wander

verb

/ˈwɒndə(r)/

/ˈwɑːndər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they wander	/ˈwɒndə(r)/ /ˈwɑːndər/
he / she / it wanders	/ˈwɒndəz/ /ˈwɑːndərz/
past simple wandered	/ˈwɒndəd/ /ˈwɑːndərd/
past participle wandered	/ˈwɒndəd/ /ˈwɑːndərd/
-ing form wandering	/ˈwɒndərɪŋ/ /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction闲逛；漫游；游荡
- + adv./prep. She wandered aimlessly around the streets.她在大街上漫无目的地到处游荡。
- We wandered back towards the car.我们溜达着回到汽车那里。
- wander something The child was found wandering the streets alone.那孩子被发现独自在大街上瞎转。
- Don't go wandering all over the house!不要在房子里到处转悠！
- He just wandered in one day and asked for a job.有一天，他转悠到这儿来要找一份工作。
- He wandered into a bar and ordered a drink.他转悠进了一家酒吧，要了一杯酒。
- One day she wandered further afield.有一天她游荡到更远的地方。
- Simply wandering is a pleasure in itself.闲逛本身就是一种享受。
- The cattle are allowed to wander freely.牛群可以自由地四处走动。
- They found him wandering around aimlessly.他们发现他漫无目的地四处闲逛。
- Visitors are free to wander through the gardens and woods.游客可以自由自在地在花园和树林中游玩。
- Cattle and sheep wander freely on the hilltops.牛羊在山顶自由漫步。
- During the day I would wander the streets, asking passers-by for a few cents.白天我就在大街上游荡，向路人讨点零钱。
- He was found wandering in the road late one night.一天深夜，有人发现他在路上游荡。
- She had spent her life wandering from place to place.她一生都在四处流浪。
- They spent a couple of hours wandering through the markets.他们花了几个小时逛市场。
Topics Hobbiesb2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- slowly
- aimlessly
- disconsolately
- …
verb + wander
- be free to
- allow somebody/something to
- let somebody/something
- …
preposition
- across
- all over
- along
- …
phrases
- find somebody wandering
[intransitive] to move away from the place where you ought to be or the people you are with偏离（正道）；走失；离散 synonym stray
- wander away/off The child wandered off and got lost.那孩子走散后迷路了。
- How could you let him wander off like that?你怎么能让他这样走散了？
- wander from/off something They had wandered from the path into the woods.他们离开小路消失在树林里。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- slowly
- aimlessly
- disconsolately
- …
verb + wander
- be free to
- allow somebody/something to
- let somebody/something
- …
preposition
- across
- all over
- along
- …
phrases
- find somebody wandering
[intransitive] (of a person’s mind or thoughts人的思想或想法) to stop being directed on something and to move without much control to other ideas, subjects, etc.走神；神志恍惚；（思想）开小差 synonym drift
- It's easy to be distracted and let your attention wander.很容易走神分散了注意力。
- Try not to let your mind wander.尽量别让你的思想开小差。
- wander away, back, to, etc. something Her thoughts wandered back to her youth.她浮想联翩，思绪回到了青春岁月。
- Don’t wander off the subject—keep to the point.不要跑题——不要离题。
- Lisa let her mind wander a little.莉萨走了一会儿神。
- His attention was beginning to wander.他的注意力开始分散。
- My thoughts wandered from the exam questions to my interview the next day.我的心思从试题转到了第二天的面试上。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- a little
verb + wander
- begin to
- allow something to
- let something
- …
preposition
- from
- to
[intransitive] (of a person’s eyes人的眼睛) to move slowly from looking at one thing to looking at another thing or in other directions慢慢地移开
- She let her gaze wander.她东瞅瞅西望望。
- + adv./prep. His eyes wandered towards the photographs on the wall.他的目光慢慢地移向墙上的照片。
[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of a road or river道路或河流) to go in a curve instead of following a straight course蜿蜒；迂回曲折
- The road wanders along through the hills.这条路蜿蜒曲折地穿过山丘。

词源Old English wandrian, of West Germanic origin; related to wend and wind2.