straggle ['stræg.l] verb intransitive usually + adverb or preposition ■to move or spread untidily and in small numbers or amounts 四散,散落•I tie my hair up because I don't like it straggling down my back.我把头发扎了起来,因为我不喜欢它披散在背上。 •A year after the hurricane, tourists are beginning to straggle (= come in small numbers) back to the region.飓风过去一年之后,又开始有游客零星地来到这个地区游览。 |