wander
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you wander in a place, you walk around there in a casual way, often without intending to go in any particular direction. 漫步
When he got bored he wandered around the fair. 烦闷时,他便在集市上四处闲逛。
They wandered off in the direction of the nearest shop. 他们朝着最近那家店铺的方向闲逛去了。
People wandered the streets aimlessly. 人们在街上漫无目的地闲逛。
2. N-SING Wander is also a noun. 漫步
A wander around any market will reveal stalls piled high with vegetables. 在哪个市场上闲逛都会发现高高堆着蔬菜的摊子。
3. V-I 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. 走开
Because Mother is afraid we'll get lost, we aren't allowed to wander far. 母亲因为害怕我们走丢了,不准我们走远。
4. V-I If your mind wanders or your thoughts wander, you stop concentrating on something and start thinking about other things. 心不在焉
His mind would wander, and he would lose track of what he was doing. 他会心不在焉起来,忘了自己刚才正在干什么。
5. V-I If your eyes wander, you stop looking at one thing and start looking around at other things. (目光) 无目的地移动
His eyes wandered restlessly around the room. 他的眼睛不停地打量着房间。
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wander /ˈwɒndə/ (wandering,wandered,wanders)
剑桥词典
- Don't worry if you lose hold of the reins - the horse won't wander off.
- He wandered around, clearing up in a desultory way.
- We wandered along the shore , stepping over the flotsam that had washed up in the night .
- We wandered through the beautifully proportioned rooms of the Winter Palace.
- She was wandering around in a daze this morning .
wander verb (WALK)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction
漫步;闲逛;游荡
We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city . 我们整个上午都在老城区闲逛。
She was found several hours later , wandering the streets , lost . 几个小时后她被找到了,正在街上徘徊,迷路了。
He was here a minute ago but he's wandered off somewhere . 他刚才还在这儿,现在已经闲逛到别的什么地方去了。
例句
wander verb (SUBJECT)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]to start talking about a different subject from the one you were originally discussing
离题
We've wandered off/from the point somewhat . 我们有点离题了。
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]
If your mind or your thoughts wander, you stop thinking about the subject that you should be giving your attention to and start thinking about other matters .
走神;开小差
Halfway through the meeting my mind started to wander. 会开到一半时我就开始走神了。
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]
If you say that an old person's mind is beginning to wander, you mean that they are starting to get very confused because of their age .
(因年老而)神志恍惚,精神错乱
Her mind is beginning to wander and she doesn't always know who I am. 她的神志开始恍惚,有时认不出我是谁。 返回 wander