roam
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to walk or travel around an area without any definite aim or direction 徜徉；閒逛；漫步 - + adv./prep.
The sheep are allowed to roam freely on this land. 綿羊可以在這片地上自由走動。 Ramblers are calling for the right to roam (= the freedom to walk in open countryside) to be extended. 漫步者呼籲擴大漫遊的權利。 - roam something
to roam the countryside/the streets 漫步於鄉村/街道
Extra ExamplesTopics Hobbiesc2He'd roamed aimlessly for a few hours. 他已經漫無目的地閒逛了幾個小時。 The animals were allowed to roam free. 動物可以自由走動。 They're roaming around the countryside. 他們在鄉間閒逛。 Wild camels roam across the country. 全國各地都可見到野駱駝的蹤迹。 roaming through the town 逛遍城鎮 the wild dog's instinct to roam widely 野狗到處遊蕩的本能 when dinosaurs roamed the earth 恐龍還在地球上漫步的時候 A number of mammal species roamed widely around the northern hemisphere. 許多哺乳動物種類在北半球漫遊。 Animals roam freely around the village. 動物在村子四處自由地活動。 Gangs of barefoot children roam the city streets, begging for scraps. 一群群赤腳的孩子在大街上遊逛，討要殘羹剩飯。 I'd like to be a photographer and roam the world with my camera. 我想成爲一名攝影師，用我的相機環遊世界。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- free
- freely
- widely
- …
- allow somebody/something to
- let somebody/something
- about
- around
- across
- …
- the freedom to roam
- the right to roam
- roam the earth
- …
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive, transitive]
(of the eyes or hands 眼睛或手 to move slowly over every part of somebody/something （緩慢地）掃遍，摸遍 - roam over something/somebody
His gaze roamed over her. 他聚精會神地上下打量她。 Her eyes roamed over him, assessing him. 她上下打量審視着他 。 - roam something/somebody
Her eyes roamed the room. 她將房間打量了一遍。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- free
- freely
- widely
- …
- allow somebody/something to
- let somebody/something
- about
- around
- across
- …
- the freedom to roam
- the right to roam
- roam the earth
- …
- roam over something/somebody
Word OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin.