roam /rəʊm $ roʊm/ ●○○ verb1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TRAVEL to walk or travel, usually for a long time, with no clear purpose or direction 闲逛,漫步;漫步于 → wanderroam over/around/about etcThe dogs are allowed to roam around. 允许狗四处活动。
Chickens and geese roam freely in the back yard. 鸡和鹅在后院随意溜达。
You shouldn’t let your children roam the streets. 你不应该让孩子在街上游荡。
roam the countryside/desert/forests etcWild sheep roam the hills. 野羊在山上漫步。
► see thesaurus at travel 2 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT]LOOK AT if your eyes roam over something, you look slowly at all parts of it 〔缓慢地〕打量Her eyes roamed the room. 她将房间打量了一遍。
roam overHis eyes roamed over the bookshelves. 他的目光扫过一个个书架。
n3 [intransitiveI] to use your mobile phone in a different country or area from usual by connecting to a different networkSome pay-as-you-go phones do not allow you to roam.