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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++strand·ed /ˈstrændɪd/ adjective  MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONa person or vehicle that is stranded is unable to move from the place where they are 〔人或交通工具〕被滞留的;〔船〕搁浅的 SYN stuck Air travellers were left stranded because of icy conditions. 飞机乘客因冰冻天气而滞留。stranded in/on/at There I was, stranded in Rome with no money. 我当时就那样身无分文地被困在罗马。
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strandedThe tide of magic ebbed and the daemons were suddenly left stranded and dying, like fish caught out of water.My car broke down, and I was left stranded by the side of the road.The biggest danger for any stranded cetacean is overheating.Sutter took the kick himself and Adrian Knup rose unchallenged to head down and past the stranded Goram.Whales occasionally swim too close to shore and become stranded in the shallow water.A police patrol car also became a casualty after officers attempted to help stranded motorists.Could it have been a stranded salmon?Explore weird planets and fight the Klingons and other strange creatures in your search for fuel for the stranded Starship Enterprise.After the flood, hundreds of stranded vehicles lined the roads.Lying across it like a stranded whale, if, that is, whales wear pink flying suits, was Carol.His stranded wife had no cash.left strandedAnyway, I haven't been left stranded.It was like being washed up by the tide and left stranded.The tide of magic ebbed and the daemons were suddenly left stranded and dying, like fish caught out of water.The risk today is that it will be left stranded between them.On the outbreak of war, a transport of 180 children was left stranded in Prague.She had no wish to be left stranded with the horrible Mr Jefferson nor with the oily Signor Silvio.
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stranded
stranded /ˈstrændəd, ˈstrændɪd/ adjective
a person or vehicle that is stranded is unable to move from the place where they are
   SYN  stuck:
    Air travellers were left stranded because of icy conditions.
    stranded in/on/at
    There I was, stranded in Rome with no money.
     
THESAURUS
    stuck [not before noun] fixed or trapped in a particular position or place and unable to move or be moved: I can’t open this drawer – it’s stuck. | Sorry I’m late – I got stuck in traffic.
    jammed [not before noun] stuck and impossible to move – used especially about parts of a machine, or something trapped between two surfaces: The photocopier is jammed again. | I put in a 50p coin but it got jammed in the slot.
    entangled [not before noun] twisted together and unable to be separated – used especially about things such as hair, wire, or string getting caught around something: The chain of her necklace was entangled in her hair. | Swimming in the river is dangerous because you might get entangled in the weeds.
    stranded stuck and unable to move from or leave a place – used about people, vehicles, and animals: Hundreds of motorists were left stranded by the snowstorms. | We were stranded at Moscow airport. | The jellyfish were stranded on the beach.
    beached stuck in shallow water or on the shore, and unable to move – used about whales, sea creatures, and boats: They helped push the beached whale back into the sea. | the owner of the beached vessel