n. 漫步, 随笔

vi. 漫步, 漫谈, 漫游, 蔓延

vt. 闲逛于

Ramble \Ram"ble\ (r[a^]m"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rambled}
(r[a^]m"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rambling} (r[a^]m"bl[i^]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.

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.

2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.

3. To extend or grow at random. --Thomson.

Syn: To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.


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.

Coming home, after a short Christmas ramble.
--Swift.

2. [Cf. {Rammel}.] (Coal Mining) A bed of shale over the
seam. --Raymond.

3. A section of woods suitable for leisurely walking.
[PJC]

4. a type of dance; as, the Muskrat ramble.
[PJC]