a roam through/around sth
roam 作名词时，常后接 through、around 等介词短语，说明漫游的地点。
We took a roam through the narrow streets of the old town.
我们在老城狭窄的街道上漫游了一番。
漫游；闲逛
roams — plural of roam
漫游；闲逛；无目的或无目的地的旅行。；漫步
漫游；闲逛；无目的或无目的地的旅行。
The act of roaming; a wander; a travel without aim or destination
We had a quiet roam around the old town after dinner.
晚饭后，我们在老城区静静地逛了一圈。
用法提示：roam 在这里是名词，和 have 搭配表示一次闲逛。
She went for a long roam along the beach to clear her head.
她到海滩上长时间漫步，想理清思绪。
用法提示：roam 作名词，用在 go for a 结构中，表示一次漫步。
His roams across the hills were the inspiration for many poems.
他在山间的多次漫游成了许多诗歌的灵感来源。
用法提示：roams 是 roam 的复数名词形式，表示多次漫游经历。
roam 作名词时，常后接 through、around 等介词短语，说明漫游的地点。
We took a roam through the narrow streets of the old town.
我们在老城狭窄的街道上漫游了一番。
go for a roam 是常见的口语搭配，表示出去随便走走、闲逛。
After lunch we went for a roam along the beach.
午饭后我们沿着海滩闲逛了一圈。
have a roam 多用于英式口语，语气随意，强调随意地走一走。
She had a roam around the shops before going home.
回家前她在商店里逛了一圈。
意义最贴近，口语中常说 have a wander；更强调步行的随意性。
常用于较长的户外步行，尤其乡村远足；不一定像本词那样强调完全没有目的地。
侧重悠闲放松地慢慢走，通常路程短；不强调‘远方漫游’。
grammar · medium
易错句子We enjoyed roam along the river yesterday.
正确表达We enjoyed a roam along the river yesterday.
roam 在此义项中是可数名词，单数形式表示‘一次漫游’时需要限定词；用 a roam 指一次不确定的漫游，不能像不可数名词那样光用 roam。
grammar · medium
易错句子We went on two roam along the river last weekend.
正确表达We went on two roams along the river last weekend.
roam 是可数名词，前面有数词 two 时要用复数形式 roams；词尾加 -s 表示多次漫游，不能用单数 roam。
roam 此处为名词，义为‘漫游、无目的游荡’；其相对概念是‘stay（停留）’，但 stay 作名词常指一段逗留时间，与 roam 的动作名词并非完全等义。
闲逛；漫步
We decided to have a roam around the town.
我们决定在镇上四处逛逛。
在……中漫步；穿越……的漫步
They took a roam through the forest.
他们漫步穿过森林。
漫无目的的游荡
He was tired of his aimless roam from bar to bar.
他厌倦了漫无目的地从一个酒吧逛到另一个酒吧。
在游荡中；四处流浪
The wolves are often on the roam at dusk.
狼群经常在黄昏时四处游荡。
漫游常与探索新地方相关，但更强调发现未知。
漫游通常带有冒险色彩，涉及未知与刺激。
指对漫游的强烈渴望，与漫游一词直接关联。
漫游时可能涉及行程安排，尽管漫游本身常无固定路线。
漫游常发生在荒野等未被开发的自然区域。
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