n a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
n line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
n a necklace made by a stringing objects together;
n a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
n a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
n a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
v leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
v drive (a vessel) ashore
v bring to the ground
n. （线、绳、金属线、毛发等的）股( strand的名词复数 ); 缕; 海洋、湖或河的)岸; （观点、计划、故事等的）部份
v. 使滞留, 使搁浅( strand的第三人称单数 )