1 [I,T] to walk somewhere slowly with no particular sense of direction or purpose 漫游;闲逛;游荡:
We spent a pleasant day wandering around the town.我们在镇里愉快地闲逛了一天。He was found in a confused state, wandering the streets.有人看见他神志不清地在街上游荡。
2 [I] wander (away/off) (from sb/sth) to walk away from a place where you ought to be or the people you were with 离开原处;走失:
We must stay together while visiting the town so I don't want anybody to wander off.我们在城里游览时必须一起行动,我不希望任何人走失。Don't wander away from the main road.不要偏离大路。
3 [I] (used about sb's mind, thoughts, etc) to stop paying attention to sth; to be unable to stay on one subject (指人的精神、思想等)精神恍惚;思想不集中:
The lecture was so boring that my attention began to wander.那节课太枯燥了,我开始走神。
wander/ˋwɑndɚ; ˈwɒndə/v 1 [I,T] to walk slowly across or around an area, usually without a clear direction or purpose〔没有明确方向或目的地〕闲逛﹔漫步: +around/in/through etc We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city. 我们早上在老城区闲逛。He was found wandering the streets of New York. 有人看到他在纽约街头闲逛。see box at见 WALK1 方框2 also 又作 wander off [I] to walk away from where you are supposed to stay〔从应该逗留的地方〕离开: Don’t let the children wander off. 别让孩子们走散了。3 [I] if your mind or your thoughts wander, you stop paying attention to something and start thinking about other things〔思想〕走神﹔〔精神〕不集中: She's getting old, and sometimes her mind wanders. 她年纪大了﹐有时脑子会糊涂。4 [I] to start to talk or write about something not connected with the main subject 偏离主题: +from/off I wish he’d stop wandering off the subject. 我希望他不要离题。 —wander n [singular 单数] We had a little wander round the town. 我们逛了一下小镇。 —wanderer n [C]
wanderwanderwanderswanderedwanderingverb (wanders, wandering, wandered)to walk slowly with no special plan: We wandered around the town until the shops opened.