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

• The plain was crossed by the broad meanders of great rivers.
  这个平原上，许多大河的宽阔河湾纵横交错。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nonrepresentational imagery is not restricted to modem painting but appears also in earlier forms such as aurignacian decorative meanders.
  非具象派意象则不仅限于当代绘画，还出现在早期绘画中，如奥瑞纳文化中的装饰性回纹波型。
• 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。
• The river forms broad loops, called meanders.
  河流形成宽阔的河弯，称之为河曲。
• The Gray System Analysis and Prediction of the Large Meanders of Kuroshio Current Big and Good Matter
  黑潮大弯曲的灰色分析和预测
• 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
• Streams tend to meander through level land. when it finds itself in a pleasant low valley, it stops and meanders there a while;
  河流流经平地时有蜿蜒曲折的倾向当水流涌到一片低洼的溪谷时，它便在那边曲曲折折地流着一会儿；
• 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。