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单词 astray
释义
astray
adverb
uk
/əˈstreɪ/us
/əˈstreɪ/
away from thecorrectpathorcorrectway of doing something:
偏离正轨地；迷路地；离开正道地；误入歧途地
Thelettermust havegoneastray in thepost.这封信一定是在邮递过程中丢失了。
I wasledastray by anout-of-datemap.我被一张旧地图引入歧途。
Herparentsworriedthat she might beledastray(=encouragedtobehavebadly)by herunsuitablefriends.她父母担心她会因为交友不当而走上歪路。
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(Definition ofastrayfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

astray| American Dictionary

astray
adverb
us
/əˈstreɪ/
away from thecorrectpathor way of doing something:
Ourdistrictwasledastray, and as aresult, wewastedvaluableresources.
(Definition ofastrayfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofastray

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There is considerable anxiety about education as they hold it responsible for women goingastrayeven in the context of their own women.
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However, even seemingly straightforward adjectives can lead oneastray.
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Consequently, privileging apparently theological issues will lead usastray.
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It is this focus that perhaps led himastrayon two accounts.
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Using perceived similarities in order to determine cultural affiliation or the type and intensity of interactions may easily leadastray.
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The implausibility of either of these answers should alert us to the fact that the argument has gone seriouslyastrayat some point.
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Why do we adults have to try so hard to be happy and so often goastray?
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However, the structure building model runsastrayin several areas.
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As a young man he returns to his parents' home on a visit but then goesastray.
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Any other approach, particularly one derived from methodological first principles, could, he thought, lead us wildlyastray.
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The underlying principle was that a reforming, educational environment could bring out the good in youths who had goneastray.
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Several participants spoke of the dangers of being ledastrayby their dysfunctional families or by peer group pressures.
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The fact that something has goneastrayis no excuse now not to do our best.
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If he goesastrayand oppresses, then on him is sin and incumbent on his subjects is patience.
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If the possible outcomes excluded are rare but catastrophic, the methods of maximum expected utility decision theory may lead us veryastray.
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