wander
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction 闲逛;漫游;游荡 - + adv./prep.
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。 - wander something
The child was found wandering the streets alone. 那孩子被发现独自在大街上瞎转。
Extra ExamplesTopics Hobbiesb2Don't go wandering all over the house! 不要在房子里到处转悠! He just wandered in one day and asked for a job. 有一天,他转悠到这儿来要找一份工作。 He wandered into a bar and ordered a drink. 他转悠进了一家酒吧,要了一杯酒。 One day she wandered further afield. 有一天她游荡到更远的地方。 Simply wandering is a pleasure in itself. 闲逛本身就是一种享受。 The cattle are allowed to wander freely. 牛群可以自由地四处走动。 They found him wandering around aimlessly. 他们发现他漫无目的地四处闲逛。 Visitors are free to wander through the gardens and woods. 游客可以自由自在地在花园和树林中游玩。 Cattle and sheep wander freely on the hilltops. 牛羊在山顶自由漫步。 During the day I would wander the streets, asking passers-by for a few cents. 白天我就在大街上游荡,向路人讨点零钱。 He was found wandering in the road late one night. 一天深夜,有人发现他在路上游荡。 She had spent her life wandering from place to place. 她一生都在四处流浪。 They spent a couple of hours wandering through the markets. 他们花了几个小时逛市场。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- aimlessly
- disconsolately
- …
- be free to
- allow somebody/something to
- let somebody/something
- …
- across
- all over
- along
- …
- find somebody wandering
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive]
to move away from the place where you ought to be or the people you are with synonym stray偏离(正道);走失;离散 - wander away/off
The child wandered off and got lost. 那孩子走散后迷路了。 How could you let him wander off like that? 你怎么能让他这样走散了? - wander from/off something
They had wandered from the path into the woods. 他们离开小路消失在树林里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- aimlessly
- disconsolately
- …
- be free to
- allow somebody/something to
- let somebody/something
- …
- across
- all over
- along
- …
- find somebody wandering
- wander away/off
- [intransitive]
(of a person’s mind or thoughts )人的思想或想法 to stop being directed on something and to move without much control to other ideas, subjects, etc. synonym drift走神;神志恍惚;(思想)开小差 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。 - wander away, back, to, etc. something
Her thoughts wandered back to her youth. 她浮想联翩,思绪回到了青春岁月。 Don’t wander off the subject—keep to the point. 不要跑题——不要离题。
Extra ExamplesLisa let her mind wander a little. 莉萨走了一会儿神。 His attention was beginning to wander. 他的注意力开始分散。 My thoughts wandered from the exam questions to my interview the next day. 我的心思从试题转到了第二天的面试上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a little
- begin to
- allow something to
- let something
- …
- from
- to
- [intransitive]
(of a person’s eyes )人的眼睛 to move slowly from looking at one thing to looking at another thing or in other directions 慢慢地移开 - [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.)
(of a road or river )道路或河流 to go in a curve instead of following a straight course 蜿蜒;迂回曲折
Word OriginOld English wandrian, of West Germanic origin; related to wend and wind2.