单词 | knock about or around |
释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to wander or travel about reporters who knock around in troubled parts of the world Synonyms wander He wandered aimlessly around the garden. travel You can travel to Helsinki tomorrow. roam They were encouraged not to let their cattle roam freely. rove roving about the town in the dead of night range They range widely in search of carrion. drift People drifted around the room. stray A railway line crosses the park so children must not be allowed to stray. ramble freedom to ramble across the moors straggle They came straggling up the cliff road. traipse go walkabout (Australian) stravaig (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect) Additional synonymsin the sense of drift Definition to move aimlessly from one place or activity to another People drifted around the room. Synonyms wander, stroll, stray, roam, meander, rove, range, straggle, traipse (informal), stravaig (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), peregrinate in the sense of ramble Definition to walk for relaxation, sometimes with no particular direction freedom to ramble across the moors Synonyms walk, range, drift, wander, stroll, stray, roam, rove, amble, saunter, straggle, traipse (informal), go walkabout (Australian), perambulate, stravaig (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), peregrinate in the sense of range Definition to roam (over) They range widely in search of carrion. Synonyms roam, explore, wander, rove, sweep, cruise, stroll, ramble, traverse, go walkabout (Australian) Nearby words of |
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