wander

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wan·der1 /ˈwɒndə $ ˈwɑːndər/ ●●○ S3 verb  1  without direction 无方向地 [intransitive, transitive]WALK to walk slowly across or around an area, usually without a clear direction or purpose 徘徊，闲逛；漫步于wander in/through/around etc I’ll wander around the mall for half an hour. 我会在商场里逛半小时。 She wandered aimlessly about the house. 她漫无目的地在房子里走来走去。 Ana wandered off to get a drink. 安娜溜达着去弄了一杯喝的。 He was found wandering the streets of New York. 有人看到他在纽约街头游荡。► see thesaurus at walk2  move away 离开 [intransitive] (also wander off)WALK to walk away from where you are supposed to stay 〔从应该逗留的地方〕离开 Don’t let any of the kids wander off. 不要让任何一个小孩走开去。3  mind/thoughts 心思/思想 [intransitive]ATTENTION if your mind, thoughts etc wander, you no longer pay attention to something, especially because you are bored or worried 〔因厌倦或焦虑而注意力〕不集中，走神 Mrs Snell’s mind wandered and the voices went on and on. 斯内尔太太走神了，而说话声依然不绝于耳。4  conversation 谈话 [intransitive]TALK TO somebody to start to talk about something not related to the main subject that you were talking about before 偏离主题wander from/off Pauline started to wander from the point. 保利娜开始偏题了。5. somebody’s mind is wandering MENTALLY ILLused to say that someone has become unable to think clearly, especially because they are old 某人〔尤因年老而〕头脑糊涂[思路不清]6  eyes 眼睛 [intransitive] if your eyes or your gaze wander, you look around slowly at different things or at all parts of something 〔视线〕移来移去 His gaze wandered round the room. 他环视房间。7  road/river 道路/河流 [intransitive]TTRTTW if a road or a river wanders somewhere, it does not go straight but in curves 蜿蜒曲折 SYN meanderwander through/across/along The Missouri River wanders across several states. 密苏里河蜿蜒流经几个州。8  hands 手 [intransitive] if a man’s hands wander, he touches the body of a woman he is with, especially where she does not want him to 〔男人的手〕在女人的身上摸来摸去〔尤指女人不情愿时〕 Be careful, he’s got wandering hands. 小心点，他的手不老实。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

wander• We wandered along the river bank, looking for a place to cross.• He wandered an area of refrigerated warehouses with old dual-gauge tracks intersecting on the cobbled streets.• For an hour and a half we wandered around the old city, totally lost.• I'd wander down the high street, frittering away on whatever took my fancy.• But the gates were open, and she wandered in, seeking shade.• She wandered into the kitchen, pleased with her work, relieved too that Luke didn't seem to be about.• She may have wandered off and become lost.• We wandered on, leaving the mules to catch up.• After dinner Carol left the hotel to wander the crowded streets.• Then she wanders the deserted basement halls.• With their parents at work, the kids are left to wander the streets.• She leaves the coach and wanders through fields for many miles until between trees she sees a deep black pool of water.wandering the streets• After her own parents died and she was left destitute, Elizabeth had found her wandering the streets.• I don't want you wandering the streets.• Often they ended up wandering the streets.wander from/off• The general himself wandered off as often as possible to hunt various indigenous fowl for the table.• He was for ever wandering off campus and into the streets of the Upper West Side.• The few that did live near the quarry tended to wander off hurriedly in the opposite direction whenever they saw a nome.• They then have a moment of near romance before wandering off into a different story.• Having been driven with the children into Mondano he had wandered off on his own unexplained concerns.• On the way home, the car had had a tendency to wander from one lane to another on the road.• I wander from room to room, filled with secret delight.• Professor Cartmel often wandered from the subject.• So methods have been developed to dissuade you from wandering off to somebody else's cash register.wander through/across/along• She leaves the coach and wanders through fields for many miles until between trees she sees a deep black pool of water.• He ought to go back to school, but he couldn't really wander along in the middle of lessons.• Sometimes I am in the log cabin, looking at it; other times I am wandering through it.• The sand turned silver-grey, and the Sandrat wandered across it.• It seemed Blunset was still wandering through the corridors and Endill looked forward to their next meeting.• Sun-bleached surfers rub elbows at the bar, and stray toddlers wander through the dining rooms.• A wooden fence wanders along the edge of the farm.• When she left in the evening, I wandered through the great empty building.• Only poor artisans, likewise, carried all their gear on their backs and wandered through towns and countryside looking for work.wandering hands• The hands, wandering hands, so often reprimanded, restrained, searched her body now.

Related topics: Leisure

wander2 noun [singular] British English  DLWALKa short relaxed walk 漫步；闲逛 SYN strolltake/go for/have a wander I had a bit of a wander round the shops. 我逛了一会儿商店。Origin wander Old English wandrian

wan·der1 verbwander2 nounChineseSyllable  

slowly or walk around Corpus to across

wander

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wan‧der¹ S3 /ˈwɒndə $ ˈwɑːndər/ verb1.  WITHOUT DIRECTION  [intransitive and transitive] to walk slowly across or around an area, usually without a clear direction or purpose
    wander in/through/around etc
    I’ll wander around the mall for half an hour.
    She wandered aimlessly about the house.
    Ana wandered off to get a drink.
    He was found wandering the streets of New York.
2.  MOVE AWAY  [intransitive] (also wander off) to walk away from where you are supposed to stay:
    Don’t let any of the kids wander off.
3.  MIND/THOUGHTS  [intransitive] if your mind, thoughts etc wander, you no longer pay attention to something, especially because you are bored or worried:
    Mrs Snell’s mind wandered and the voices went on and on.
4.  CONVERSATION  [intransitive] to start to talk about something not related to the main subject that you were talking about before
    wander from/off
    Pauline started to wander from the point.
5. sb’s mind is wandering used to say that someone has become unable to think clearly, especially because they are old
6.  EYES  [intransitive] if your eyes or your gaze wander, you look around slowly at different things or at all parts of something:
    His gaze wandered round the room.
7.  ROAD/RIVER  [intransitive] if a road or a river wanders somewhere, it does not go straight but in curves
   SYN  meander
    wander through/across/along
    The Missouri River wanders across several states.
8.  HANDS  [intransitive] if a man’s hands wander, he touches the body of a woman he is with, especially where she does not want him to:
    Be careful, he’s got wandering hands.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ walk to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other: I missed the bus so I decided to walk. | We’ve walked about eight miles today.
   ▪ wander to walk without any clear purpose or direction: They wandered around the narrow streets of the old city.
   ▪ stride to walk with long steps in a determined, confident, or angry way: A man in a suit came striding purposefully into the hall. | She strode onto the stage and began to address the audience.
   ▪ pace to walk first in one direction and then in another many times, especially because you are nervous: Nick was pacing up and down, waiting for the phone to ring.
   ▪ march to walk quickly with firm regular steps – used especially about soldiers or someone who is angry: The troops marched past with smart uniform and good discipline. | Sheila marched into the office and demanded an apology.
   ▪ wade to walk through deep water: We had to wade across the river.
   ▪ stomp to walk putting your feet down very hard, especially because you are angry: She turned and stomped off without looking back.

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wander² noun [singular] British English
a short relaxed walk
   SYN  stroll
    take/go for/have a wander
    I had a bit of a wander round the shops.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ walk noun [countable] a journey that you make on foot, especially for exercise or enjoyment: I took the dog out for a long walk in the fresh air. | We went for some lovely walks. | Do you fancy going out for a walk?
   ▪ hike noun [countable] a long walk in the mountains or countryside: We went for a hike in the woods. | There are some good hikes nearby.
   ▪ stroll noun [singular] a slow, relaxed walk: Let’s take a stroll in the park. | We went for a stroll along the river.
   ▪ wander British English a short relaxed walk, especially to look around a place: We had a wander round the town and then went to the beach.
   ▪ trek noun [singular] used when talking about a long walk in the mountains, countryside etc which lasts for several days and which you do for pleasure. Also used about a long tiring walk somewhere, which you do not want to have to do : They went on a three week trek in the Atlas Mountains. | We then had a long trek back to our hotel with all our luggage.
   ▪ slog [singular] a long, tiring, and unpleasant walk, which continues for several hours: It was a dreary slog over bleak and windswept hills.
   ▪ march noun [countable] an occasion when a group of people walk somewhere together, in order to protest about something: Demonstrators are planning a march through the capital. | a peace march