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n (arch or rhet 古或修辞) sandy shore of a lake, sea or river （多沙的）湖滨, 海滨, 海滩, 河岸.

v [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] cause (sth) to be left on the shore and unable to return to the sea; cause to go aground 使（某物）留在岸上无法返回海中; 使搁浅
*a ship stranded on a sandbank 搁浅在沙滩上的船
* a whale stranded by the high tide 被大海潮冲到岸上的鲸鱼.

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n
1 (a) any of the threads, wires, etc twisted together to form a rope or cable （绳子、缆索的）股, 缕.
(b) single thread of string or fibre 线; 纤维丝
*a strand of cotton hanging from the hem of a skirt 从裙子边垂下的一条棉线.
2 lock of hair 一绺毛发.
3 (fig 比喻) line of development (in a story, etc) （故事等的）情节发展线索
*drawing together the strands of the narrative 把该故事的几条线索联在一起.

n[C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Origin unknown]
a single thin piece of thread, wire, hair etc
strand of
　He reached out and brushed a strand of hair away from her face.
one of the parts of a story, idea, plan etc
strand of thought/opinion/argument
　Plato draws all the strands of the argument together.