Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense hovers, present participle hovering, past tense, past participle hovered
1VERB 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. 悬浮;(鸟、昆虫等)振翅悬停
Beautiful butterflies hovered above the wild flowers. [VERB]
2VERB 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. 逗留在一处;徘徊;踌躇
Judith was hovering in the doorway. [VERB]
朱迪丝在门口徘徊。
With no idea of what to do for my next move, my hand hovered over the board. [VERB prep./adv.]
不知道下一步该怎么走,我一只手在棋盘上举落不定。
SYN linger, loiter, wait nearby, hang about or around [informal]
3VERB 处于不确定状态;犹豫不决 If you hover, you are in an uncertain situation or state of mind. 处于不确定状态;犹豫不决
She hovered on the brink of death for three months as doctors battled to save her. [VERB prep./adv.]
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。
Just as at the turn of the century, we hover between great hopes and great fears. [VERB prep./adv.]
4VERB (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. (价格、价值、分数等)上下波动左右摇摆
In September 1989 the exchange rate hovered around 140 yen to the dollar. [VERB prep./adv.]
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。
His golf handicap hovered between 10 and 12. [VERB prep./adv.]
ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤nearby在附近徘徊▸➤anxiously焦急地徘徊◇He was hovering anxiously outside.他在外面焦急地走來走去。➤uncertainly踟躕不定◇She hovered uncertainly near the front door.她在前門附近猶豫不決。➤menacingly威脅性地盤旋◇Black clouds were hovering menacingly on the horizon.烏雲陰森森地盤旋在地平線上。PREPOSITION➤about, around, behind, by, near在⋯周圍徘徊;在⋯後面逗留;在⋯旁邊守候;在⋯附近轉悠◇She couldn't bear him hovering around her.她受不了他總是在她周圍轉悠。PHRASES➤hover in the background在不引人注意的地方徘徊◇Susan was hovering in the background, uncertain what to do.蘇珊在幕後走來走去,不知如何是好。➤hover in the doorway在門口徘徊