"wend" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 前行
• 走向

Definition

缓慢地朝某个方向前进，常常走曲折或间接的路线。主要用于文学或正式英语中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词非常古老、文学化，日常口语中极为罕见。常见于诗歌或历史性文本。现代英语多用'go'、'make one's way'、'proceed'等表达。常见短语有 'wend one's way'。不要与 'wind'（旋转、弯曲）混淆，尽管拼写相似。

Examples

We wend through the forest slowly.

我们慢慢地**前行**穿过森林。

The river wends to the sea.

河流**蜿蜒前行**至大海。

They wend their way home after the party.

他们聚会后**走向**家中。

Crowds wended their way through the city streets during the parade.

游行时，人群**缓慢穿行**在城市街道上。

We watched the group wend up the mountain path as the sun set.

夕阳下，我们看到那群人沿着山路**缓缓前行**。

Time seems to wend slowly on quiet afternoons.

安静的下午时光仿佛**慢慢流逝**。