meander

英 [miˈændə(r)]

美 [miˈændər]

v.  蜿蜒而行; 迂回曲折; 漫步; 闲逛; (乏味地、令人费解地)漫谈，闲聊
n.  曲径; 迂回曲折的旅程

过去式：meandered　复数：meanders　现在分词：meandering　第三人称单数：meanders　过去分词：meandered　

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牛津词典

verb

• 蜿蜒而行；迂回曲折
  to curve a lot rather than being in a straight line
  1. The stream meanders slowly down to the sea.
     这条小河弯弯曲曲缓慢地流向大海。
• 漫步；闲逛
  to walk slowly and change direction often, especially without a particular aim
• （乏味地、令人费解地）漫谈，闲聊
  to develop slowly and change subject often, in a way that makes it boring or difficult to understand

柯林斯词典

• VERB (河流、道路)蜿蜒而行，迂回曲折
  If a river or roadmeanders, it has a lot of bends, rather than going in a straight line from one place to another.
  1. ...roads that meandered round the edges of the fields...
     田地周围蜿蜒的道路
  2. A rural single railway track meanders through the valley...
     一条乡间的单轨铁路从山谷间曲折地穿过。
  3. The small river meandered in lazy curves down the centre...
     小河缓缓地绕着中心地区迤逦流过。
  4. We crossed a small iron bridge over a meandering stream.
     我们穿过架在蜿蜒小河上的一座小铁桥。
• 河曲;河湾
  Ameanderis a large bend in a river.
• VERB 漫步;闲荡;信步
  If youmeandersomewhere, you move slowly and not in a straight line.
  1. We meandered through a landscape of mountains, rivers, and vineyards...
     我们在群山、河流和葡萄园构成的美丽画卷中漫步。
  2. It's so restful to meander along Irish country roads.
     沿着爱尔兰的乡间小路漫步是多么惬意。
• VERB 漫谈;闲聊;(文章)结构松散
  If a speech, account, or piece of writingmeanders, it seems to move from one topic to another without any order or purpose.
  1. His talk appears to meander but by the end focuses attention on the true state of affairs.
     他的谈话看似不着边际，最终却集中到了事态的真相上来。
  2. ...a rich and meandering novel.
     一部内容丰富的漫谈小说

英英释义

noun

• an aimless amble on a winding course
  Synonym:ramble
• a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

verb

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
  1. the river winds through the hills
  2. the path meanders through the vineyards
  3. sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
  Synonym:weavewindthreadwander

双语例句

• Most intriguing is underwater walking, in which, wearing an oxygen helmet, you meander along the ocean bed among coral and shoals of striped fish.
  最引人入胜的是海底漫步，你可以戴着潜水用的氧气头盔漫步在洋底，徜徉在珊瑚和成群的条纹鱼中间。
• There is a clue in the name& Cheung Kong means long river ( Cantonese for the Yangtze) and Mr Li wanted his company to meander around and change course, absorbing smaller businesses along the way.
  公司的名字长江为我们解开这个谜题提供了一条线索：李嘉诚希望他的公司蜿蜒而行，该改道就改道，一路上吸纳一些中小型企业。
• "Broad meander valley"& suddenly this concept jumped out at him, and he smiled faintly.
  曲流宽谷，突然一个概念跳了出来，他不禁微微笑了。
• The small river meandered in lazy curves down the centre
  小河缓缓地绕着中心地区迤逦流过。
• Visitors and locals alike meander along the sidewalks of the Seine River.
  游客与当地人沿着塞纳河岸漫步聊天。
• It's so restful to meander along Irish country roads.
  沿着爱尔兰的乡间小路漫步是多么惬意。
• Three-dimensional diagram illustrating a river meander with a point bar being formed on one bank and erosion occurring on the other bank.
  对某河曲进行说明的三维示意图，河的一岸正在形成曲流沙坝，另一岸正在受到浸蚀。
• His talk appears to meander but by the end focuses attention on the true state of affairs.
  他的谈话看似不着边际，最终却集中到了事态的真相上来。
• We meandered through a landscape of mountains, rivers, and vineyards
  我们在群山、河流和葡萄园构成的美丽画卷中漫步。
• At least he had remembered "broad meander valley," while looking at his map and the scenery.
  不过他总算记住了一个曲流宽谷，而且是对着地图和大地记住了它。