| 单词 | maunder |
| 释义 | maunder (once / 10553 pages) v When you maunder, you talk in a rambling mutter. People being questioned by reporters should try to answer articulately — they shouldn't just maunder in response. The difference between a great speech and an interminably boring one is that a good speaker keeps it short (and often funny), but a bad one tends to maunder in a mumbling voice. A novelist who tends to have her characters maunder on endlessly needs a skilled editor. Although maunder sometimes also means "wander aimlessly," it doesn't come from the similar meander but probably from a root meaning "to beg." WORD FAMILYmaunder: maundered, maundering, maunders USAGE EXAMPLESNaomi Maunder didn't know anyone when she arrived at university, and felt a bit lonely and vulnerable at the start. BBC(Nov 02, 2016) On the far side of the Moon lies the Maunder crater, named after two British astronomers - Annie and Walter Maunder. BBC(Oct 04, 2016) And a reminder that the journey is a maundering circle, filled with both farce and delight. Time(Sep 29, 2016) 1v speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Syn|Hypo|Hyper blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle babble, blather, blether, blither, smatter to talk foolishly mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech 2v talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice Syn|Hyper mumble, mussitate, mutter mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech 3v wander aimlessly Hyper cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |
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