wander: [OE] To wander is etymologically to ‘turn’ off the correct path. The word comes, together with German wandern, from a prehistoric West Germanic *wandrōjan, which was derived from the base *wand-, *wend- ‘turn’ (source also of English wand, went, etc). The German compound wanderlust, literally ‘traveldesire’, was borrowed into English at the beginning of the 20th century. => wand, went
wander (v.)
Old English wandrian "move about aimlessly, wander," from West Germanic *wandran "to roam about" (cognates: Old Frisian wondria, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wanderen, German wandern "to wander," a variant form of the root represented in Old High German wantalon "to walk, wander"), from PIE root *wendh- "to turn, wind, weave" (see wind (v.1)). In reference to the mind, affections, etc., attested from c. 1400. Related: Wandered; wandering. The Wandering Jew of Christian legend first mentioned 13c. (compare French le juif errant, German der ewige Jude).
实用例句
1. Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.
想象一下那长长的金色海滩吧,在那里你可以独自徜徉。
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2. Grace allowed her mind to wander to other things.
格雷丝任由自己的思绪游走。
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3. You can't simply wander around squatting on other people's property.
你不能这样到处乱窜,擅自占用别人的地产。
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4. A wander around any market will reveal stalls piled high with vegetables.
随便到哪个市场逛逛,都能看见蔬菜堆得老高的菜摊。
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5. I jumped to my feet so my thoughts wouldn't start to wander.