strand|stranded|strands

她把一缕头发撩到耳后。

She tucked a ___strand of hair behind her ear.

抛锚的汽车让我们被困在了路边。

The broken-down car left us ___stranded by the roadside.

这个情节有许多不同的线索。

There are a number of different ___strands to the plot.