astray

/əˈstreɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈstreɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈstrā/ (ame, mw)

astray — adverb

1. ending up somewhere or doing something other than what was intended — either phy

1.副詞C1
釋義

ending up somewhere or doing something other than what was intended — either physically lost like a letter that never reaches its destination, or in a broader sense like a young person who starts making bad choices.

例句

Two of the wedding invitations went astray and never reached Padma's cousins in Mumbai.

go astray = fail to arrive at the right place

Tunde worried that his younger brother might go astray after dropping out of school.

go astray = start behaving badly

同義詞
  • off course

    more neutral; usually about physical direction, not moral failing

  • off track

    informal; common for plans or projects that stop going well

  • amiss

    formal and rarer; closer to 'wrong' than 'lost'

反義詞
  • on course

    moving correctly toward the intended goal

  • on track

    informal; progressing as planned

文法句型

go astray

lead someone astray

用法筆記

Most common with the verbs 'go' and 'lead'. 'Go astray' covers both lost objects and people who turn to bad behaviour; 'lead astray' always has a human object and means someone is influenced into doing wrong.

常見錯誤

❌I astray went home from the party.
✅I went astray on my way home from the party.
💡'astray' is an adverb that follows the verb, not a verb itself.
❌The package was astray.
✅The package went astray.
💡'astray' is not used after 'be'; it pairs with action verbs like 'go', 'lead', or 'wander'.