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词汇 astray
释义 astray
adverb
uk /əˈstreɪ/ us /əˈstreɪ/
away from the correct path or correct way of doing something: 偏离正轨地;迷路地;离开正道地;误入歧途地
The letter must have gone astray in the post.这封信一定是在邮递过程中丢失了。
I was led astray by an out-of-date map.我被一张旧地图引入歧途。
Her parents worried that she might be led astray (= encouraged to behave badly) by her unsuitable friends.她父母担心她会因为交友不当而走上歪路。
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astray | American Dictionary


astray
adverb
us/əˈstreɪ/
away from the correct path or way of doing something:
Our district was led astray, and as a result, we wasted valuable resources.

Examples of astray


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