straggling

柯林斯詞典

1. V-I If people straggle somewhere, they move there slowly, in small groups with large, irregular gaps between them. 零星地走
They came straggling up the cliff road. 他們零零散散地沿著懸崖小路走上來(lái)。
2. V-I If a small quantity of things straggle over an area, they cover it in an uneven or messy way. 散亂地分佈
Her grey hair straggled in wisps about her face. 她灰白的頭發(fā)一縷縷地披散在臉上。
They were beyond the last straggling suburbs now. 他們現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)離開(kāi)了最後那些零星分佈的郊區(qū)了。