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hover

verb
🔊/ˈhɒvə(r)/
🔊/ˈhʌvər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hover
🔊/ˈhɒvə(r)/
🔊/ˈhʌvər/
he / she / it hovers
🔊/ˈhɒvəz/
🔊/ˈhʌvərz/
past simple hovered
🔊/ˈhɒvəd/
🔊/ˈhʌvərd/
past participle hovered
🔊/ˈhɒvəd/
🔊/ˈhʌvərd/
-ing form hovering
🔊/ˈhɒvəɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhʌvərɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of birds, helicopters, etc.鸟、直升机等) to stay in the air in one place翱翔；盘旋
    • A hawk hovered over the hill.一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。🔊🔊
    • A full moon hovered in the sky.满月在天空盘旋。
    Extra Examples
    • A police helicopter hovered overhead.一架警用直升机在头上方盘旋。
    • The hawk hovered in the air and then plunged to the ground.鹰在空中盘旋，然后向地面俯冲。
    Topics Birdsc1
  2. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of a person人) to wait somewhere, especially near somebody, in a shy or uncertain manner踌躇，彷徨（尤指在某人身边）
    • He hovered nervously in the doorway.他在门口紧张地来回踱步。🔊🔊
    • He hovered over her, waiting for an answer.他将鼠标悬停在她身上，等待答案。
    Extra Examples
    • He was hovering anxiously outside.他在外面焦急地走来走去。
    • Phoebe was hovering in the background, uncertain what to do.菲比在旁边走来走去，不知如何是好。
    • She couldn't bear him hovering around her.她受不了他总是在她周围转悠。
    • She hovered uncertainly near the front door.她在前门附近犹豫不决。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • nearby
    • anxiously
    • uncertainly
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • around
    • behind
    • …
    phrases
    • hover in the background
    • hover in the doorway
    See full entry
  3. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to stay close to something, or to stay in an uncertain state 靠近（某事物）；处于不稳定状态
    • Temperatures hovered around freezing.气温在冰点上下徘徊。🔊🔊
    • He hovered on the edge of consciousness.他似醒非醒。🔊🔊
    • A smile hovered on her lips.她的嘴上挂着一丝笑容。🔊🔊
    • She was hovering between life and death.她在生与死之间徘徊。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • nearby
    • anxiously
    • uncertainly
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • around
    • behind
    • …
    phrases
    • hover in the background
    • hover in the doorway
    See full entry
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from archaic hove ‘hover, linger’, of unknown origin.