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单词 saunter
释义
sauntersaun‧ter /ˈsɔːntə $ ˈsɒːntər/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
saunter
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysaunter
he, she, itsaunters
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysauntered
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave sauntered
he, she, ithas sauntered
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad sauntered
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill saunter
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have sauntered
Continuous Form
PresentIam sauntering
he, she, itis sauntering
you, we, theyare sauntering
PastI, he, she, itwas sauntering
you, we, theywere sauntering
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been sauntering
he, she, ithas been sauntering
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been sauntering
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be sauntering
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been sauntering
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • "Shouldn't you be in class?'' Mr Harris asked the girls who were sauntering down the corridor.
  • As usual, Ron sauntered into the office twenty minutes late.
  • I sauntered into the garden, where some friends were chatting near the barbecue.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Adam sauntered in, his hands in the pockets of his dark city suit.
  • Diana Ross sauntered down the catwalk this season wearing little more than a feather boa and a smile.
  • Frequently he slid out from behind the pulpit and sauntered along the aisle as he spoke.
  • He was seeing Lauren Bacall sauntering across a room, shoulders high, slim hips moving.
  • I see Harry sauntering through the gates wearing a warm coat and carrying a plastic bag.
  • In a green robe, sunshine-splashed and spattered with the songs of thieving birds, you came sauntering between the vines.
  • They saunter away, in the direction of Central Avenue.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto walk slowly in a relaxed way
to walk in a slow and relaxed way, especially for pleasure: stroll along/through/around etc: · They strolled along the riverbank, enjoying the evening sun.· We drove to Penrhyn Castle, and strolled around the beautiful gardens there.
to walk in a slow and relaxed way, especially when you are going a short distance, or not going anywhere in particular: amble across/along/towards etc: · An old man appeared from behind the house and ambled across the yard.· One of the horses, a white one, slowly ambled towards me.· Cecil was ambling along as usual without a care in the world.
to walk in a slow and lazy way, often when you should be hurrying to do something: saunter down/into/across etc: · "Shouldn't you be in class?" Mr Harris asked the girls who were sauntering down the corridor.· I sauntered into the garden, where some friends were chatting near the barbecue.· As usual, Ron sauntered into the office twenty minutes late.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· I sauntered along attractively named Wine Street, then came to a bridge over the rushing River Garavogue.· They sauntered along as if on parade, occasionally picking at the gravel.· I sauntered along to the control area, trying to be at ease.· He went through to the corridor, and as the train began to move he sauntered along to the first-class coach.
· Primarily it was designed to be an animal fountain for the herds of beasts that sauntered around on market day.· Hope was quite content to saunter around the pretty little village.· He sauntered around the desk, leaving the show to Hennessy.
· I sauntered back into Lark Lane and into one of the fine hostelries to round off.· He pulled himself gingerly from the pool and sauntered back to his lane.· She zipped her jeans and sauntered back downstairs to the other side of the table from Lucy.· Two figures who had been walking ahead of them, suddenly turned and came sauntering back.
· Adam sauntered in, his hands in the pockets of his dark city suit.· Drew sauntered in behind them, the man in charge.
· He unwound himself and stood up, grinned unrepentantly at them both and sauntered out.· She saunters out and goes back to her office.· At a decent interval later, twice-divorced Whoopi, 43, would saunter out, like any other unattached lady guest.· Collecting up his shirt, he sauntered out into the sunshine.· Even Purvis treated me with more respect as I sauntered out.
· Henry got out of the car and sauntered over to the Sierra.· Scalzo was the type that sauntered over, shoulders swinging.· As I walked through the door one of the two book-end bouncers began to saunter over to the reception desk.· He panned towards a piano, saw her saunter over to it.· I couldn't see anyone around so I sauntered over to the barrier.
to walk in a slow relaxed way, especially so that you look confident or proudstrollsaunter along/around/in etc He came sauntering down the road with his hands in his pockets.saunter noun [singular]
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