stranded

/ˈstræn.dɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [strˈændɪd] /ˈstræn.dɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [strˈændɪd] /ˈstran-dəd How to pronounce stranded (audio)/ (ame, mw)

stranded — adjective

  • strandedpositive
  • more strandedcomparative
  • most strandedsuperlative

1. stuck in a place with no practical way to get home or continue, often because tr

1.形容詞B2
釋義

stuck in a place with no practical way to get home or continue, often because transport, money, or help is missing

例句

After the last ferry left, Rania was stranded on the small island overnight.

be stranded on + place

A broken axle left Eve stranded beside the farm road before dawn.

leave someone stranded

同義詞
  • stuck

    more general and less focused on being unable to travel away

  • marooned

    stronger and often suggests a remote or isolated place

  • cut off

    stresses losing access or contact rather than the travel problem itself

反義詞
  • rescued

    describes the situation after help arrives and the person can leave

文法句型

be stranded in + place

be stranded without + noun

leave someone stranded

用法筆記

Most often appears after be or feel, or after leave + object. It usually describes a temporary problem caused by travel trouble, bad weather, or a lack of money, transport, or communication.

常見錯誤

❌We were stranded to the airport after the storm.
✅We were stranded at the airport after the storm.
💡use a place preposition such as 'at' or 'in', not 'to'.
❌I was stranded because my bus cancelled.
✅I was stranded because my bus was cancelled.
💡use the passive when the service is cancelled.