音标：[strænd]
n. (绳索的)股, 绳, 串, 海滨, 河岸
vi. 搁浅
vt. 使搁浅, 使落后, 使陷于困境, 弄断, 搓
【医】 丝条, 线
在线英汉词典
strand的短语、例句：
strand
n
(arch or rhet 古或修辞) sandy shore of a lake, sea or river （多沙的）湖滨, 海滨, 海滩, 河岸. strand, v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
cause (sth) to be left on the shore and unable to return to the sea; cause to go aground 使（某物）留在岸上无法返回海中; 使搁浅
a ship stranded on a sandbank 搁浅在沙滩上的船
a whale stranded by the high tide 被大海潮冲到岸上的鲸鱼.
strand n
1
(a) any of the threads, wires, etc twisted together to form a rope or cable （绳子、 缆索的）股, 缕.
(b) single thread of string or fibre 线; 纤维丝
a strand of cotton hanging from the hem of a skirt 从裙子边垂下的一条棉线.
2 lock of hair 一绺毛发.
3 (fig 比喻) line of development (in a story, etc) （故事等的）情节发展线索
drawing together the strands of the narrative 把该故事的几条线索联在一起.
strand