Definitions
/ˈstræn.dɪd/
Oxford: left without the means to move from somewhere
Cambridge: unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money
Translations
Polish: unieruchomiony
Spanish: –
German: gestrandet, aufgelaufen
Russian: –
Examples
She offered a lift to a stranded commuter.
I was left stranded in the town with no car and no money for a bus.
Usage in books
According to the large clock over the arrivals board, he had ten minutes left to get on the train to Hogwarts and he had no idea how to do it; he was stranded in the middle of a station with a trunk he could hardly lift, a pocket full of wizard money and a large owl.
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Exercises
Please answer in the comments:
1. Have you ever been stranded on your holidays? How did you manage to get home?
2. Would you help a stranded stranger?