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Hovered Hover Verb Stay Moving Great 英[ˈhɒvə(R 美[ˈhʌvər

单词 hover
音标
英[ˈhɒvə(r)] 美[ˈhʌvər]
解释
vi.盘旋;徘徊;犹豫;n.徘徊;盘旋;
例句

VERB
悬浮;(鸟、昆虫等)振翅悬停
To hover means to stay in the same position in the air without moving forwards or backwards. Many birds and insects can hover by moving their wings very quickly.
例:Beautiful butterflies hovered above the wild flowers...美丽的蝴蝶在野花上方飞舞。
例:A police helicopter hovered overhead...一架警方直升机悬停在头顶上空。

VERB
逗留在一处;徘徊;踌躇
If you hover, you stay in one place and move slightly in a nervous way, for example because you cannot decide what to do.
例:Judith was hovering in the doorway...朱迪丝在门口徘徊。
例:With no idea of what to do for my next move, my hand hovered over the board.不知道下一步该怎么走,我一只手在棋盘上举落不定。

VERB
处于不确定状态;犹豫不决
If you hover, you are in an uncertain situation or state of mind.
例:She hovered on the brink of death for three months as doctors battled to save her...3个月来她一直在死亡线上徘徊,而医生则在全力挽救她的生命。
例: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。

VERB
(价格、价值、分数等)上下波动左右摇摆
If something such as a price, value, or score hovers around a particular level, it stays at more or less that level and does not change much.
例:In September 1989 the exchange rate hovered around 140 yen to the dollar...1989年9月,日元对美元的汇率一直在140比1的水平上下浮动。
例:His golf handicap hovered between 10 and 12.他的高尔夫球差点一直在10杆到12杆之间徘徊。
变形
third:hovers~done:hovered~ing:hovering~past:hovered~

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