- 1落後者、掉隊的人（走在隊伍最後面跟不上的那個）；也可以指「最後才到、姍姍來遲的人」。台灣講登山或行軍時說「脫隊的人」「掉隊的」最貼近。
A straggler is the one at the back — the person or animal who has fallen behind the rest of the group because they are slower, tired, hurt, or just not keeping up. Think of a school walking party spread out along a mountain path, with two children far behind: those two are the stragglers.
A stragglerstraggler（落後者） is the one at the back是走在最後面的那個 the person or animal who has fallen behind the rest of the group落後於團體其他人的人或動物 because they are slower, tired, hurt, or just not keeping up因為比較慢、比較累、受傷了、或就是跟不上 Think of a school walking party spread out along a mountain path想像一個學校的健行隊伍沿著山路散開 with two children far behind有兩個小孩遠遠落在後面 those two are the stragglers那兩個就是stragglers
The word is common in writing about armies, long walks, , and animals moving together. It usually carries a little worry in it, because the one at the back is the one who gets lost or caught.
The word is common in writing about armies, long walks, races, and animals moving together這個字常出現在寫軍隊、長途健行、賽跑、和一起移動的動物的文章裡 It usually carries a little worry in it它通常帶著一點擔心的味道 because the one at the back is the one who gets lost or caught因為走在最後面的人就是最可能迷路或被追上的人
There is a second, gentler use: stragglers can mean the few people who arrive late or leave last. 'A few stragglers were still finishing their coffee.' No danger there, just lateness.
There is a second, gentler use還有第二種比較溫和的用法 stragglers can mean the few people who arrive late or leave laststragglers可以指少數晚到或最後離開的人 'A few stragglers were still finishing their coffee.'「A few stragglers were still finishing their coffee.」 No danger there這裡沒有危險的意思 just lateness只是晚到而已
The word can also be used for things — a few straggling flowers still open in November. It comes from the verb straggle, which means to move along in an , spread-out line instead of a tidy group, plus -er for the person who does it.
The word can also be used for things這個字也可以用在事物上 a few straggling flowers still open in November像是十一月還開著的幾朵straggling flowers It comes from the verb straggle它來自動詞straggle which means to move along in an untidy, spread-out line意思是以散亂、不整齊的隊形移動 instead of a tidy group而不是整齊的隊伍 plus -er for the person who does it加上-er表示做這件事的人
core核心畫面
組成straggle（散開、拖拖拉拉地走，隊伍不成形）+ -er（做這件事的人）。The -er ending is the ordinary one that turns a verb into the person doing it, as in teacher and runner.
同家族的字
- stragglethe verb it is built from — to trail along untidily behind
- stragglythe adjective from the same verb — spread out and untidy
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
stragglernoun/ˈstɹæɡlə/
- 1
Someone who goes against the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
- She recounted her life in pre-World War II Eastern Europe and how a ragtag band of Red Army stragglers, escaped prisoners of war and Jewish and gentile Resistance fighters — including some women — harassed the Germans behind the Wehrmacht’s front lines in the forests and swamps of what is now Belarus.
- 2
One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.
- This isn't the 1970s, when the UK stood out as the European straggler.
- 3
One who roams without any settled direction.
- 4
A migratory animal found away from its usual range.
- 5
A roving vagabond.
- 6
Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.
- 7
Something that stands alone or by itself.
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