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TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6116 / COCA.5041



牛津词典

verb

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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

  1. 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.
    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。
  2. 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.
    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。
  3. 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.
    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。
  4. 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.
    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。

双语例句

  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。
  4. Judith was hovering in the doorway
    朱迪丝在门口徘徊。
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. Seagulls hover over the surging waves.
    海鸥在惊涛骇浪上翱翔。
  10. You can hover over vertical arrows to get details on the locks being held.
    你可以循环得到垂直的箭头以获得正在保持的锁的详细信息。
  11. These CSS classes define the non-active, active, and hover state of the collapsible title bar.
    这些CSS类定义了可折叠的标题栏的不活动、活动和悬停状态。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. This is because there is no standard DOM event for hover.
    这是因为hover没有标准的DOM事件。
  15. 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。
  16. 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。
  17. Action bar items have hover help/ tool tips.
    Action栏项目悬停了help/tool提示。
  18. To create a manual test script, hover the mouse over the Construction icon and click Create Test Script.
    为了创建一个手动的测试脚本,将鼠标移到Construction图标上并点击CreateTestScript。
  19. Specify the attributes for the classes: Hover the mouse over a class to open up another palette.
    指定类的属性:将鼠标悬停在一个类上以打开另一个调色板。
  20. Hover over the move map type and drag the handle to the orderInfo parameter.
    将鼠标悬停在move映射类型上,并将控制柄拖动到orderInfo参数。
  21. Hover over New in the menu.
    鼠标悬停于菜单内的New上。
  22. You should also be able to see data in the KPI views, when you hover over the KPIs.
    您还能够在KPI视图中看到数据(鼠标悬停在KPI上时)。
  23. To be balanced or held in suspension; hover.
    平衡;悬着在悬挂中处于平衡状态或被支持;徘徊。
  24. Hover Time speed – Accelerating the opening menus and windows preview applications.
    悬停时的速度-加快开放的菜单和应用程序的窗户预览。
  25. To write warm lines which hover in heart, I choose.
    我选择写下,盘旋回响在我心中的这暖暖的几行。
  26. 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。
  27. A plane is hover on our house.
    有一架飞机在我们的房子上盘旋。
  28. They can fly forward, backward, upside down and even hover in mid-air.
    他们可以往前飞、向后飞、上下颠倒地飞,甚至在半空盘旋。
  29. "Soft" hover effects often support the navigation design by making browsing more pleasant.
    导航设计中的鼠标悬停效果会让浏览变得更愉快。
  30. Hover the mouse over any individual video to see an instant thumbnail preview.
    悬停鼠标在任何单独的视频上,就可以看到一个即时的缩略图预览。

同义词辨析

  fly hover soar【导航词义:飞】

  fly v. 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。

  hover v. 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。

  soar v. 〈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。

英英释义

verb

  1. hang in the air

    1. be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
      1. The guru claimed that he could levitate

      Synonym:    levitate

    2. move to and fro
      1. The shy student lingered in the corner

      Synonym:    linger

    3. be undecided about something
      1. He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement

      Synonym:    vibratevacillateoscillate

    4. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
      1. The terrible vision brooded over her all day long

      Synonym:    broodloombulk large