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gallivant

/gal-uh-vant, gal-uh-vant/US // ˈgæl əˌvænt, ˌgæl əˈvænt //UK // (ˈɡælɪˌvænt) //

纵横驰骋,纵横捭阖,驰骋,纵横交错

Related Words

traipse行走,行走路线,行走时,行车路线ramble漫步,漫步在路上stray流浪者,流浪汉,流浪的,流浪动物cruise巡航,邮轮,巡游,游轮range范围,系列,幅度,幅度大小jaunt郊游,短途旅行,远行,短途跋涉rove流荡,漂泊,漂流,漂浮roam遨游,漫游,巡回,巡回演出meander蜿蜒曲折,蜿蜒前进,蜿蜒曲折地前进,蜿蜒曲折地走着wander流浪,徘徊,流浪者,徘徊不前mooch揩油,揩油的人,揩油者,揩油的

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
    • : to go about frivolously and publicly with multiple romantic partners.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbrun around, gad about
Synonyms
cruise巡航,邮轮,巡游,游轮jaunt郊游,短途旅行,远行,短途跋涉meander蜿蜒曲折,蜿蜒前进,蜿蜒曲折地前进,蜿蜒曲折地走着mooch揩油,揩油的人,揩油者,揩油的ramble漫步,漫步在路上range范围,系列,幅度,幅度大小roam遨游,漫游,巡回,巡回演出rove流荡,漂泊,漂流,漂浮stray流浪者,流浪汉,流浪的,流浪动物traipse行走,行走路线,行走时,行车路线wander流浪,徘徊,流浪者,徘徊不前

Examples

  • I spent two weeks gallivanting through the underbrush and swimming across a deep blue lake, savoring the reprieve from my parents and school.

  • In fact, what he wanted her to do, he said, was to gallivant—to gallivant all day long.

  • But when fortune favored him, Mr. Gallivant didn't bother with musty old law books.

  • He put his soul into it, and when Mr. Gallivant's soul got into anything it straightway began to hum.

  • Mr. Gallivant's soul was in many respects similar to a Corliss engine.

  • It must be owned that in the privacy of his office this conclusion brought something very like a frown upon Mr. Gallivant's brow.

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