Word · Frequency #14749
meanders
河曲；弯道；弯曲处
meanders is the plural of meander.
a bend or curve, especially in a river or stream
- 1.
One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
蜿蜒曲折路线中的一个转弯。
- 2.
a bend or curve, as in a stream or river
河流或溪流的弯曲
- 3.
One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse
河流、溪流或其他水道中一系列规则的弯曲、弯道、环路、转弯或蜿蜒。
- 4.
an aimless amble on a winding course
漫无目的的蜿蜒行走
- 5.
A tortuous or winding journey.
曲折或蜿蜒的旅程。
- 6.
Synonym of Greek key, a decorative border; fretwork.
希腊回纹的同义词,一种装饰性边框；回纹装饰。
- 7.
A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
一种自避闭合曲线,与一条线相交多次。
- 8.
A decorative border consisting of a repeated linear motif, particularly of intersecting perpendicular lines.
由重复线性图案组成的装饰性边框,特别是交叉的垂直线。
漫步；闲逛；曲折旅程；回纹饰；希腊回纹；蜿蜒闭合曲线；蜿蜒曲折路线中的一个转弯。；河流或溪流的弯曲
In use
The river's meander created a beautiful landscape.
The path followed a gentle meander through the forest.
The meander of the old road confused the travelers.
Connections
Collocations
- river meander
- 河流弯道
- The river meander here is one of the sharpest in the valley.这里的河流弯道是整个山谷中最急的之一。
- meander loop
- 曲流环
- As the meander loop grew, it eventually separated from the main river.随着曲流环不断扩大，它最终与主河道分离。
- meander belt
- 河曲带
- The meander belt of the Mississippi is extremely wide.密西西比河的河曲带非常宽阔。
- take a meander
- 去漫步
- We took a meander along the coastal path.我们沿着海边小路漫步。
- aimless meander
- 漫无目的的闲逛
- After the meeting, we had an aimless meander around the city.会议结束后，我们在城里漫无目的地闲逛。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：me 是“我”，想象我沿弯曲河岸走；M 形河曲就是 meander，强调蜿蜒，别和 wander（漫步）混淆。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：地理/水文描述，如河流弯道、文学/游记中的曲折路程 meander 作名词时通常用于较正式或书面化的语境，多出现在地理、水文或文学性描写中，日常口语中较少直接使用。可搭配如 the meander of a river/path，表达“弯曲、迂回”的含义。
Grammar Note
通常用复数形式
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: slander, gander, pander, and commander all share the stressed /ændɚ/ ending, so they rhyme with meander. Lookalikes that sound different: wander (starts with /wɑn-/, not /miˈæn-/) and mender (/ˈmendɚ/, with /ɛ/, not /æ/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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