hover
英 [ˈhɒv.ər]
美 [ˈhʌ.vɚ]
- 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
1. head + over => hover.
2. 在头顶上空盘旋。
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。
- hover (v.)
- c. 1400, hoveren, frequentative of hoven "hover, tarry, linger;" see hove (1). Related: Hovered; hovering. As a noun from 1510s.
- 1. You don't hover over him.
- 你不要威胁他.
- 2. You don't hover round the table.
- 你不要围着桌子走来走去.
- 3. Seagulls hover over the surging waves.
- 海鸥在惊涛骇浪上翱翔.
- 4. Two hawks were hover ing overhead.
- 两只鹰在头顶盘旋.
- 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。