ramble
n. 漫步, 随笔 vi. 漫步, 漫谈, 漫游, 蔓延 vt. 闲逛于
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教材释义与例句
漫步；漫游；随笔
漫步；漫游；闲逛；漫谈；蔓延
漫步于…
释义与例句
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1.
A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.
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2.
A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
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A bed of shale over the seam of coal.
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A section of woodland suitable for leisurely walking.
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1.
To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course.
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To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.
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To lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address.
1994, Richard Thompson, “Beeswing” We was drinking more in those days and tempers reached a pitch And like a fool I let her run with the rambling itch
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To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
Francine has a tendency to ramble when it gets to be late in the evening.
She often rambles about bees' behavior, both in the hive and in the field.
Usually I don't mind listening to her ramble on a bit; it can be soothing.
Last night she was rambling on about horticultural methods, which was so soothing that I nodded off.
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5.
To follow a winding path or course.
The river rambled through the mountains.
词汇关系
词源
An altered form (with dissimilation of mm to mb) of dialectal rammle, from Middle English *ramlen, *ramelen, frequentative of Middle English ramen (“to roam, ramble”); compare Swedish ramla (“to stumble; fall; make a noise; rumble”), Danish ramle (“to stumble; collapse; thunder; boom”); equivalent to roam + -le. "mid-15 c., perhaps frequentative of 'romen' 'to walk, go' perhaps via 'romblen' (late 14 c.) 'to ramble.' The vowel change perhaps by influence of Middle Dutch 'rammelen,' a derivative of 'rammen' 'copulate,' 'used of the night wanderings of the amorous cat.' Meaning 'to talk or write incoherently' is from 1630s".
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