roam

vi. 漫游，漫步；流浪

vt. 在…漫步，漫游；在…流浪

n. 漫步，漫游；流浪

vt.& vi.

漫游；漫步；

n.

漫步，漫游；

变形

过去式：roamed过去分词：roamed现在分词：roaming第三人称单数：roams

双语释义

vt. & vi. 随便走，漫步，漫游 walk about without any fixed plan or purpose

英英释义

roam[ rəum ]

v.move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

"The gypsies roamed the woods"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"

同义词：rollwanderswanstraytrampcastrambleroverangedriftvagabond

词组短语

roam about漫游；漫步

roam around散步，闲逛

同近义词辨析

这组词都有“徘徊、漫游”的意思，其区别是：

wander指无目的地到处徘徊或闲荡。

stroll常指无明确目的他悠闲而缓慢地漫游。

roam常指在广阔地方以自得其乐的愉快心情作无固定目标的漫游。

ramble一般指走走停停，心情愉快，步履轻松。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

They loved to roam the hills of west Virginia.
他们喜欢在西弗吉尼亚山脉间漫游。

Now they roam the Earth, following an insatiable wanderlust.
现在他们漫游地球,跟随一个永不知足的旅行热潮。

Bison used to roam through the American great plains, but most of them are slaughter by hunter.
从前野牛在美国大平原上漫游，但是大多数都被猎人屠杀了。

The sheep are allowed to roam freely on this land.
绵羊可以在这片地上自由走动。

I used to roam around the building after dark.
我过去常常在天黑后在建筑物周围闲逛。

He used to roam the street for hour on end.
他过去常逛大街，一逛就是几个小时。

权威例句

roam (v.)

c. 1300, romen, possibly from Old English *ramian "act of wandering about," which is probably related to aræman "arise, lift up." There are no certain cognate forms in other Germanic languages, but Barnhart points to Old Norse reimuðr "act of wandering about," reimast "to haunt." "Except in late puns, there is no evidence of connexion with the Romance words denoting pilgrims or pilgrimages to Rome ...." [OED], such as Spanish romero "a pilot-fish; a pilgrim;" Old French romier "travelling as a pilgrim; a pilgrim," from Medieval Latin romerius "a pilgrim" (originally to Rome). Related: Roamed; roamer; roaming.

1. They are often kept as pets in native villages [in New Guinea], where they are permitted to roam like barnyard fowl.

它们经常是土族村庄里的宠物（在新几内亚），在那它们可以像院子里的家禽一样随意漫步。

2. The rover should have at least one Martian year, or 687 days on Earth, to roam the planet, during which time it will collect, grind and analyze around 70 samples of rock and soil.

火星科学实验室至少要在火星上漫步一个火星年或者说687个地球日的时间，在其间它将收集、研磨并分析70个左右的岩石和土壤样品。

3. Brown bears still roam the forests, wolves hunt in the fields, and golden eagles soar the thermals.

在那里，棕熊仍在森林里漫步，狼群在原野上猎食，金雕在热风中翱翔。

4. The sanctuary would offer what Buckley considers the three staples for a happy elephant: freedom from dominance, room to roam and lots of other elephants.

保护区将为象提供贝克雷认为能让象过得快活的三个基本条件：不被主宰的自由，自由漫步的空间，大量同伴。

5. Some scientists believe that, in the future, small biological computers could roam our bodies monitoring our health and correcting any problems they find.

一些科学家相信,在未来,小型生物电脑可能“漫步”于我们的身体中来监测我们的健康,修正它们发现的任何问题。

6. With a "bang" of his stamp on my Schengen visa, I was free to roam much of Europe.

随着他“砰”的一声在我的申根签证上盖了戳，我就可以自由地在欧洲大部分地区漫游了。

7. Some scientists believe that, in the future, small biological computers could roam our bodies monitoring our health and correcting any problems they find.

一些科学家相信，未来小型生物计算机将能够在我们的身体内漫游，监测我们的健康状况，并解决发现的问题。

8. Roam and Jelly bring Jones something he can’t get within his home office: regular face-to-face contact with other professionals and colleagues.

“漫游”和“果冻”带给琼斯他无法在家获得的东西，那就是经常性面对面的和教授以及同事进行交流。

9. Or is it that your mind starts to roam, and you want to be able to concentrate on sex for longer periods?

或者是你的思维开始漫游，但是你希望专心在做爱上面，希望持续久一点？

10. Already, herds of elk, deer, and pronghorn antelope roam the grasslands, where visitors can camp, hike, and bike.

现在，驼鹿、鹿和叉角羚们已在草原上漫步，游客们可以在草原上野营、远足和骑车。

11. The advent of laptops, wi-fi and BlackBerries means that high-tech workers are no longer tethered to their desks, and the office of the future will be designed to let workers roam.

手提电脑，无线宽带和黑莓手机的到来意味着高科技工人们无需再围着他们的办公桌工作；未来办公室将被设计成工人可以漫步的地方。

12. In September 1799, he set out for Missouri where a son had preceded him. He settled in the Femme Osage valley where he continued to hunt and roam until his death.

1799年9月，他前往密斯里州，投奔自己的一个儿子，并最终定居于费姆奥萨奇山谷，在那里继续狩猎、漫游，直到辞世。

13. Virgo wants a long term commitment; Sagittarius has to be free to roam.

处女座想拥有长期承诺，而射手座需要自由，从而“漫步花丛中”。

14. Some 500 iguanas roam trees and pathways near corrals for peccaries, flamingos, mountain goats and peacocks. Cages house toucans and spider monkeys.

在野猪、火烈鸟、野山羊和孔雀各自的畜栏边上，约有500只的鬣蜥在树上和小路上漫步；犀鸟和蜘蛛猴都关在笼子里。

15. His spirit yearns for a monastery, but his body hungers for women and weed; his feet long to roam, but his personality is too passive.

他精神上渴求修道院般的禁欲，但他的身体却渴望女人，有着俗世的欲望。他想要漫游四方，但是性格太消沉。

16. The New Forest in south Hampshire is famous for the cows, ponies and donkeys that roam freely through the woods and villages.

南罕布什尔的新森林，出名的景物是：在林间和村庄自由漫步的牛、矮种马和驴。

17. They love to gallop and roam.

他们热爱奔跑，也喜欢四处漫步。

18. On the other hand, when able to roam outdoors, we can exert ourselves at a favourite sport or simply linger in the park.

另一方面，当我们在户外畅游时，我们可以做喜欢的运动或者在公园里漫步。

19. I want to roam about and see all the wide world, yet I also yearn for a little sheltered nook; like a bird with its tiny nest for a dwelling, and the vast sky for flight.

我想到处漫游，饱览这个广大的世界，然而，我也渴望一个小小的隐蔽处所；像一只飞鸟，拥有一个微小的巢穴栖息，也想翱翔于浩瀚的天空。

20. After dark, I liked to roam around the fields along footpaths. The feeling was excellent.

黄昏，我喜欢沿着田间小道漫步，那种感觉真是妙极了。

21. Undoubtedly one of the true joys of being an entrepreneur is that you are not trapped in one stifling occupation but are free to roam.

毫无疑问，作为一位企业家的真正乐趣之一是，你不会困在一个令人窒息的职业里，你可以自由翱翔。

22. Undoubtedly one of the true joys of being an entrepreneur is that you are not trapped in one stifling occupation but are free to roam.

毫无疑问，作为一位企业家的真正乐趣之一是，你不会困在一个令人窒息的职业里，你可以自由翱翔。

23. roam from place to place

从一处漫游到另一处

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

24. He used to roam the streets for hours on end.

他过去常逛大街, 一逛就是几个小时.

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

25. Bisons used to roam through the American Great Plains, but most of them were slaughtered by hunters.

从前野牛在美国大平原上漫游,但是大多数都被猎人屠杀了。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

26. Children were not permitted to roam around the second and first floors of the White House.

孩子们不允许在白宫的二楼和一楼到处闲逛。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

27. I now found it irresistible to roam during the day while my mother was cooking in the kitchens of the white folk.

这时候，趁日间妈妈在白人家里做饭的时候，我忍不住到处蹓跶起来。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

28. roam through the deserted village

漫步于空寂无人的村庄

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

29. Those who had known him best rather agreed that he should be allowed to roam at large.

最了解他的那些人甚至认为应该允许他任意游荡。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

30. I like to roam about over the countryside.

我喜欢在乡间走一走。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

31. Deciding that sleep would come when it was ready, he lay relaxed and wakeful, letting his mind roam.

他认定入睡不能强求，到时候就会睡着，于是精神放松，清醒地躺着，任思绪浮想联翩。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

32. Young Samuel loved to roam the crowded, bustling, cobblestoned streets.

年轻的塞缪尔喜欢在这些拥挤、喧闹和用鹅卵石铺的街上漫步。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句