[withobj.](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 the locals perambulate up and down the thoroughfare. 她在广场上散步。 ■[noobj.]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。 ■(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 perambulation noun perambulatory adjective 语源
late Middle English: from Latin perambulat- 'walked about', from the verb perambulare, from per- 'all over' + ambulare 'to walk'