wander: implies an absence of or an indifference to a fixed course: found her ~ing about the square.


stray: carries a stronger suggestion of a deviation from a fixed or proper course and may connote a being lost: ~ed into the underbrush.     高大树木下的灌木丛


roam: suggests a wandering about freely and often far afield and often connotes enjoyment: liked to ~ through the woods.   强调自在轻松享受，又如tourists roamed (through) the streets游客在街道上漫步，如希拉里个性签名是a woods roamer树林漫步者


ramble: stresses carelessness and indifference to one's course or objective and suggests a straying beyond bounds or inattention to guiding details: the speaker ~d on without ever coming to the point.   ramble强调走路或说话冗长、漫无目的，常形容人说话散漫冗长反复无趣


rove: suggests vigorous and sometimes purposeful roaming: armed brigands ~d through the countryside.   强调有活力地漫游，有时也表示有目的(vigorous, purposeful)，如本例劫匪强盗游荡，如land rover是路虎汽车，Zhu Rong祝融是我国第一辆Mars rover火星车


range: adds to rove an emphasis on the extent of territory covered and is often used when literal wandering is not implied: a lecture that ~d over much of both Eastern and Western philosophy.


traipse: implies an erratic if purposeful and vigorous course: ~d all over town looking for the right dress.   erratic不规则难以预测  traipse一般表示疲惫地走、拖沓地走，而不是vigorous充满活力地走，因此vigorous没有译出  又如traipsing around shops逛商场（表示疲惫），本例疲惫地走遍城市四处寻找  


meander: implies a winding or intricate course suggestive of aimless or listless wandering: the river ~s for miles through rich farmland.   aimless漫无目标listless无精打采


wander漫步: 指没有固定路线，stray走偏迷路: 表示偏离正路，走失迷路，roam漫游: 表示自在轻松的享受远足，ramble(长时间的)闲逛闲谈: 强调不注意方向、漫无边际，rove漫游: 指充满活力地漫游，range走过范围: 强调覆盖的范围，通常用引申义，traipse疲惫地走: 指疲惫地走，meander蜿蜒: 形容江河溪流曲曲弯弯


记忆方法: 1) 首字母排序为RRRR MTWS四人 码头玩耍<==漫步     "漫"从水曼声，本义指"水满向外流"，如水漫金山，漫过桥面 1、引申为遍布，如漫山遍野漫天白雪 2、由水流特性引申出不受拘束，如漫步漫游指随意悠闲地走，散漫漫话漫谈漫画都表示随意不受拘束    

         2) 漫步的意思是无目的地四处走mean to move about more or less aimlessly from place to place.首字母排序为RRRR MTWS四人 码头玩耍<==漫步