ramble

verb

/ˈræmbl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they ramble	/ˈræmbl/ /ˈræmbl/
he / she / it rambles	/ˈræmblz/ /ˈræmblz/
past simple rambled	/ˈræmbld/ /ˈræmbld/
past participle rambled	/ˈræmbld/ /ˈræmbld/
-ing form rambling	/ˈræmblɪŋ/ /ˈræmblɪŋ/

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[intransitive] + adv./prep. (especially British English) to walk for pleasure, especially in the countryside漫游，漫步，闲逛（尤指在乡间）
- We spent the summer rambling in Ireland.我们花了一个夏天漫游爱尔兰。
- You can ramble through some beautiful countryside in the area.你可以在该地区一些美丽的乡村漫步。
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[intransitive] to talk about somebody/something in a confused way, especially for a long time漫谈；闲聊；东拉西扯
- He had lost track of what he was saying and began to ramble.他忘了自己的话题，开始瞎扯起来。
- ramble (on) (about somebody/something) What is she rambling on about now?她现在又在东拉西扯些什么呀？
[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of plants植物) to grow in many different directions, especially over other plants or objects蔓生；攀附生长
- Climbing plants rambled over the front of the house.攀缘植物贴着房子正面的墙到处疯长。

ramble

noun

/ˈræmbl/

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(especially British English) a long walk for pleasure漫步；散步
- to go for a ramble in the country去乡间散步
- We went for a ramble over the moors.我们去荒野漫步。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- country
- nature
verb + ramble
- go for
- go on
preposition
- on a ramble
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a long confused speech or piece of writing杂乱无章的长篇大论
- She went into a long ramble about the evils of television.她开始东拉西扯地大谈电视的弊端。

Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (2)): probably related to Middle Dutch rammelen, used of animals in the sense ‘wander about on heat’, also to the noun ram.