[no obj.]talk in a rambling manner 唠叨,漫无边际地说 Dennis maundered on about the wine. 丹尼斯不断地唠叨葡萄酒的事。 ■[with adverbial]move or act in a dreamy or idle manner (心不在焉地)闲逛,游逛 he maunders through the bank, composing his thoughts. 他梦游般穿过银行,调整着自己的思绪。
语源
early 17th cent.: perhaps from obsolete maunder 'to beg'