meanders

英 [miˈændəz]

美 [miˈændərz]

v.  蜿蜒而行; 迂回曲折; 漫步; 闲逛; (乏味地、令人费解地)漫谈，闲聊
n.  曲径; 迂回曲折的旅程
meander的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (河流、道路)蜿蜒而行，迂回曲折
  If a river or roadmeanders, it has a lot of bends, rather than going in a straight line from one place to another.
  1. ...roads that meandered round the edges of the fields...
     田地周围蜿蜒的道路
  2. A rural single railway track meanders through the valley...
     一条乡间的单轨铁路从山谷间曲折地穿过。
  3. The small river meandered in lazy curves down the centre...
     小河缓缓地绕着中心地区迤逦流过。
  4. We crossed a small iron bridge over a meandering stream.
     我们穿过架在蜿蜒小河上的一座小铁桥。
• 河曲;河湾
  Ameanderis a large bend in a river.
• VERB 漫步;闲荡;信步
  If youmeandersomewhere, you move slowly and not in a straight line.
  1. We meandered through a landscape of mountains, rivers, and vineyards...
     我们在群山、河流和葡萄园构成的美丽画卷中漫步。
  2. It's so restful to meander along Irish country roads.
     沿着爱尔兰的乡间小路漫步是多么惬意。
• VERB 漫谈;闲聊;(文章)结构松散
  If a speech, account, or piece of writingmeanders, it seems to move from one topic to another without any order or purpose.
  1. His talk appears to meander but by the end focuses attention on the true state of affairs.
     他的谈话看似不着边际，最终却集中到了事态的真相上来。
  2. ...a rich and meandering novel.
     一部内容丰富的漫谈小说

双语例句

• I know your advent is nothing but a reflection of the spring water that meanders through the woods; however, I still want this date to have a special meaning.
  我知道你的来临，只是泉水路过森林的闪光，可还是想使这个日子获得特殊的意义。
• The brook meanders eastwards.
  小河弯弯曲曲地向东流去。
• A rural single railway track meanders through the valley
  一条乡间的单轨铁路从山谷间曲折地穿过。
• The river forms broad loops, called meanders.
  河流形成宽阔的河弯，称之为河曲。
• Goldman wants to bolt before Congress or Mr Geithner, who still operates as a one-man band while the nomination process for his senior staff meanders along, has the chance to change fundamentally how it operates.
  高盛希望在国会或盖特纳有机会从根本上改变运作方式前就开小差，而其高级幕僚的任命过程还遥遥无期，盖特纳至今仍在唱独角戏。
• More than the beginning of his novel meanders is not mysterious, but intriguing.
  他小说的开头多娓娓道来，不故弄玄虚，但却耐人寻味。
• Flowing from Kanas Lake, the Kanas River meanders and rushes forward for ten kilometers before emptying itself into another lake.
  从大湖流出的喀纳斯河，曲折、奔腾了十公里之后到这里又形成了一个湖。
• In the presence of the upwelling, the EUC meanders along the zonal direction, with its core diving down to 300m depth at the west side of the upwelling and rising up to 100m depth at the east side.
  由于该上升流的存在，使赤道潜流沿纬向发生弯曲：位于上升流西侧的潜流流轴降至300m水层深处，而东侧上升至100m左右的水层深处。
• Literary works of the Han Dynasty, without losing its elegant atmosphere and Gorgeous beautiful tone calmly to show the daily life of many of the side of the Han dynasty, and the intrinsic deep cultural characteristics meanders.
  汉代文学作品以其优雅大气而又不失绚美绮丽的笔调从容地展示着大汉王朝日常生活的诸多侧面，并将其中内蕴深厚的文化特质娓娓道来。
• The river forms new meanders that curve along the valley floor.
  河流形成新的河曲，在谷底逶迤流淌。