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

• They tumble down mountainsides; they meander through flat farmlands.
  它们滚滚冲下山脊，蜿蜒穿过平坦的农田。
• She liked to meander through familiar streets.
  她喜欢在熟悉的街道上闲逛。
• But if you are prepared to meander and occasionally indulge, then there is a wealth to discover within these pages.
  不过若你能应付闲谈并在不经意间沉湎于中，那么这些篇章中定有一笔财富等着你去发掘。
• 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。
• 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。
• Study on a Miniaturized Meander Archimedean Spiral Antenna
  曲折臂形式的阿基米德螺旋天线小型化研究
• But I still sometimes long for lazy Sunday afternoons with the plump, juicy-Sunday paper spread out on the floor before me and the time to meander my way through it.
  但是，我有时仍然渴望在懒洋洋的周日午后趴在地板上，面前摊开内容翔实有趣的周末版报纸，渴望有时间在那个世界里徜徉。
• To proceed in an irregular course; meander.
  蜿蜒以不规则的路线前进；曲折而行。
• Meander the lower reaches of the river Like the Mississippi, it just keeps rolling along.
  沿着河流下游迂回前进它就像密西西比河河水一样不断地滚滚向前。
• A crescent-shaped lake ( often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel.
  新月形的湖，往往是由于主河道的一个漫流被切断而形成的。