词汇 | roamed |
释义 | roamed past simple and past participle ofroam roam verb uk /rəʊm/ us /roʊm/ roamverb (MOVE AROUND)[ I+ adv/prep, T ] to move about or travel, especially without a clear idea of what you are going to do: 闲逛(于);漫步(于);漫游(于) After the bars close, gangs of youths roam the city streets.酒馆关门后,成群结伙的年轻人在城里街道上游荡。 She roamed around America for a year, working in bars and restaurants.她花了一年的时间在美国各地游历,一路在酒吧和饭店里打工。 Synonyms drift range rove wander Compare trampverb rambleverb [ I or T ] If someone's hands or eyes roam, they touch or look in many different places, especially in a sexual way or when they should not do this: She enjoys his company, but occasionally he lets his hands roam where they shouldn't. We are sick of fighting off roaming hands on dates. Her eyes boldly roamed the room. [ I ] to have sexual relationships or experiences outside of your marriage or usual relationship: There are some people who are faithful and some who tend to roam. She put up with a roaming husband in order to protect her child. General words for movement betake body English budge budge up carry circulate gone heaving inertly keepy-uppy kinetic kinetic energy motion movement pass repair repair to somewhere scoot seethe shove You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Travelling Relationships: infidelity roamverb (PHONE SERVICE)to connect to a mobile phone service that is not the one that you normally use, for example if you are in another country: Trying to place an outbound mobile phone call results in an error message telling you that you are roaming. You can stop your phone from roaming if you want to avoid big charges when abroad. Communications - by telephone 0800 number 3G 4G 5G access code aeroplane mode airplane mode buzz caller ID Freephone ISDN nomophobia patch someone through phone in phone mast pick reverse speakerphone telephone unlisted You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Communications - general words Examples of roamedroamed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. A punitive expedition of four thousand roamed the country murderously. Exposure to animals that had diarrhoea and access of the child to areas in which the pets roamed were also not associated with illness. Mobs of seven- to eight-thousand people roamed the land and manhandled the officials of the fiscal administration. Chickens and goats roamed about in profusion. Chords that had previously stalked his compositional landscape in packs, their raison d'être dependent upon familial relationships, now roamed as independent sonorities freed from collective responsibility. Press gangs constantly roamed the pampa in search of recruits, and landowners were virtually powerless to impede the commandeering of their work-force. Indeed, the boundaries of a "housewife" were not altogether clear; they extended to wherever she roamed and were not restricted to the space of her physical home. Some carts were seized and others overturned and their loads scattered, and groups of women roamed the streets after dark to try to prevent clandestine deliveries. There were several days of rioting in which mobs roamed the streets breaking windows and burning cars. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He roamed at great length and breadth over the whole world, and he justly paid tribute to the efforts of our troops in action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He roamed the world and everything else had to give way to his desires. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Up to now we have had a most interesting debate which has roamed far and wide. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Bands of people roamed from place to place providing essential labour to farms and businesses, and they camped peacefully. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has roamed over the steel industry and the coal industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was the first of the vessels which have roamed the seas with nowhere to go. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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