| 单词 | meander |
| 释义 | meander (miændəʳ ) Word forms: meanders , meandering , meandered 1. verb If a river or road meanders, it has a lot of bends, rather than going in a straight line from one place to another. ...roads that meandered round the edges of the fields. [VERB preposition/adverb] A rural single railway track meanders through the valley. [VERB preposition/adverb] The small river meandered in lazy curves down the centre. We crossed a small iron bridge over a meandering stream. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: wind, turn, snake, zigzag 2. countable noun A meander is a large bend in a river. 3. verb If you meander somewhere, you move slowly and not in a straight line. We meandered through a landscape of mountains, rivers, and vineyards. [VERB preposition/adverb] It's so restful to meander along Irish country roads. [VERB preposition/adverb] 4. verb If a speech, account, or piece of writing meanders, it seems to move from one topic to another without any order or purpose. His talk appears to meander but by the end focuses attention on the true state of affairs. [VERB] ...a rich and meandering novel. [VERB-ing] Collocations: river meanders A small river meanders across the plain; the sound of cattle bells drifts up. Times, Sunday Times In the bed of the valley a river meanders lazily down to the sea. Times, Sunday Times The river meanders through the valley and several hamlets of the town of the same name. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The river meanders also through riparian forests and alder forests. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The river meanders less, and the flood plain narrows. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 蜿蜒 Japanese: 曲がりくねっている |
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