a single thin thread,wire,string,piece of hair,etc.
"he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"
"I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"
"a string of beads"
"a strand of pearls"
"the travellers were marooned"
"the storm grounded the ship"
A cove where curraghs were drawn up on the strand.
出自: B. Moore
The..wool..comes in three strands which can be easily separated.
出自: E. Wilson
The water went down too quickly and one of them was stranded.
出自: G. Greene