straggle /ˈstræɡəl/ TEM8 ( straggling, straggled, straggles )

• 1. 

  V-I If people straggle somewhere, they move there slowly, in small groups with large, irregular gaps between them. 零星地走

  例：

  They came straggling up the cliff road.

  他们零零散散地沿着悬崖小路走上来。

• 2. 

  V-I If a small quantity of things straggle over an area, they cover it in an uneven or messy way. 散乱地分布

  例：

  Her grey hair straggled in wisps about her face.

  她灰白的头发一缕缕地披散在脸上。

  例：

  They were beyond the last straggling suburbs now.

  他们现在已经离开了最后那些零星分布的郊区了。