rambling

adjective
🔊/ˈræmblɪŋ/
🔊/ˈræmblɪŋ/
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  1. (of a building建筑物) spreading in various directions with no particular pattern向四处延伸的;规划凌乱的 synonym sprawling
    • They live in a rambling old house in the country.他们住在乡下一间杂乱的老房子里。
    Topics Buildingsc2
  2. (of a speech or piece of writing讲话或文章) very long and confused冗长而含糊的;不切题的 synonym incoherent
    • a rambling letter不知所云的长信
    • She set off on a long rambling account of something that had happened the day before.她对前一天发生的事情进行了漫长的讨论。
    • The letter was long and rambling.这封信拖沓冗长,不知所云。
    Topics Literature and writingc2
  3. (of a plant植物) growing or climbing in all directions, for example up a wall蔓生的;攀缘生长的
    • a rambling rose蔓生的蔷薇

rambling

noun
🔊/ˈræmblɪŋ/
🔊/ˈræmblɪŋ/
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  1. [uncountable] the activity of walking for pleasure in the countryside乡间漫步
    • She’s a member of a rambling club.她是散漫俱乐部的成员。
    Topics Hobbiesc2
  2. ramblings
    [plural] speech or writing that continues for a long time without saying much and seems very confused漫无目的的讲话;长而离题的文章
    • the ramblings of a madman疯子的胡言乱语