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

CET6TEM4IELTSGRE考研TOEFL中低频词常用词汇

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