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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

hover

英  [ˈhɒvə]
    
美  [ˈhʌv-]

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词

  • hovers , hovering , hovered

    1. [I 不及物动词] （鸟、昆虫等通过快速扇动翅膀在原地）盘旋

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    Beautiful butterflies hovered above the wild flowers.

    美丽的蝴蝶在野花上方盘旋。

    2. [I 不及物动词] （人）徘徊

    If you hover, you stay in one place and move slightly in a nervous way, for example because you cannot decide what to do.

    双语例句

    例：

    Judith was hovering in the doorway.

    朱迪丝在门口徘徊。

    3. [I 不及物动词] 处于不稳定状态

    If you hover, you are in an uncertain situation or state of mind.

    双语例句

    例：

    She hovered on the brink of death for three months as doctors battled to save her.

    三个月来在医生们奋力挽救她的生命的过程中，她一直处在死亡的边缘。

    4. [I 不及物动词] （价格、价值或分数等）徘徊（在某个水平上下）

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    In September 1989 the exchange rate hovered around 140 yen to the dollar.

    在1989年9月，日元对美元的汇率一直在140比1左右徘徊。

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