hover

英 [ˈhɒvə(r)]

美 [ˈhʌvər]

v. 翱翔; 盘旋; 踌躇，彷徨(尤指在某人身边); 靠近(某事物); 处于不稳定状态

现在分词：hovering　过去式：hovered　第三人称单数：hovers　过去分词：hovered　

CET6 考研 TOEFL IELTS GRE TEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6116 / COCA.5041

同义词辨析

fly hover soar【导航词义：飞】

flyv. 飞，飞翔

〔辨析〕

泛指鸟或昆虫展开翅膀飞翔；也指飞机等在空中飞行。

〔例证〕

A bird flew in through the open window.
一只鸟从敞开的窗口飞了进来。
Keep silent, or the butterfly will fly away.
别出声，要不然蝴蝶该飞走了。
The plane was attacked as it flew over the sea.
飞机在飞越这片海域时遭到了攻击。

hoverv. 盘旋

〔辨析〕

指鸟、昆虫或直升机停留在某处上空。

〔例证〕

A fly was hovering above a steamed bun.
一只苍蝇在馒头上面飞来飞去。
Have you seen the bird hovering above the surface of the water?
你看见在水面上方盘旋的那只鸟儿了吗？
A police helicopter hovered overhead.
一架警用直升机悬停在头顶上空。

soarv. 〈文〉翱翔，高飞

〔辨析〕

指禽鸟高飞或某物从低处飞向高空。

〔例证〕

The hawks are soaring high above the hills.
老鹰在山的上空高高翱翔。
The ball soared to right field.
那球腾空而起，飞到了右外场。

牛津词典

verb

翱翔；盘旋
to stay in the air in one place
1. A hawk hovered over the hill.
  一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。
踌躇，彷徨（尤指在某人身边）
to wait somewhere, especially near sb, in a shy or uncertain manner
1. He hovered nervously in the doorway.
  他在门口紧张地来回踱步。
靠近（某事物）；处于不稳定状态
to stay close to sth, or to stay in an uncertain state
1. Temperatures hovered around freezing.
  气温在冰点上下徘徊。
2. He hovered on the edge of consciousness.
  他似醒非醒。
3. A smile hovered on her lips.
  她的嘴上挂着一丝笑容。

柯林斯词典

VERB 悬浮;（鸟、昆虫等）振翅悬停
Tohovermeans 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.
1. Beautiful butterflies hovered above the wild flowers...
  美丽的蝴蝶在野花上方飞舞。
2. A police helicopter hovered overhead...
  一架警方直升机悬停在头顶上空。
3. Mist hovered in all the valleys.
  所有的山谷都笼罩着一层雾气。
VERB 逗留在一处;徘徊;踌躇
If youhover, you stay in one place and move slightly in a nervous way, for example because you cannot decide what to do.
1. Judith was hovering in the doorway...
  朱迪丝在门口徘徊。
2. 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 youhover, you are in an uncertain situation or state of mind.
1. 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。
2. 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 scorehoversaround a particular level, it stays at more or less that level and does not change much.
1. 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。
2. 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。

英英释义

verb

hang in the air
be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
1. The guru claimed that he could levitate
Synonym:levitate
move to and fro
1. The shy student lingered in the corner
Synonym:linger
be undecided about something
1. He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
Synonym:vibratevacillateoscillate
hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
1. The terrible vision brooded over her all day long
Synonym:broodloombulk large

双语例句

Seagulls hover over the surging waves.
海鸥在惊涛骇浪上翱翔。
Other usability features include hover information to provide data values, range names and values and targets.
其他可用性功能包括悬停信息，可提供数据值、范围名称以及值和目标。
Beautiful butterflies hovered above the wild flowers
美丽的蝴蝶在野花上方飞舞。
A plane is hover on our house.
有一架飞机在我们的房子上盘旋。
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。
You can now hover over images in rich text fields and see the full image preview.
现在，您可以在富文本域中悬浮图像并查看完整的图像预览。
You create a special CSS class named hover and you want to dynamically add this class to a row.
您创建了一个特定的名叫hover的CSS类，并且您想要将这个类动态添加到行中。
Hover over New in the menu.
鼠标悬停于菜单内的New上。
To determine which icon to select, hover over the icon and the name will display.
要确定所要选择的图标，可以浏览所有图标和将显示的名称。
To isolate a single web service, hover over the desired item in this list.
若要分离出某个单独的web服务，请将鼠标悬停在此列表中的所需项上。