Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3027
wander
漫步；游荡
To walk slowly around an area without a clear purpose or direction.
可作不及物动词（常与about/around连用）或及物动词（后接地点名词，意为‘在…漫游’）。
- 1.
To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
漫无目的地移动或没有特定目的地；常为谋生而四处奔波。
- 2.
To stray; stray from one's course; err.
偏离；偏离正道；犯错。
- 3.
To commit adultery.
犯通奸罪。
- 4.
To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
迂回地或以不同速度前往某处；沿弯曲路径移动。
- 5.
Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.
指思想失去焦点,或论点、注意力不清。
偏离；离题；蜿蜒；漫无目的地移动或没有特定目的地；常为谋生而四处奔波。；偏离；偏离正道；犯错。；犯通奸罪。
In use
I like to wander through the old streets of the city.
We wandered around the forest for hours before finding the trail.
During the lecture, my mind kept wandering to thoughts of the weekend.
wander + prep phrase
介词短语表示地点，常见搭配有through/around/in。
She wandered through the old town.
她漫步穿过古镇。
wander off
常表示无意中走远或走失。
The child wandered off and got lost.
孩子走开迷路了。
wander from sth
常用于抽象意义，指偏离话题或原则。
Don't wander from the main topic.
Connections
Collocations
- wander around
- 四处闲逛
- We spent the afternoon wandering around the old town.我们整个下午都在老城区闲逛。
- wander off
- 走开；走失
- Don't wander off alone in the forest.不要在森林里独自走开。
- wander aimlessly
- 漫无目的地游荡
- He wandered aimlessly through the streets.他在街上漫无目的地游荡。
- mind wanders
- 走神；思绪飘忽
- During the lecture, my mind kept wandering.讲座期间，我的思绪一直在飘忽。
- wander through
- 漫步穿过
- She wandered through the museum for hours.她在博物馆里漫步了好几个小时。
- wander from
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个人漫无目的地走来走去，嘴里念叨“弯的”（wander音似），因为路是弯的。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：aimless strolling、exploring without destination 通常用于描述没有固定目的地随意走动，常见于日常对话和文学描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'squander' rhymes with 'wander' (same stressed vowel /ɑ/ or /ɒ/ and following /ndər/). The other listed words have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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