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ramble

UK //ˈræm.bəl//US //ˈræm.bəl//

词源

源自中古英语 'ramblen',可能来自古法语 'rambler'(漫游),与德语 'rammeln'(闲逛)有关。

verb

❶ 指漫无目的地散步或闲逛,通常用于描述在乡村或自然环境中悠闲地行走。

“We rambled through the woods for hours.”

(我们在树林里漫步了好几个小时。)

“She loves to ramble along the beach at sunset.”

(她喜欢在日落时分沿着海滩漫步。)

❶ 指说话或写作时东拉西扯,没有重点或逻辑不清。

“He rambled on about his childhood for an hour.”

(他东拉西扯地讲了一个小时的童年往事。)

“Her speech rambled and lost the audience's attention.”

(她的演讲东拉西扯,听众都失去了兴趣。)

同义词:wander, meander, roam, stroll, digress

noun

❶ 指漫无目的的散步或闲逛,通常是在乡村或自然环境中。

“We went for a ramble in the hills.”

(我们去山上散步了。)

“A Sunday ramble through the countryside is very relaxing.”

(周日在乡间散步非常放松。)

❶ 指冗长且没有重点的讲话或文章。

“His speech was a long ramble with no clear message.”

(他的演讲冗长且没有明确的信息。)

“The book is more of a ramble than a structured argument.”

(这本书更像是一篇东拉西扯的文章,而不是结构严谨的论述。)

同义词:stroll, wander, digression, meandering, roam

常见短语

go for a ramble — 指去散步或闲逛,通常是在自然环境中。

“Let's go for a ramble in the woods this afternoon.”

(我们今天下午去树林里散步吧。)

ramble on — 指说话或写作时东拉西扯,没有重点。

“He rambled on about his travels for hours.”

(他东拉西扯地讲了好几个小时他的旅行经历。)