meanders

英 [miˈændəz]

美 [miˈændərz]

v.  蜿蜒而行; 迂回曲折; 漫步; 闲逛; (乏味地、令人费解地)漫谈，闲聊
n.  曲径; 迂回曲折的旅程
meander的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (河流、道路)蜿蜒而行，迂回曲折
  If a river or roadmeanders, it has a lot of bends, rather than going in a straight line from one place to another.
  1. ...roads that meandered round the edges of the fields...
     田地周围蜿蜒的道路
  2. A rural single railway track meanders through the valley...
     一条乡间的单轨铁路从山谷间曲折地穿过。
  3. The small river meandered in lazy curves down the centre...
     小河缓缓地绕着中心地区迤逦流过。
  4. We crossed a small iron bridge over a meandering stream.
     我们穿过架在蜿蜒小河上的一座小铁桥。
• 河曲;河湾
  Ameanderis a large bend in a river.
• VERB 漫步;闲荡;信步
  If youmeandersomewhere, you move slowly and not in a straight line.
  1. We meandered through a landscape of mountains, rivers, and vineyards...
     我们在群山、河流和葡萄园构成的美丽画卷中漫步。
  2. It's so restful to meander along Irish country roads.
     沿着爱尔兰的乡间小路漫步是多么惬意。
• VERB 漫谈;闲聊;(文章)结构松散
  If a speech, account, or piece of writingmeanders, it seems to move from one topic to another without any order or purpose.
  1. His talk appears to meander but by the end focuses attention on the true state of affairs.
     他的谈话看似不着边际，最终却集中到了事态的真相上来。
  2. ...a rich and meandering novel.
     一部内容丰富的漫谈小说

双语例句

• From its quiet beginnings in North Carolina, it meanders northward, growing in volume and velocity, until it reaches West Virginia.
  它平静地起源于北卡罗来那，蜿蜒北上，流量和流速都不断增加，直到它进入西弗吉尼亚。
• Since the stable transportation of sediment by hyperconcentrated flow is 'dependent on river channel boundary conditions, the latter plays an important role in formation of meanders of this kind.
  由于高含沙水流的稳定输送有赖于边界条件，故边界条件在这种曲流河床的形成中起了重要的作用。
• Study on the form law and the causes of formation in natural alluvial river meanders
  天然冲积河湾成因及形态规律
• The basic factors influencing the development and stability of meanders at Lower Jingjiang are the presence and evolution of the four outlets to the Dongting Lake.
  而影响下荆江河曲发育与稳定的基本因素是四口的存在与演变。
• The plain was crossed by the broad meanders of great rivers.
  这个平原上，许多大河的宽阔河湾纵横交错。
• That is, where the factors of momentum J1/ 2Q are small and its temporal distributions are uniform and stable, river channels under given boundary conditions tend to develop toward stable meanders.
  当动量因子J1/2Q小，且沿时程分布均匀稳定，则河道在既定的边界条件下向稳定的河曲发育。
• The baroclinic instability is the predominant mechanism for the growth of disturbances, and the mean available potential energy is the main energy source for the frontal meanders.
  扰动成长的主要机制是斜压不稳定，锋面弯曲的主要能源是平均有效位能。
• The dragon meanders around the hills and intersects at precise points the rectilinear bridge.
  龙游走在山间，并且在精确的地点与直线的桥相接。
• I know your advent is nothing but a reflection of the spring water that meanders through the woods; however, I still want this date to have a special meaning.
  我知道你的来临，只是泉水路过森林的闪光，可还是想使这个日子获得特殊的意义。
• Goldman wants to bolt before Congress or Mr Geithner, who still operates as a one-man band while the nomination process for his senior staff meanders along, has the chance to change fundamentally how it operates.
  高盛希望在国会或盖特纳有机会从根本上改变运作方式前就开小差，而其高级幕僚的任命过程还遥遥无期，盖特纳至今仍在唱独角戏。