1. | (线、绳、金属线、毛发等的)股,缕a single thin piece of thread, wire, hair, etc. |
a strand of wool 一股羊毛 | |
a few strands of dark hair 几绺黑发 | |
She wore a single strand of pearls around her neck. 她脖子上戴着单串珍珠。 |
2. | (观点、计划、故事等的)部分,方面one of the different parts of an idea, a plan, a story, etc. |
We heard every strand of political opinion. 各派的政治观点我们都听到了。 | |
The author draws the different strands of the plot together in the final chapter. 作者在最后一章把不同的情节线索归拢到了一起。 |
3. | (海洋、湖或河的)岸,滨the land along the edge of the sea or ocean, or of a lake or river |