gallivant

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gal·li·vant /ˈɡæləvænt/ verb [intransitive]  informalENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingTRAVEL to spend time enjoying yourself and going from place to place for pleasure – used humorously in order to show disapproval 闲逛，游荡，寻欢作乐〔幽默用法，含贬义〕 SYN gadgallivant about/around She should be home with the children, not gallivanting around. 她应该在家里带孩子，而不是到处去玩。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

gallivant• Would you have her dragged up by a succession of au pairs and housekeepers while you went gallivanting all over the world?• Is that what you tell your patients, to go dancing and gallivanting around just after breaking a hip?gallivant about/around• Is that what you tell your patients, to go dancing and gallivanting around just after breaking a hip?Origin gallivant (1800-1900) Perhaps from gallant

gal·li·vant verbChineseSyllable  

Corpus time to going spend enjoying from yourself and place

gallivant
gal‧li‧vant /ˈɡæləvænt, ˈɡælɪvænt/ verb [intransitive]informal to spend time enjoying yourself and going from place to place for pleasure – used humorously in order to show disapproval
   SYN  gad
    gallivant about/around
    She should be home with the children, not gallivanting around.

gal·li·vantBrE /ˈɡælɪvænt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡælɪvænt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they gallivant BrE /ˈɡælɪvænt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡælɪvænt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it gallivants BrE /ˈɡælɪvænts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡælɪvænts/ 🔊past simple gallivanted BrE /ˈɡælɪvæntɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡælɪvæntɪd/ 🔊past participle gallivanted BrE /ˈɡælɪvæntɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡælɪvæntɪd/ 🔊 -ing form gallivanting BrE /ˈɡælɪvæntɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡælɪvæntɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) ~ (about/around) (old-fashioned, informal) to go from place to place enjoying yourself 游玩；游览；闲游 SYN gad ◆You're too old to go gallivanting around Europe. 你年纪太大，不能到欧洲各地去游逛了。🔊🔊