roam, stroll, wander, ramble

動詞 wander:

1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
   同義詞：roll, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
2. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
   同義詞：cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray
3. go via an indirect route or at no set pace
4. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
   同義詞：weave, wind, thread, meander
5. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
   同義詞：digress, stray, divagate

1. He wandered in to see me as if he had nothing else to do.
   他遛遛達達進來看我，好像無事可做的樣子
2. The river wanders through some beautiful country.
   這條河蜿蜒曲折地流經(jīng)一些風(fēng)景秀麗的鄉(xiāng)村。
3. The boy was wandering around.
   男孩在那周圍徘徊。
4. Please don't wander off the point.
   請不要離題。

wan.der

v.（動詞）
wan.dered,wan.der.ing,wan.ders
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To move about without a definite destination or purpose.
徘徊：沒有明確目標或目的到處游蕩
To go by an indirect route or at no set pace; amble:
繞道而行：走一條繞彎的路或不緊不慢地走；漫步走：
例句：
wander toward town.
漫步走向城市

To proceed in an irregular course; meander.
蜿蜒：以不規(guī)則的路線前進；曲折而行
To go astray:
迷路：
例句：
wander from the path of righteousness.
迷失了正途

To lose clarity or coherence of thought or expression.
離題：思想或表達失去了清晰性或連貫性
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To wander across or through:
漫步穿過：
例句：
wander the forests and fields.
漫步穿過森林與田野

n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of wandering; a stroll.
閑逛：徘徊的行為或事例；閑逛

來源：
Middle English wanderen
中古英語 wanderen
from Old English wandrian
源自 古英語 wandrian

【引伸】
wan.derer
n.（名詞）
wan.deringly
adv.（副詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>wander,ramble,roam,rove,range,meander,stray,gallivant,gadThese verbs mean to move about at random or without destination or purpose.
這些動詞表示不經(jīng)心地或沒有目標目的地走動。
Wander andramble stress the absence of a fixed course or goal:
Wander 和ramble 強調(diào)沒有固定路線或目標：
例句：
She wandered into the room.
她徘徊走進屋子。

例句：
.An old man`s wit may wander. (Tennyson).
.一個老人也可能胡思亂想. （坦尼桑）。

例句：
.They would go off together, rambling along the river. (John Galsworthy).
.他們將一同出發(fā)，沿著河流漫步. （約翰·高爾斯華綏）。

例句：
.Be not . . . rambling in thought. (Marcus Aurelius).
.不要…胡思亂想. （馬爾克斯·奧里利厄斯）。

Roam androve emphasize freedom of movement, often over a wide area:
Roam 和rove 強調(diào)行動的自由性，通常指在一片廣闊的土地上：
例句：
.Herds of horses and cattle roamed at will over the plain. (George W. Cable).
.大群牛馬無拘無束地在草原上漫步. （喬治·W·凱布爾）。

例句：
.For ten long years I roved about, living first in one capital, then another. (Charlotte Brontô).
.十年來我一直在游蕩，先住在一個首府，然后又搬到另一個去. （夏洛特·勃朗特）。

Range suggests wandering in all directions:
Range 表示向各個方向散布：
例句：
.a large hunting party known to be ranging the prairie. (Francis Parkman).
.在草原上四處游蕩的馳名的大狩獵隊. （弗朗西斯·帕克曼）。

例句：
.The talk ranged over literary and publishing matters of mutual interest. (Edward Bok).
.交談涉及共同感興趣的文學(xué)與出版話題. （愛德華·博克）。

Meander suggests leisurely, sometimes aimless wandering over an irregular or winding course:
Meander 表示輕閑地，有時是無目標地漫步走過一條不規(guī)則的或曲折的路線：
例句：
.He meandered to and fro . . . observing the manners and customs of Hillport society. (Arnold Bennett).
.他前后走來走去，觀察希爾坡特社會的生活方式及風(fēng)俗. （阿諾德·貝內(nèi)特）。

Stray refers to deviation from a proper course:
Stray 指偏離正確路線：
例句：
.He gave . . . strict directions . . . not to allow any of the men to stray. (J.A. Froude).
.他給予…清楚的指導(dǎo)…以不讓任何人迷失方向. (J.A.弗勞德）。

例句：
.I ask pardon, I am straying from the question. (Oliver Goldsmith).
.請原諒，我對問題還感到迷惑不解. （奧利弗·哥德史密斯）。

Gallivant refers to wandering about in search of pleasure:
Gallivant 指四處尋找快樂：
例句：
The students gallivanted all over New York City during the class trip.
學(xué)生們在班級出游時逛遍紐約城。

Gad suggests restless, pointless wandering:
Gad 表示不停歇的、無意義的漫游：
例句：
My parents wanted me to stop gadding about unaccompanied in foreign cities.
我父母希望我中止在外國城市的單身漫游