perambulate
/pəˈræmbjʊleɪt/verb
with obj.
1- formal walk or travel through or round (a place or area), especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way〈正式〉(尤指为娱乐或以休闲方式)走过, 步行通过; 漫步于:
she perambulated the square.
她在广场上散步。
1.1
- no obj. walk from place to place; walk about到处走, 漫步, 闲荡:
he grew weary of perambulating over rough countryside in bad weather.
他开始讨厌天气恶劣时在崎岖不平的乡村地区闲荡。
1.2
- Brit. historical walk round (a parish, forest, etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries; beat the bounds of〈英, 史〉巡行圈定(教区、森林等的)界线, 踏出…边界。
派生词
perambulation
nounperambulatory
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin perambulat- 'walked about', from the verb perambulare, from per- 'all over'+ambulare 'to walk'.