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meander

美音:[mı´ændə ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.漫止,弯曲,曲流 v.漫止,蜿蜒而流

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形容词:meandrous 副词:meanderingly 名词:meanderer 动词过去式:meandered 过去分词:meandered 现在分词:meandering 第三人称单数:meanders

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meander


/mɪ'ændə(r); mɪ`ændɚ/
v
1 [I] (of a river, etc) follow a winding course, flowing slowly (指河流等)蜿蜒缓慢流动.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip]
(a) (of a person) wander aimlesssly (指人)漫步, 闲逛, 徘徊
*meander through the park 从公园的一端漫步到另一端
* meander around/along 闲逛[信步].
(b) (fig 比喻) (of conversation) proceed in an aimless way; ramble (指谈话)漫谈, 闲聊
*The discussion meandered (on) for hours. 讨论会漫无边际地进行了几小时.

meander


v [I]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: maeander, from Greek, from Maiandros (now Menderes), river in Turkey]
if a river, stream, road etc meanders, it has a lot of bends rather than going in a straight line
meander along/across/down etc
 The river meandered gently along the valley floor.
[always + adverb/preposition]
to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way rather than take the most direct way possible
meander along/through etc
 Cows still meander through these villages.
alsomeander on
if a conversation or piece of writing meanders on, it is too long and has no purpose or structure
>meanderingsn [plural]
 his aimless meanderings through Europe
>meandern[C]