[VERB 动词]漫步;闲逛;游荡 If you wander in a place, you walk around there in a casual way, often without intending to go in any particular direction.
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When he got bored he wandered around the fair...
他烦了就去集市上逛逛。
They wandered off in the direction of the nearest store...
他们信步朝最近的商店走去。
Those who do not have relatives to return to are left to wander the streets and sleep rough.
举目无亲的人只好四处游荡,露宿街头。
Wander is also a noun.
A wander around any market will reveal stalls piled high with vegetables.
随便到哪个市场逛逛,都能看见蔬菜堆得老高的菜摊。
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[VERB 动词]迷路;迷失方向 If a person or animal wanders from a place where they are supposed to stay, they move away from the place without going in a particular direction.
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Because Mother is afraid we'll get lost, we aren't allowed to wander far...
妈妈生怕我们迷路,不准我们走远。
To keep their bees from wandering, beekeepers feed them sugar solutions.
为了防止蜜蜂迷路 ,养蜂人给它们喝糖水。
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[VERB 动词]走神;开小差 If your mind wanders or your thoughts wander, you stop concentrating on something and start thinking about other things.
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His mind would wander, and he would lose track of what he was doing...
他会走神,忘了自己正在干什么。
Jarvis found his attention wandering...
贾维斯发现自己走神了。
Grace allowed her mind to wander to other things.
格雷丝任由自己的思绪游走。
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[VERB 动词](目光)游离 If your eyes wander, you stop looking at one thing and start looking around at other things.
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His eyes wandered restlessly around the room...
他的眼睛不安地转来转去,打量着房间。
His eyes kept wandering to the picture...
他的眼神不停地瞄到这幅画上。
Read their body language. Are their eyes wandering or are they drumming the desk with their fingers?
解读他们的肢体语言。他们的眼睛游离不定吗,抑或他们在用手指不停地敲打桌子?
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wan·der★/ˈwɒndə(r); NAmEˈwɑːndər/
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wanderwanderswanderedwanderingverb★1★[intransitive , transitive ]to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction 闲逛;漫游;游荡+ adv./prep.◆She wandered aimlessly around the streets.她在大街上漫无目的地到处游荡。◆We wandered back towards the car.我们遛达着回到汽车那里。wandersth ◆The child was found wandering the streets alone.那孩子被发现独自在大街上瞎转。2★[intransitive ]to move away from the place where you ought to be or the people you are with 偏离(正道);走失;离散SYN
stray
wanderaway/off ◆The child wandered off and got lost.那孩子走散后迷路了。wanderfrom/off sth ◆They had wandered from the path into the woods.他们离开小路消失在树林里。3★[intransitive ](of a person's mind or thoughts 人的思想或想法)to stop being directed on sth and to move without much control to other ideas, subjects, etc. 走神;神志恍惚;(思想)开小差SYN
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◆It's easy to be distracted and let your attention wander.很容易走神分散了注意力。◆Try not to let your mind wander.尽量别让你的思想开小差。wanderaway, back, to, etc. sth ◆Her thoughts wandered back to her youth.她浮想联翩,思绪回到了青春岁月。4[intransitive ](of a person's eyes 人的眼睛)to move slowly from looking at one thing to looking at another thing or in other directions 慢慢地移开◆She let her gaze wander.她东瞅瞅西望望。+ adv./prep.◆His eyes wandered towards the photographs on the wall.他的目光慢慢地移向墙上的照片。5[intransitive ](+ adv./prep.)(of a road or river 道路或河流)to curve instead of following a straight course 蜿蜒;迂回曲折◆The road wanders along through the hills.这条路蜿蜒曲折地穿过丘陵。noun★[singular ]a short walk in or around a place, usually with no special purpose 游荡;遛达;闲逛;徘徊◆I went to the park and had a wander around.我去公园转了一圈。wan·der/ˈwɒndə(r); NAmEˈwɑːndər/
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wanderwan‧der1 /ˈwɒndə $ ˈwɑːndər/ ●●○S3 verb
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1without direction [intransitive, transitive] to walk slowly across or around an area, usually without a clear direction or purposewander 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.► see thesaurus at
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2move away [intransitive] (also wander off) to walk away from where you are supposed to stay: Don’t let any of the kids wander off.3mind/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.4conversation [intransitive] to start to talk about something not related to the main subject that you were talking about beforewander from/off Pauline started to wander from the point.5somebody’s mind is wandering used to say that someone has become unable to think clearly, especially because they are old6eyes [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.7road/river [intransitive] if a road or a river wanders somewhere, it does not go straight but in curvesSYN meanderwander through/across/along The Missouri River wanders across several states.8hands [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.
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a short relaxed walkSYN strolltake/go for/have a wander I had a bit of a wander round the shops.
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