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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。
漫步；游荡
wanders — third person singular of wander
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
漫步；游荡
To walk slowly around an area without a clear purpose or direction.
She wandered through the old town.
她漫步穿过古镇。
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’）。
漫无目的地移动或没有特定目的地；常为谋生而四处奔波。
To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
偏离；偏离正道；犯错。
To stray; stray from one's course; err.
犯通奸罪。
To commit adultery.
迂回地或以不同速度前往某处；沿弯曲路径移动。
To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
wander
Base
原形
wanders
3rd person
第三人称单数
wandering
-ing
现在分词
wandered
Past
过去式
wandered
Past participle
过去分词
She wanders through the forest every morning.
她每天早晨在森林里漫步。
I like to wander through the old streets of the city.
我喜欢在古城的小巷中漫步。
We wandered around the forest for hours before finding the trail.
我们在森林里徘徊了几个小时才找到小路。
During the lecture, my mind kept wandering to thoughts of the weekend.
讲座期间，我的思绪不断漫游到周末的计划上。
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。
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。
常用于抽象意义，指偏离话题或原则。
Don't wander from the main topic.
不要偏离主题。
Not this
I often wonder around the park after dinner.
Use this
I often wander around the park after dinner.
学习者常混淆‘wander’（漫步）与‘wonder’（想知道），二者发音相似但意义和拼写不同。‘wander’表示无目的的走动，而‘wonder’表示好奇。
Not this
He wandered the city all day.
Use this
He wandered around the city all day.
‘wander’是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语。正确用法需加介词（如around, through, in）再接地点名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
走开；走失
Don't wander off alone in the forest.
不要在森林里独自走开。
漫无目的地游荡
He wandered aimlessly through the streets.
他在街上漫无目的地游荡。
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。
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。
偏离；从……走开
The path wanders from the river into the hills.
小径从河边蜿蜒进入山丘。
走神；偏离
He started to wander off during the lecture.
他在讲座中开始走神。
闲逛；漫游
We spent the afternoon wandering around the old town.
我们整个下午都在老城区闲逛。
偏离主题
The speaker wandered from the point several times.
演讲者几次偏离了主题。
并非所有流浪者都迷失了方向。
From J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings'
出自J.R.R.托尔金的《魔戒》
我是一个流浪者，是的，我是一个流浪者。
From the song 'Wanderer' by Dion
出自迪翁的歌曲《流浪者》
Use wanders naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.