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

• 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
• 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。
• Effects of Topography on Kuroshio Frontal Meanders in the East China Sea
  地形对东海黑潮锋面弯曲影响研究
• The effects of variation for flow core position and flux on Kuroshio frontal meanders in the East China Sea
  流核位置和流量变化对东海黑潮锋面弯曲影响的研究
• 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 river forms broad loops, called meanders.
  河流形成宽阔的河弯，称之为河曲。
• 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。
• 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。
• Streams tend to meander through level land. when it finds itself in a pleasant low valley, it stops and meanders there a while;
  河流流经平地时有蜿蜒曲折的倾向当水流涌到一片低洼的溪谷时，它便在那边曲曲折折地流着一会儿；
• 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。