。
动物在牧场活动，可能出现stray from the pasture的场景，表示游离或迷路。
牧羊人的职责是防止羊只走失，与stray构成同一放牧场景。
迷路或偏离方向时使用指南针导航，与stray的方向偏离含义相关。
偏离要点；跑题
Try not to stray from the point during your presentation.
做报告时尽量别偏离要点。
走邪路；违背正道
He promised his mother he would never stray from the straight and narrow.
他向母亲保证永远不会走上邪路。
偏离常规；另辟蹊径
The band’s new album strays from the beaten track and experiments with jazz.
这支乐队的新专辑偏离常规，尝试了爵士风格。
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背离事实；说谎
Under pressure, he began to stray from the truth.
在压力下，他开始背离事实。