roam
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to walk or travel around an area without any definite aim or direction 徜徉；闲逛；漫步 - + adv./prep.
The sheep are allowed to roam freely on this land. 绵羊可以在这片地上自由走动。 Ramblers are calling for the right to roam (= the freedom to walk in open countryside) to be extended. 漫步者呼吁扩大漫游的权利。 - roam something
to roam the countryside/the streets 漫步于乡村/街道
Extra ExamplesTopics Hobbiesc2He'd roamed aimlessly for a few hours. 他已经漫无目的地闲逛了几个小时。 The animals were allowed to roam free. 动物可以自由走动。 They're roaming around the countryside. 他们在乡间闲逛。 Wild camels roam across the country. 全国各地都可见到野骆驼的踪迹。 roaming through the town 逛遍城镇 the wild dog's instinct to roam widely 野狗到处游荡的本能 when dinosaurs roamed the earth 恐龙还在地球上漫步的时候 A number of mammal species roamed widely around the northern hemisphere. 许多哺乳动物种类在北半球漫游。 Animals roam freely around the village. 动物在村子四处自由地活动。 Gangs of barefoot children roam the city streets, begging for scraps. 一群群赤脚的孩子在大街上游逛，讨要残羹剩饭。 I'd like to be a photographer and roam the world with my camera. 我想成为一名摄影师，用我的相机环游世界。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- free
- freely
- widely
- …
- allow somebody/something to
- let somebody/something
- about
- around
- across
- …
- the freedom to roam
- the right to roam
- roam the earth
- …
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive, transitive]
(of the eyes or hands 眼睛或手 to move slowly over every part of somebody/something （缓慢地）扫遍，摸遍 - roam over something/somebody
His gaze roamed over her. 他聚精会神地上下打量她。 Her eyes roamed over him, assessing him. 她上下打量审视着他 。 - roam something/somebody
Her eyes roamed the room. 她将房间打量了一遍。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- free
- freely
- widely
- …
- allow somebody/something to
- let somebody/something
- about
- around
- across
- …
- the freedom to roam
- the right to roam
- roam the earth
- …
- roam over something/somebody
Word OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin.