strand /strænd/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
• (n.) line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
• (n.) a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)

Chinese translation

• 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

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/strænd/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.68 · Super Rare

Word forms

stranded, stranding, strands

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