hover

['hʌvə]

v.盘旋, 徘徊, 靠近（某事物）、维持在某种不确定的状态
n.盘旋

vi.

1. (鸟等)盘旋; (直升飞机)停留在空中

The helicopter hovered over the house.

直升飞机停留在那房子上空。

2. 徘徊; 停留

The dogs hovered around me while I was fixing their dinner.

我给狗儿们弄吃的时候它们围着我转。

3. 犹豫, 彷徨[(+between)]

She is hovering between life and death.

她在生死之间徘徊。

n.

盘旋; 徘徊, 犹豫[U]

词形变化

副词: hoveringly | 名词: hoverer | 动词过去式: hovered | 动词过去分词: hovered | 动词现在分词: hovering | 动词第三人称单数: hovers |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.翱翔

float  flit  sail  drift

vi.徘徊; 踌躇

waver  hesitate  pause  falter  

同义参见:

poise  soar  kite  fly  

英英释义

动词 hover:

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

同义词：vibrate, vacillate, oscillate

move to and fro

同义词：linger

hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity

同义词：levitate

hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

同义词：brood, loom, bulk large

补充

hoverhover英:[ˈhɔvə] 美:[ˈhʌvɚ, ˈhɑv-]vi.1.(鸟等)盘旋A hawk hovers in the sky.一只老鹰在天空盘旋。2.(人)徘徊, 走来走去You don't hover round the table.你不要围着桌子走来走去。3.犹豫, 摇摆不定He is hovering between life and death.他处于生死之间。

例句

1. For a while two hawks hovered above them.两只老鹰在他们上方盘旋了好一会儿。 2. Beautiful butterflies hovered above the wild flowers.美丽的蝴蝶在野花上面盘旋起舞。 3. A police helicopter hovered overhead.一架警方直升机在头顶上悬停着。 4. Mist hovered in all the valleys.所有的山谷中都飘浮着一层薄雾。 5. The wine waiter was hovering at his elbow.斟酒服务员在他的身边候着。 6. Judith was hovering in the doorway.朱迪思在门口徘徊不定。 7. With no idea of what to do for my next move, my hand hovered over the chessboard.不知道下一步该怎么走, 我的手在棋盘上迟迟未落子。 8. She was hovering between the two suitors.她在两个追求者之间犹豫不决。 9. She hovered on the brink of death for three months.她在死亡线上挣扎了三个月。 10. In September 1989 the exchange rate hovered around 140 yen to the dollar.1989年9月, 日元对美元的汇率徘徊在140日元对1美元左右。 11. His golf handicap hovered between 10 and 12.他的高尔夫差点在10到12之间波动。 12. hover your mouse over the dividing line between column designators A and B.将鼠标置于A列和Ｂ列指定符之间的分界线上。 13. Seagulls hover over the surging waves.海鸥在惊涛骇浪上翱翔。 14. The hovercraft slowly hovered after starting.气垫飞行器发动之后慢慢升腾起来。 15. I hovered in front of the door of Mary, and never dared to knock at her door.我在玛丽的门前徘徊不前，一直不敢敲她的门。 16. to hover over someone守候在某人身边 17. He hovered between staying and leaving.在去留问题上，他犹豫不决了。 18. The price hovers with demand.价格随着需求的变化而波动。 19. A cygnet is hovered by a duck.野鸭孵化出的小天鹅 20. I saw some spies hovering my house.我看见有几个密探在我家的周围转来转去。 21. Army helicopters hovered overhead.军用直升机在空中悬停。 22. her hand hovered over the console.她的手停在控制台上。 23. she hovered anxiously in the background.她焦急地在后台徘徊。 24. inflation will hover around the 4 per cent mark.通货膨胀率会在4％左右上下波动。 25. his expression hovered between cynicism and puzzlement.他的表情介于讥讽和迷惑之间。 26. He hovered nervously outside the office.他紧张地在办公室外面徘徊。 27. Watch as the hummingbird hovers over the flowers.看那只蜂鸟在花朵上方悬停。 28. Helicopters hovered above us.直升机在我们上空盘旋。 29. Bees hovered around the hive.蜜蜂在蜂巢边盘旋。 30. Waiters hovered near our table.服务员侍候在我们桌旁。 31. nervous mothers hovering over their children守候在孩子身旁的紧张的母亲们 32. Unemployment rates were hovering around 10 percent.失业率在10%左右波动。 33. Temperatures will continue to hover around freezing.气温将持续在冰点上下徘徊。 34. The patient was hovering between life and death.病人正处于生死边缘。 35. The country hovers on the brink of famine.这个国家濒临饥荒。