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单词 roam
释义 roam
I. \ˈrōm\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English romen; perhaps akin to Old English ārǣman to raise, Old Norse reimt haunted, Old English rīsan to rise — more at rise
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to go from place to place without a specific purpose or direction : rove, wander
  < while various bands had moved to their reservations … they showed an increasing tendency to roamAmerican Guide Series: Minnesota >
 b. : to travel purposefully throughout a wide area unhindered
  < a mobile and elusive floating air base that can roam at will over three-quarters of the globe — R.A.Ofstie >
2. obsolete : to direct one's course : go, proceed
3. : to contemplate a wide range of thoughts or memories
 < scientists have more to do … than to allow their imaginations to roam at large — Joan Younger >
transitive verb
: to range over : wander about
 < cattle and sheep roam hillside meadows — American Guide Series: North Carolina >
 < roaming the streets >
 < his imagination roamed a continent — H.S.Commager >
II. noun
(-s)
: an act of roaming : wandering, ramble
III. intransitive verb
: to travel outside one's local calling area before using a cellular telephone
 < roaming charges >
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