hover

英 ['hɒvə(r)] 美 ['hʌvər]

• v. 盘旋；徘徊；靠近（某事物），维持在某种不确定的状态
• n. 盘旋

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. (鸟等)盘旋

   (of birds etc.) stay in the air in one place

2. vi. (人)徘徊,走来走去

   (of people) stay around one place, especially in a way that annoys other people

3. vi. 犹豫,摇摆不定

   (between) be in an uncertain state

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 徘徊
2. 盘旋
3. 停留在空中
4. 停留
5. 伏窝孵化
6. 徘回
7. 停悬
8. 犹豫
9. 彷徨
10. 走来走去
11. 摇摆不定
12. 踌躇
13. 靠近
14. 处于不稳定状态
15. 逗留在附近
16. 孵

n. 名词

1. 盘旋
2. 翱翔
3. 徘回
4. 漂浮植物岛
5. 伞状育雏器
6. 顶棚
7. 遮棚
8. 徘徊
9. 犹豫
10. 彷徨

英英释义

Verb:

1. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action;

   "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
   

2. move to and fro;

   "The shy student lingered in the corner"
   

3. hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

4. be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity;

   "The guru claimed that he could levitate"
   

5. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing;

   "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The hawk is hovering overhead.
   鹰在头顶上盘旋。
2. After the alien spacecraft had hovered over the park for a short time, it vanished.
   那只外星来的宇宙飞船在公园上空盘旋了一会儿之后就不见了。
3. He hovered nervously in the doorway.
   他在门口紧张地来回踱步。
4. The mercury hovered around 35 Celsius degree.
   水银温度计停留在摄氏35度左右。
5. He hovered on the edge of consciousness.
   他似醒非醒。

用作名词 (n.)

1. He felt creeping of fate, the circling of wolves, the hover of vultures.
   他感到厄运已经来到，豺狼正在包围，秃鹰也在盘旋。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. A hawk hovers in the sky.
   一只老鹰在天空盘旋。
2. You don't hover round the table.
   你不要围着桌子走来走去。
3. He is hovering between life and death.
   他处于生死之间。

经典引文

• A faint red glow hovered over the dark, heaving water.

  出自： Hugh Walpole

• He..turned out the lamp, around which great moths were hovering in the languid air.

  出自： A. J. Cronin

• Persistently this time, hovering then dropping vertically in short bursts.

  出自： B. Hines

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

hover between( v.+prep. )

犹豫不决be undecided between
hover between
I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight.

我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。

hover over( v.+prep. )

威胁threaten

hover round( v.+prep. )

在…身边等候wait near
hover round sb
He hovered round his father.

他在他父亲身边等候。

词汇搭配

• hover mower 悬浮草坪割草机...
• hover train 翱翔火车
• hover platform 气垫平台
• hover performance 气垫操作
• hover ground 松软地,松散地,不坚...
• spot hover 定点悬停
• hover marine 气垫船
• hover-craft =hovercraft
• hover between 在 ... 之间徘徊...
• hover around 在上空盘旋
• hover about 悬浮

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的hoveren，意为盘旋，徘徊。

近反义词

【近义词】

• falter
• waver