wander,roam,ramble,stroll
这组词都可表示“漫步”、“闲逛”的意思。
wander 指无目的游荡,徘徊; 也可指“偏离话题”、“走神”的意思。
- Tom likes to wander up and down the streets at his leisure time.
(空闲时间汤姆喜欢在街道上游荡。)
- We can wander through the field, breathing fresh air and enjoying the sunshine.
(我们可以游走在田间,呼吸新鲜空气,享受阳光淋浴。)
- Don’t wander from the subject we are discussing.
(不要偏离我们讨论的主题。)
4) He is constraining his mind not to wander from the task in hand.
(他强迫自己集中注意力,不偏离手头的工作。)
roam 指在广阔地方以愉快的心情作无固定目标的“漫游”。也可指思维的漫游或臆想。
- He roamed about the second-hand bookstore and picked some books useful to his study.
(他在旧书店里徜徉,挑了几本对学习书有用的书。)
- The young photographer roamed here and there in the city to see if there was anything special for him to take photos.
(这位年轻摄影师在这个城市东逛西荡,看有什么特别的东西可以拍照。)
- Though the likelihood of complex life is virtually nonexistent, we can still let our fancy roam.
(虽然复杂的生命几乎是不可能存在的,但我们仍可以让我们的想像开阔一点。)
ramble 指漫不经心、轻松愉快地漫步、游逛,也可指“闲聊”、“瞎扯”、“漫谈”。
- My holiday afternoons were spent in rambling about the surrounding country.
(每逢假日的下午,我都在周围乡下漫步闲荡。)
- The old lady began to ramble about the days of her youth.
(这位老妇人开始絮叨她年轻时候的往事。)
- This composition rambles from one subject to another, so it does not seem to have any point.
(这篇作文东扯西扯,似乎没有要点。)
stroll 常指无明确目的他悠闲而缓慢地漫游、闲逛、溜达。stroll可用作名词。
- My husband and I often stroll through the streets after supper.
(晚饭后,我和妹妹常在街上散步。)
- A favorite with tourists and local alike, the market is a great place to stroll, dine, shop and people-watch.
(对观光客和本地人来说市场都是喜欢去的地方,在市场里可以閒逛、小吃、买东西、人看人。)
- After dinner, they took a stroll on the White Hourse South Lawn.
(就餐后,他们在白宫的南草坪散步。)
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