[VERB 动词]漫步;漫游;游荡;闲逛 If you roam an area or roam around it, you wander or travel around it without having a particular purpose.
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Barefoot children roamed the streets...
光脚丫的孩子们在街上游荡。
They're roaming around the country shooting at anything that moves...
他们在乡下到处转悠,看到活动的东西就开枪。
Farmers were encouraged to keep their livestock in pens rather than letting them roam freely.
鼓励农民们把家畜关进栏圈,而不是让它们到处乱跑。
Oxford
roam/rəʊm; NAmEroʊm/verb1[intransitive , transitive ]to walk or travel around an area without any definite aim or direction 徜徉;闲逛;漫步SYN
wander
(+ adv./prep.)◆The sheep are allowed to roam freely on this land.绵羊可以在这片地上自由走动。roamsth ◆to roam the countryside/the streets, etc.在乡间漫步、逛街等2[intransitive , transitive ](of the eyes or hands 眼睛或手)to move slowly over every part of sb/sth (缓慢地)扫遍,摸遍roam(over sth/sb) ◆His gaze roamed over her.他聚精会神地上下打量她。roamsth/sb ◆Her eyes roamed the room.她将房间打量了一遍。roamroamsroamedroamingroam/rəʊm; NAmEroʊm/
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roamroam /rəʊm $ roʊm/ ●○○ verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to walk or travel, usually for a long time, with no clear purpose or direction → wanderroam over/around/about etc The dogs are allowed to roam around. Chickens and geese roam freely in the back yard. You shouldn’t let your children roam the streets.roam the countryside/desert/forests etc Wild sheep roam the hills.► see thesaurus at
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2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] if your eyes roam over something, you look slowly at all parts of it: Her eyes roamed the room.roam over His eyes roamed over the bookshelves.3[intransitive] to use your mobile phone in a different country or area from usual by connecting to a different network: Some pay-as-you-go phones do not allow you to roam.
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