wander

verb

1. 漫游；游荡；闲逛；徘徊；流浪；漂泊
   to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction
   1. She wandered aimlessly around the streets.
      她在大街上漫无目的地到处游荡。
   2. We wandered back towards the car.
      我们溜达着回到汽车那里。
   3. The child was found wandering the streets alone.
      那孩子被发现独自在大街上瞎转。
2. 偏离（正道）；走失；离散
   to move away from the place where you ought to be or the people you are with
   1. The child wandered off and got lost.
      那孩子走散后迷路了。
   2. They had wandered from the path into the woods.
      他们离开小路消失在树林里。
3. 走神；神志恍惚；（思想）开小差
   to stop being directed on sth and to move without much control to other ideas, subjects, etc.
   1. It's easy to be distracted and let your attention wander .
      很容易走神分散了注意力。
   2. Try not to let your mind wander .
      尽量别让你的思想开小差。
   3. Her thoughts wandered back to her youth.
      她浮想联翩，思绪回到了青春岁月。
4. 慢慢地移开
   to move slowly from looking at one thing to looking at another thing or in other directions
   1. His eyes wandered towards the photographs on the wall.
      他的目光慢慢地移向墙上的照片。
   2. She let her gaze wander .
      她东瞅瞅西望望。
5. 蜿蜒；迂回曲折
   to curve instead of following a straight course
   1. The road wanders along through the hills.
      这条路蜿蜒曲折地穿过山丘。

noun

1. 游荡；溜达；闲逛；徘徊
   a short walk in or around a place, usually with no special purpose
   1. I went to the park and had a wander around.
      我去公园转了一圈。

1. VERB 漫步;闲逛;游荡
   If you wander in a place, you walk around there in a casual way, often without intending to go in any particular direction.
   1. When he got bored he wandered around the fair...
      他烦了就去集市上逛逛。
   2. They wandered off in the direction of the nearest store...
      他们信步朝最近的商店走去。
   3. Those who do not have relatives to return to are left to wander the streets and sleep rough.
      举目无亲的人只好四处游荡，露宿街头。
   4. Wander is also a noun.
      
   5. A wander around any market will reveal stalls piled high with vegetables.
      随便到哪个市场逛逛，都能看见蔬菜堆得老高的菜摊。
2. VERB 迷路;迷失方向
   If a person or animal wanders from a place where they are supposed to stay, they move away from the place without going in a particular direction.
   1. Because Mother is afraid we'll get lost, we aren't allowed to wander far...
      妈妈生怕我们迷路，不准我们走远。
   2. To keep their bees from wandering, beekeepers feed them sugar solutions.
      为了防止蜜蜂迷路 ，养蜂人给它们喝糖水。
3. VERB 走神;开小差
   If your mind wanders or your thoughts wander, you stop concentrating on something and start thinking about other things.
   1. His mind would wander, and he would lose track of what he was doing...
      他会走神，忘了自己正在干什么。
   2. Jarvis found his attention wandering...
      贾维斯发现自己走神了。
   3. Grace allowed her mind to wander to other things.
      格雷丝任由自己的思绪游走。
4. VERB (目光)游离
   If your eyes wander, you stop looking at one thing and start looking around at other things.
   1. His eyes wandered restlessly around the room...
      他的眼睛不安地转来转去，打量着房间。
   2. His eyes kept wandering to the picture...
      他的眼神不停地瞄到这幅画上。
   3. Read their body language. Are their eyes wandering or are they drumming the desk with their fingers?
      解读他们的肢体语言。他们的眼睛游离不定吗，抑或他们在用手指不停地敲打桌子？

1. He was not the type to wander round gaping at everything like a tourist.
   他不是那种像个游客似的四处闲逛、对什么都好奇张望的人。
2. Hardy antelope wander in from the desert.
   适应力强的羚羊从沙漠游荡到了这里。
3. No one knows for certain how many refugees wander the world today, or languish in camps without a permanent place of settlement.
   无人清楚如今有多少难民在到处流浪，或有多少人流离失所，在难民营里受苦。
4. They could wander where they wished and take jobs from who paid best.
   他们可以想去哪儿就去哪儿，谁给的钱多就给谁干活儿。
5. She could be a good scholar if she didn't let her mind wander so much.
   如果她没有如此心不在焉，可能会成为一名好学生。
6. Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.
   想象一下那长长的金色海滩吧，在那里你可以独自徜徉。
7. You can't simply wander around squatting on other people's property
   你不能这样到处乱窜，擅自占用别人的地产。
8. I jumped to my feet so my thoughts wouldn't start to wander
   我跳起来，免得走神。
9. When he got bored he wandered around the fair
   他烦了就去集市上逛逛。
10. They wandered off in the direction of the nearest store
    他们信步朝最近的商店走去。
11. Those who do not have relatives to return to are left to wander the streets and sleep rough.
    举目无亲的人只好四处游荡，露宿街头。
12. Because Mother is afraid we'll get lost, we aren't allowed to wander far
    妈妈生怕我们迷路，不准我们走远。
13. To keep their bees from wandering, beekeepers feed them sugar solutions.
    为了防止蜜蜂迷路，养蜂人给它们喝糖水。
14. His mind would wander, and he would lose track of what he was doing
    他会走神，忘了自己正在干什么。
15. Jarvis found his attention wandering
    贾维斯发现自己走神了。
16. Grace allowed her mind to wander to other things.
    格雷丝任由自己的思绪游走。
17. His eyes wandered restlessly around the room
    他的眼睛不安地转来转去，打量着房间。
18. His eyes kept wandering to the picture
    他的眼神不停地瞄到这幅画上。
19. Read their body language. Are their eyes wandering or are they drumming the desk with their fingers?
    解读他们的肢体语言。他们的眼睛游离不定吗，抑或他们在用手指不停地敲打桌子？
20. Don't wander from the subject.; Stick to the point.
    别扯远了。
21. Years of war have forced people to leave their home and wander about as refugees.
    连年战争，使百姓流离失所。
22. I wander if you have this machine if so.
    我徜徉，如果你有这台机器，若有。
23. We all wander from the right hand of god.
    我们都离开了上帝的右手。
24. Half way through the meeting my mind started to wander.
    会议开到了一半，我开始走神了。
25. You wander along for an hour, and if it is a big city, you are still there;
    你闲荡了一个钟头，如果那是一个大都市的话，你依然是在那都市里；
26. I wander over where you can't see.
    我在你看不见之处徘徊。
27. And even as I wander, I'm keeping you in sight.
    乃至我飘渺的，我把你的视线。
28. I like in your world wander, lost also not afraid.
    我喜欢在你的世界乱逛，丢了也不怕。
29. We can wander through the fields and even pick a few mushrooms to have with our breakfast!
    我们可以在田野中漫步，甚至可以采一些蘑菇和早饭一起吃。
30. I wander if you are thinking of me in somewhere of the earth.
    我徘徊，如果你是我的思想在某处地球。

verb

1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
   1. She always digresses when telling a story
   2. her mind wanders
   3. Don't digress when you give a lecture

   Synonym:    digressstraydivagate

2. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
   1. The gypsies roamed the woods
   2. roving vagabonds
   3. the wandering Jew
   4. The cattle roam across the prairie
   5. the laborers drift from one town to the next
   6. They rolled from town to town

   Synonym:    rollswanstraytramproamcastrambleroverangedriftvagabond

3. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
   1. the river winds through the hills
   2. the path meanders through the vineyards
   3. sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body

   Synonym:    weavewindthreadmeander

4. go via an indirect route or at no set pace
   1. After dinner, we wandered into town

5. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
   1. She cheats on her husband
   2. Might her husband be wandering?

   Synonym:    cheat oncheatcuckoldbetray