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

• Development of meanders under varying water and sediment load conditions in the Lower Yellow River
  黄河下游游荡性河段河弯发育与来水来沙的关系
• The river meanders through the gorges.
  这河曲曲弯弯地流过峡谷。
• 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。
• The dragon meanders around the hills and intersects at precise points the rectilinear bridge.
  龙游走在山间，并且在精确的地点与直线的桥相接。
• Effects of Topography on Kuroshio Frontal Meanders in the East China Sea
  地形对东海黑潮锋面弯曲影响研究
• 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。
• The results show that perturbations grow in amplitude and form large frontal meanders for the flat bottom condition.
  平底时，小扰动迅速发展导致锋面出现大弯曲。
• 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 brook meanders eastwards.
  小河弯弯曲曲地向东流去。
• Visitors can pedal along the17-kilometer bike path that meanders around Tree Valley's2477 hectares of land.
  游客可以在树林峡谷庄园的247公顷的土地上，骑上自行车围绕17公里长的自行车径优哉游哉闲诳。