astray

英 [əˈstreɪ]

美 [əˈstreɪ]

adj.  迷路的；离开正道的；不对头的
adv.  误入歧途地；迷途地；迷路

GREIELTSTEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.14149 / COCA.16756

习惯用语

adv.

go astray
• 丢失；被盗
  to become lost; to be stolen
• Several letters went astray or were not delivered.
  有几封信丢失或未投递。
• We locked up our valuables so they would not go astray.
  我们把贵重物品锁了起来以免被盗。
• 走错方向；误入歧途
  to go in the wrong direction or to have the wrong result
• Fortunately the gunman's shots went astray.
  幸好持枪歹徒把子弹打偏了。
• Jack's parents thought the other boys might lead him astray (= make him do things that are wrong) .
  杰克的父母认为，其他的男孩可能会把他引入歧途。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 被引入歧途
  If youare led astrayby someone or something, you behave badly or foolishly because of them.
  1. The judge thought he'd been led astray by older children.
     法官认为他已经被那些年长的孩子们带坏了。
• PHRASE 误导;使作错误决定
  If someone or somethingleadsyouastray, they make you believe something which is not true, causing you to make a wrong decision.
  1. The testimony would inflame the jurors, and lead them astray from the facts of the case...
     证言会激怒陪审员，使他们背离案件事实。
  2. We drove east to Rostock, where my map led me astray.
     我们驱车向东去罗斯托克，但地图却给我指错了方向。
• PHRASE 遗失；丢失
  If somethinggoes astray, it gets lost while it is being taken or sent somewhere.
  1. Many items of mail being sent to her have gone astray.
     许多寄给她的邮件都不知所终。

英英释义

adv

• away from the right path or direction
  1. he was led astray
• far from the intended target
  1. the arrow went wide of the mark
  2. a bullet went astray and killed a bystander
  Synonym:wide

双语例句

• It's full of puzzles; it's full of ways that it leads the reader astray.
  它充满了谜题；，充满了把读者带入歧途的路。
• Many items of mail being sent to her have gone astray.
  许多寄给她的邮件都不知所终。
• Have you seen my book? It seems to have gone astray.
  你看见我的书了吗？不知道搁哪儿了。
• My pen seems to have gone astray.
  我的钢笔好像丢了。
• All this I have told you so that you will not go astray.
  我已将这些事告诉你们，使你们不至于跌倒。
• There are new possibilities on the economic front, but there are also areas that can lead you astray.
  在经济方面有新的可能，但也有让你误入歧途的可能。
• Should you go astray from the group.
  如果你走丢了。
• We drove east to Rostock, where my map led me astray.
  我们驱车向东去罗斯托克，但地图却给我指错了方向。
• Endless desires eventually led him astray.
  无止境的欲望最终将他引入了歧途。
• My everyday wisdom was ashamed. I went astray in the fairyland of things.
  我为我平日的小聪明感到羞愧，我离开正途闯入了仙境般的世界。