/'wɒndə(r); `wɑndɚ/
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
(a) move around in an area or go from place to place without any special purpose or destination; roam 游荡; 漫游; 闲逛; 流浪
*wander through the countryside 在野外闲逛
* enjoy wandering in a strange town 喜欢逛陌生的小镇
* She was wandering aimlessly up and down the road. 她在路上信步来回遛达.
* We wandered around for hours looking for the house. 我们为找那所房子转了半天.
* (fig 比喻) She was so weak that her pen kept wandering over the page as she wrote. 她很虚弱, 写字时钢笔在纸上直打滑.(b) go slowly or aimlessly in the specified direction （沿某方向）慢走或漫步
*They wandered back to work an hour later. 一小时後他们遛达着回去工作.
* 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.
* They wandered out into the darkness. 他们漫步走出去, 消失在黑暗中.
* (fig 比喻) Her thoughts wandered back to her youth. 她思绪联翩, 回想到青春岁月.
2 [Tn] move aimlessly around in (a place); roam 漫步（某地）; 漫游
*I've spent two years wandering the world. 我用了两年时间周游世界.
* The child was found wandering the streets alone. 人们看见那个孩子独自在街上瞎转.
3 [I, Ipr, Ip] (of a road or river) follow a winding path or course; meander （指道路或河流）蜿蜒, 迂回曲折
*The road wanders (along) through the range of hills. 这条路在山丘间绕来绕去.4 [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (from/off sth); ~ (away/off) (of a person or an animal) leave the right place or way; stray from one's group （指人或动物）离开原处或正道, 离群, 失散
*The shepherd set out to look for the sheep that had wandered (away). 牧羊人出发去找走失的羊.
* We seem to have wandered from the path. 我们好像已经偏离了原路.
* The child wandered off and got lost. 那个孩子自己走开而迷了路.
* (fig 比喻) Don't wander from the subject
*stick to the point, ie Don't digress. 不要离题, 要针对这一问题谈.
5 [I] (of a person, his mind, etc) be inattentive, confused or delirious （指人、思想等）走神, 胡思乱想, 神志昏乱
*He realized his audience's attention was beginning to wander. 他意识到听众精神已不太集中了.
* Her mind seemed to be wandering and she didn't recognize us. 她好像精神恍惚, 没认出我们来.

n (infml 口) act of wandering 游荡; 漫游; 闲逛; 流浪; 离群; 失散
*She went for a little wander round the park. 她到公园去遛达遛达.