ramble 音标拼音: [r'æmbəl]
n . 漫步,闲谈
vi . 漫步,漫谈,漫游,蔓延
vt . 闲逛于
漫步,闲谈漫步,漫谈,漫游,蔓延闲逛於
ramble n 1 :
an aimless amble on a winding course [
synonym : {
ramble },
{
meander }]
v 1 :
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner ; "
This novel rambles on and jogs " [
synonym : {
ramble on }, {
ramble },
{
jog }]
2 :
move about aimlessly or without any destination ,
often in search of food or employment ; "
The gypsies roamed the woods ";
"
roving vagabonds "; "
the wandering Jew "; "
The cattle roam across the prairie "; "
the laborers drift from one town to the next "; "
They rolled from town to town " [
synonym : {
roll },
{
wander }, {
swan }, {
stray }, {
tramp }, {
roam }, {
cast }, {
ramble },
{
rove }, {
range }, {
drift }, {
vagabond }]
Ramble \
Ram "
ble \,
n .
1 .
A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object ;
an excursion or stroll merely for recreation .
[
1913 Webster ]
Coming home ,
after a short Christmas ramble .
--
Swift .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . [
Cf . {
Rammel }.] (
Coal Mining )
A bed of shale over the seam . --
Raymond .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
A section of woods suitable for leisurely walking .
[
PJC ]
4 .
a type of dance ;
as ,
the Muskrat ramble .
[
PJC ]
Ramble \
Ram "
ble \ (
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a ^]
m "
b '
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v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Rambled }
(
r [
a ^]
m "
b '
ld );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Rambling } (
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a ^]
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ng ).]
[
For rammle ,
fr .
Prov .
E .
rame to roam .
Cf . {
Roam }.]
1 .
To walk ,
ride ,
or sail ,
from place to place ,
without any determinate object in view ;
to roam carelessly or irregularly ;
to rove ;
to wander ;
as ,
to ramble about the city ;
to ramble over the world .
[
1913 Webster ]
He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness ,
what is his liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind ? --
Locke .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To talk or write in a discursive ,
aimless way .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To extend or grow at random . --
Thomson .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
To rove ;
roam ;
wander ;
range ;
stroll .
[
1913 Webster ]
164 Moby Thesaurus words for "
ramble ":
Wanderjahr ,
afoot and lighthearted ,
airing ,
amble ,
babble ,
bat around ,
be insane ,
blab ,
blabber ,
blather ,
blether ,
bum ,
bumming ,
chat ,
chatter ,
clack ,
clatter ,
constitutional ,
count ties ,
depart ,
deviate ,
digress ,
discursion ,
dither ,
divagate ,
divagation ,
diverge ,
dote ,
drift ,
drifting ,
drivel ,
drool ,
err ,
errantry ,
excurse ,
flit ,
flitting ,
forced march ,
gab ,
gabble ,
gad ,
gad about ,
gadding ,
gallivant ,
gas ,
get sidetracked ,
gibber ,
gibble -
gabble ,
go about ,
go adrift ,
go astray ,
go away ,
go off ,
go on ,
go the rounds ,
gossip ,
gush ,
have a demon ,
haver ,
hike ,
hit the road ,
hit the trail ,
hobo ,
hoboism ,
itineracy ,
itinerancy ,
jabber ,
jaunt ,
jaw ,
knock about ,
knock around ,
march ,
maunder ,
meander ,
mooch ,
mosey ,
mush ,
natter ,
nomadism ,
nomadize ,
palaver ,
parade ,
patter ,
perambulate ,
peregrinate ,
peregrination ,
pererrate ,
pererration ,
peripatetic journey ,
peripateticism ,
pour forth ,
prate ,
prattle ,
promenade ,
prowl ,
rage ,
ramble on ,
rambling ,
range ,
rant ,
rattle ,
rattle on ,
rave ,
reel off ,
roam ,
roaming ,
rove ,
roving ,
run about ,
run amok ,
run mad ,
run on ,
saunter ,
schlep ,
scramble ,
slaver ,
slobber ,
snake ,
spout ,
spout off ,
sprangle ,
spread -
eagle ,
straddle ,
straggle ,
stray ,
straying ,
stretch ,
stroll ,
talk away ,
talk nonsense ,
talk on ,
tittle -
tattle ,
tour ,
traipse ,
traipsing ,
tramp ,
travel ,
trek ,
trudge ,
turn ,
turn aside ,
twaddle ,
twattle ,
twist ,
twist and turn ,
vagabond ,
vagabondage ,
vagabondia ,
vagabondism ,
vagabondize ,
vagrancy ,
waffle ,
walk ,
walk the tracks ,
walkabout ,
walking tour ,
wander ,
wandering ,
wanderlust ,
wayfare ,
wayfaring ,
wind ,
yak ,
yakkety -
yak
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