hover
英['hɒvə]
美['hʌvɚ]
- vi. 盘旋，翱翔；徘徊
- n. 徘徊；盘旋；犹豫
- vt. 孵；徘徊在…近旁
- n. (Hover)人名；(英、德)霍弗
词态变化
第三人称单数: hovers;过去式: hovered;过去分词: hovered;现在分词: hovering;
助记提示
1. head + over => hover.
2. 在头顶上空盘旋。
中文词源
hover 翱翔，盘旋
可能来自中古英语hoven,逗留，等待，招待，词源同hovel,简陋的住所。由逗留引申词义盘旋，翱翔。
英文词源
- hover (v.)
- c. 1400, hoveren, frequentative of hoven "hover, tarry, linger;" see hove (1). Related: Hovered; hovering. As a noun from 1510s.
双语例句
- 1. You don't hover over him.
- 你不要威胁他.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. You don't hover round the table.
- 你不要围着桌子走来走去.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Seagulls hover over the surging waves.
- 海鸥在惊涛骇浪上翱翔.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. Two hawks were hover ing overhead.
- 两只鹰在头顶盘旋.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. Just as at the turn of the century, we hover between great hopes and great fears.
- 正如世纪之交时那样，我们再次在巨大的希望和忧虑之间彷徨不定。
来自柯林斯例句