no obj., with adverbial of direction
1- (of a river or road) follow a winding course（河流或道路）蜿蜒延伸：
a river that meandered gently through a meadow
一条从草地中缓缓蜿蜒流过的河
as adj. meandering a meandering lane.弯弯曲曲的小巷。
1.1
- (of a person) wander at random（人）漫步, 蹓跶：
kids meandered in and out.
孩子们蹓进蹓出。
1.2
- no obj.(of a speaker or text) proceed aimlessly or with little purpose漫无边际地谈; （文章）行文散漫：
a stylish offbeat thriller which occasionally meanders.
一部时髦的、反传统的、偶尔偏离主题的恐怖小说。
(一般作meanders)
1- a winding curve or bend of a river or road河流（或道路）弯道, 河曲：
the river flows in sweeping meanders.
河水沿着大幅度弯道滚滚流去。
1.1
- in sing. a circuitous journey, especially an aimless one迂回旅行; 徘徊：
a leisurely meander round the twisting coastline road.
悠闲地沿着弯弯曲曲海岸公路的旅行。
1.2
- an ornamental pattern of winding or interlocking lines, e.g. in a mosaic回纹波形饰。
词源
late 16th cent. (as a noun)： from Latin maeander, from Greek Maiandros, the name of a river （see MENDERES）.