meander

英 [miˈændə(r)]

美 [miˈændər]

v.  蜿蜒而行; 迂回曲折; 漫步; 闲逛; (乏味地、令人费解地)漫谈，闲聊
n.  曲径; 迂回曲折的旅程

过去式：meandered　复数：meanders　现在分词：meandering　第三人称单数：meanders　过去分词：meandered　

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牛津词典

verb

• 蜿蜒而行；迂回曲折
  to curve a lot rather than being in a straight line
  1. The stream meanders slowly down to the sea.
     这条小河弯弯曲曲缓慢地流向大海。
• 漫步；闲逛
  to walk slowly and change direction often, especially without a particular aim
• （乏味地、令人费解地）漫谈，闲聊
  to develop slowly and change subject often, in a way that makes it boring or difficult to understand

柯林斯词典

• VERB (河流、道路)蜿蜒而行，迂回曲折
  If a river or roadmeanders, it has a lot of bends, rather than going in a straight line from one place to another.
  1. ...roads that meandered round the edges of the fields...
     田地周围蜿蜒的道路
  2. A rural single railway track meanders through the valley...
     一条乡间的单轨铁路从山谷间曲折地穿过。
  3. The small river meandered in lazy curves down the centre...
     小河缓缓地绕着中心地区迤逦流过。
  4. We crossed a small iron bridge over a meandering stream.
     我们穿过架在蜿蜒小河上的一座小铁桥。
• 河曲;河湾
  Ameanderis a large bend in a river.
• VERB 漫步;闲荡;信步
  If youmeandersomewhere, you move slowly and not in a straight line.
  1. We meandered through a landscape of mountains, rivers, and vineyards...
     我们在群山、河流和葡萄园构成的美丽画卷中漫步。
  2. It's so restful to meander along Irish country roads.
     沿着爱尔兰的乡间小路漫步是多么惬意。
• VERB 漫谈;闲聊;(文章)结构松散
  If a speech, account, or piece of writingmeanders, it seems to move from one topic to another without any order or purpose.
  1. His talk appears to meander but by the end focuses attention on the true state of affairs.
     他的谈话看似不着边际，最终却集中到了事态的真相上来。
  2. ...a rich and meandering novel.
     一部内容丰富的漫谈小说

英英释义

noun

• an aimless amble on a winding course
  Synonym:ramble
• a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

verb

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
  1. the river winds through the hills
  2. the path meanders through the vineyards
  3. sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
  Synonym:weavewindthreadwander

双语例句

• "Broad meander valley"& suddenly this concept jumped out at him, and he smiled faintly.
  曲流宽谷，突然一个概念跳了出来，他不禁微微笑了。
• But I still sometimes long for lazy Sunday afternoons with the plump, juicy-Sunday paper spread out on the floor before me and the time to meander my way through it.
  但是，我有时仍然渴望在懒洋洋的周日午后趴在地板上，面前摊开内容翔实有趣的周末版报纸，渴望有时间在那个世界里徜徉。
• At least he had remembered "broad meander valley," while looking at his map and the scenery.
  不过他总算记住了一个曲流宽谷，而且是对着地图和大地记住了它。
• Major changes in a river course result in both lateral shifts of the old meander belt and in the development of new belts.
  河道中大的变动，造成老河曲带的侧向迁移和新河曲带的产生。
• The small river meandered in lazy curves down the centre
  小河缓缓地绕着中心地区迤逦流过。
• Rather than let your career meander, look for opportunities to prove you have initiative and leadership skills.
  不要让你的事业听之任之；寻找机会、证明自己是一个主动、有领导能力的人。
• His talk appears to meander but by the end focuses attention on the true state of affairs.
  他的谈话看似不着边际，最终却集中到了事态的真相上来。
• Study on a Miniaturized Meander Archimedean Spiral Antenna
  曲折臂形式的阿基米德螺旋天线小型化研究
• You can meander among mews and terraces.
  你可以在陋屋和排屋间散步。
• Streams tend to meander through level land. when it finds itself in a pleasant low valley, it stops and meanders there a while;
  河流流经平地时有蜿蜒曲折的倾向当水流涌到一片低洼的溪谷时，它便在那边曲曲折折地流着一会儿；