wander

roam, stroll, wander, ramble

动词 wander:

1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
   同义词：roll, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
2. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
   同义词：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
   同义词：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
   同义词：digress, stray, divagate

1. He wandered in to see me as if he had nothing else to do.
   他遛遛达达进来看我，好像无事可做的样子
2. The river wanders through some beautiful country.
   这条河蜿蜒曲折地流经一些风景秀丽的乡村。
3. The boy was wandering around.
   男孩在那周围徘徊。
4. Please don't wander off the point.
   请不要离题。

wan.der

v.（动词）
wan.dered,wan.der.ing,wan.ders
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To move about without a definite destination or purpose.
徘徊：没有明确目标或目的到处游荡
To go by an indirect route or at no set pace; amble:
绕道而行：走一条绕弯的路或不紧不慢地走；漫步走：
例句：
wander toward town.
漫步走向城市

To proceed in an irregular course; meander.
蜿蜒：以不规则的路线前进；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.
离题：思想或表达失去了清晰性或连贯性
v.tr.（及物动词）
To wander across or through:
漫步穿过：
例句：
wander the forests and fields.
漫步穿过森林与田野

n.（名词）
The act or an instance of wandering; a stroll.
闲逛：徘徊的行为或事例；闲逛

来源：
Middle English wanderen
中古英语 wanderen
from Old English wandrian
源自 古英语 wandrian

【引伸】
wan.derer
n.（名词）
wan.deringly
adv.（副词）
<参考词汇><同义词>wander,ramble,roam,rove,range,meander,stray,gallivant,gadThese verbs mean to move about at random or without destination or purpose.
这些动词表示不经心地或没有目标目的地走动。
Wander andramble stress the absence of a fixed course or goal:
Wander 和ramble 强调没有固定路线或目标：
例句：
She wandered into the room.
她徘徊走进屋子。

例句：
.An old man`s wit may wander. (Tennyson).
.一个老人也可能胡思乱想. （坦尼桑）。

例句：
.They would go off together, rambling along the river. (John Galsworthy).
.他们将一同出发，沿着河流漫步. （约翰·高尔斯华绥）。

例句：
.Be not . . . rambling in thought. (Marcus Aurelius).
.不要…胡思乱想. （马尔克斯·奥里利厄斯）。

Roam androve emphasize freedom of movement, often over a wide area:
Roam 和rove 强调行动的自由性，通常指在一片广阔的土地上：
例句：
.Herds of horses and cattle roamed at will over the plain. (George W. Cable).
.大群牛马无拘无束地在草原上漫步. （乔治·W·凯布尔）。

例句：
.For ten long years I roved about, living first in one capital, then another. (Charlotte Brontô).
.十年来我一直在游荡，先住在一个首府，然后又搬到另一个去. （夏洛特·勃朗特）。

Range suggests wandering in all directions:
Range 表示向各个方向散布：
例句：
.a large hunting party known to be ranging the prairie. (Francis Parkman).
.在草原上四处游荡的驰名的大狩猎队. （弗朗西斯·帕克曼）。

例句：
.The talk ranged over literary and publishing matters of mutual interest. (Edward Bok).
.交谈涉及共同感兴趣的文学与出版话题. （爱德华·博克）。

Meander suggests leisurely, sometimes aimless wandering over an irregular or winding course:
Meander 表示轻闲地，有时是无目标地漫步走过一条不规则的或曲折的路线：
例句：
.He meandered to and fro . . . observing the manners and customs of Hillport society. (Arnold Bennett).
.他前后走来走去，观察希尔坡特社会的生活方式及风俗. （阿诺德·贝内特）。

Stray refers to deviation from a proper course:
Stray 指偏离正确路线：
例句：
.He gave . . . strict directions . . . not to allow any of the men to stray. (J.A. Froude).
.他给予…清楚的指导…以不让任何人迷失方向. (J.A.弗劳德）。

例句：
.I ask pardon, I am straying from the question. (Oliver Goldsmith).
.请原谅，我对问题还感到迷惑不解. （奥利弗·哥德史密斯）。

Gallivant refers to wandering about in search of pleasure:
Gallivant 指四处寻找快乐：
例句：
The students gallivanted all over New York City during the class trip.
学生们在班级出游时逛遍纽约城。

Gad suggests restless, pointless wandering:
Gad 表示不停歇的、无意义的漫游：
例句：
My parents wanted me to stop gadding about unaccompanied in foreign cities.
我父母希望我中止在外国城市的单身漫游