wander
- v.漫步;游荡;徘徊;流浪;漫游;闲逛;漂泊;走神;偏离(正道);蜿蜒;走失;(思想)开小差;神志恍惚;离散;慢慢地移开
- n.徘徊;游荡;闲逛;溜达
过去式: wandered 现在分词: wandering 过去分词: wandered 第三人称单数: wanders
verb
漫游;游荡;闲逛;徘徊;流浪;漂泊
to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction
She wandered aimlessly around the streets.
她在大街上漫无目的地到处游荡。
We wandered back towards the car.
我们溜达着回到汽车那里。
The child was found wandering the streets alone.
那孩子被发现独自在大街上瞎转。
偏离(正道);走失;离散
to move away from the place where you ought to be or the people you are with
The child wandered off and got lost.
那孩子走散后迷路了。
They had wandered from the path into the woods.
他们离开小路消失在树林里。
走神;神志恍惚;(思想)开小差
to stop being directed on sth and to move without much control to other ideas, subjects, etc.
It's easy to be distracted and let your attention wander .
很容易走神分散了注意力。
Try not to let your mind wander .
尽量别让你的思想开小差。
Her thoughts wandered back to her youth.
她浮想联翩,思绪回到了青春岁月。
慢慢地移开
to move slowly from looking at one thing to looking at another thing or in other directions
His eyes wandered towards the photographs on the wall.
他的目光慢慢地移向墙上的照片。
She let her gaze wander .
她东瞅瞅西望望。
蜿蜒;迂回曲折
to curve instead of following a straight course
The road wanders along through the hills.
这条路蜿蜒曲折地穿过山丘。
noun
sing.游荡;溜达;闲逛;徘徊
a short walk in or around a place, usually with no special purpose
I went to the park and had a wander around.
我去公园转了一圈。
wander
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VERB 漫步;闲逛;游荡
If you wander in a place, you walk around there in a casual way, often without intending to go in any particular direction.When he got bored he wandered around the fair...
他烦了就去集市上逛逛。
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VERB 迷路;迷失方向
If a person or animal wanders from a place where they are supposed to stay, they move away from the place without going in a particular direction.Because Mother is afraid we'll get lost, we aren't allowed to wander far...
妈妈生怕我们迷路,不准我们走远。
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VERB 走神;开小差
If your mind wanders or your thoughts wander, you stop concentrating on something and start thinking about other things.His mind would wander, and he would lose track of what he was doing...
他会走神,忘了自己正在干什么。
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VERB (目光)游离
If your eyes wander, you stop looking at one thing and start looking around at other things.His eyes wandered restlessly around the room...
他的眼睛不安地转来转去,打量着房间。
verb
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- lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
- She always digresses when telling a story
- her mind wanders
- Don't digress when you give a lecture
- Synonym: digress stray divagate
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- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- The gypsies roamed the woods
- roving vagabonds
- the wandering Jew
- The cattle roam across the prairie
- the laborers drift from one town to the next
- They rolled from town to town
- Synonym: roll swan stray tramp roam cast ramble rove range drift vagabond
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- to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
- the river winds through the hills
- the path meanders through the vineyards
- sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
- Synonym: weave wind thread meander
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- go via an indirect route or at no set pace
- After dinner, we wandered into town
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- be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
- She cheats on her husband
- Might her husband be wandering?
- Synonym: cheat on cheat cuckold betray
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They stare off into space and wander by themselves .
他们凝视着太空,独自漫步。
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Then wander o'er city , and sea , and land .
而你漫步海洋,田间,城镇。
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I went to the park and had a wander around .
我去公园转了一圈。
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His eyes wandered towards the photographs on the wall .
他的目光慢慢地移向墙上的照片。
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The child wandered off and got lost .
那孩子走散后迷路了。
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We wandered back towards the car .
我们溜达着回到汽车那里。
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We wandered about the town for an hour or so .
我们在城里到处游逛了一个小时左右。
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They often wandered around the house stark naked .
他们经常赤身裸体地在房子里走来走去。
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The conversation was in danger of wandering into forbidden territory .
谈话很可能离题而涉及禁止讨论的领域。
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The boy was electrocuted when he wandered onto a railway track .
男孩闲逛踩到铁轨上时触电死亡。
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The road wanders along through the hills .
这条路蜿蜒曲折地穿过山丘。
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His thoughts wandered off on another tack .
他离开了原来的思路。
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The lecture dragged on and my mind wandered .
演讲没完没了的,我心不在焉了。
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She let her gaze wander .
她东瞅瞅西望望。
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They wandered around miserably .
他们可怜兮兮地走来走去。
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I wandered about in a desultory fashion .
我漫无目的地四处游荡。
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He wandered the streets raving at passers-by .
他在街上闲逛,跟过路的人瞎扯。
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I spent the next year just wandering . I wasn 't focused
接下来的一年我一直在闲逛。没有什么明确的目标。
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He had wandered to the far end of the room
他转到屋子的那一头。
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You can 't simply wander around squatting on other people 's property
你不能这样到处乱窜,擅自占用别人的地产。
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A phrase from the conference floor set my mind wandering
会上发言者的一句话让我思绪飘远。
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His mind would wander , and he would lose track of what he was doing
他会走神,忘了自己正在干什么。
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They could wander where they wished and take jobs from who paid best .
他们可以想去哪儿就去哪儿,谁给的钱多就给谁干活儿。
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He wore out his shoes wandering around Mexico City .
他在墨西哥城到处游荡,磨坏了鞋子。
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She could be a good scholar if she didn 't let her mind wander so much .
如果她没有如此心不在焉,可能会成为一名好学生。
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Grace allowed her mind to wander to other things .
格雷丝任由自己的思绪游走。
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Any manager knows that his company will start falling apart if his attention wanders
每个经理都知道只要自己的注意力有所分散,公司就会分崩离析。
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When he got bored he wandered around the fair
他烦了就去集市上逛逛。
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Because Mother is afraid we 'll get lost , we aren 't allowed to wander far
妈妈生怕我们迷路,不准我们走远。
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They wandered off in the direction of the nearest store
他们信步朝最近的商店走去。