单词 | ramble |
释义 | ramble /ram"beuhl/, v. , rambled, rambling, n. v.i. 1. to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time. 2. to take a course with many turns or windings, as a stream or path. 3. to grow in a random, unsystematic fashion: The vine rambled over the walls and tree trunks. 4. to talk or write in a discursive, aimless way (usually fol. by on): The speaker rambled on with anecdote after anecdote. v.t. 5. to walk aimlessly or idly over or through: They spent the spring afternoon rambling woodland paths. n. 6. a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure. [1610-20; orig. uncert.] Syn. 1. stroll, saunter, amble, stray, straggle. See roam. |
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