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rambling

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ram·bling1 /ˈræmblɪŋ/ adjective [usually before noun]  1 AADHa rambling building has an irregular shape and covers a large area 〔建筑〕大而格局凌乱的 a rambling old farmhouse 格局凌乱的旧农舍2 DISORGANIZEDrambling speech or writing is very long and does not seem to have any clear organization or purpose 〔讲话或文章〕杂乱无章的,漫无边际的 a long rambling letter 一封东拉西扯的长信
Examples from the Corpus
ramblingHe set off on a long rambling account of something that had happened in the bar that afternoon.Many farmers and tenant farmers live in big old rambling houses.a rambling New England farmhouseIt was a rambling old place, crooked and picturesque.From the front door of the rambling palazzo which housed the pensione she turned left and walked along the Riviera.Tomatoes leaned on stakes, runner beans twined round a wigwam of canes and rambling roses rambled over their appointed places.Seeing all the designs together in one large rambling shop confirms how fresh and charming they are.Perot's rambling speech swung from economics to education.There is also rambling thought in which the mind is not pressed to solve anything and merely rambles aimlessly.
rambling2 noun [uncountable] British English  the activity of going for walks in the countryside for pleasure 乡间漫步
Examples from the Corpus
ramblingIt's an excellent time for walking and rambling.I hadn't done this amount of countryside rambling since I was drummed out of the Boy Scouts.The terrain's just as perfect for rambling or mountain biking as for exploring à cheval.Jay was given to grandiloquent rambling, and had to check herself.Scores of rambling and cycling clubs headed remorselessly for the Dales each weekend, come rain or shine.But how to word it so that it didn't sound like the rambling of a wild man?
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rambling
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rambling1 /ˈræmblɪŋ/ adjective [usually before noun]
1. a rambling building has an irregular shape and covers a large area:
    a rambling old farmhouse
2. rambling speech or writing is very long and does not seem to have any clear organization or purpose:
    a long rambling letter

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rambling2 noun [uncountable] British English
the activity of going for walks in the countryside for pleasure


ram·blingBrE /ˈræmblɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈræmblɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective(of a building 建筑物) spreading in various directions with no particular pattern 向四处延伸的;规划凌乱的 SYN sprawling (of a speech or piece of writing 讲话或文章) very long and confused 冗长而含糊的;不切题的 SYN incoherent a rambling letter不知所云的长信

comic, far-fetched, gripping, historical, mannered, moving, rambling, readable, story, tragic

(of a plant 植物) growing or climbing in all directions, for example up a wall 蔓生的;攀缘生长的a rambling rose蔓生的蔷薇
ram·blingBrE /ˈræmblɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈræmblɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the activity of walking for pleasure in the countryside 乡间漫步ramblings [plural] speech or writing that continues for a long time without saying much and seems very confused 漫无目的的讲话;长而离题的文章the ramblings of a madman疯子的胡言乱语