词汇 | hover |
释义 | hover verb uk /ˈhɒv.ər/ us /ˈhʌ.vɚ/ [ Iusually+ adv/prep ] to stay in one place in the air, usually by moving the wings quickly: 盘旋,翱翔 A hawk hovered in the sky, waiting to swoop down on its prey.一只老鹰在天空中盘旋,要伺机俯冲捕捉猎物。 I heard the noise of a helicopter hovering overhead.我听到头顶上直升飞机盘旋的声音。 [ Iusually+ adv/prep ] to stand somewhere, especially near another person, eagerly or nervously waiting for their attention: 徘徊,守候 A waiter hovered at the table, ready to take our order.一名侍者守在桌子旁,等着我们点菜。 I could sense him behind me, hovering and building up the courage to ask me a question.我能感觉到他在我身后犹豫徘徊,想鼓起勇气问我一个问题。 [ I+ prep ] to stay at or near a particular level: (在某一水平附近)徘徊 hover atInflation is hovering at three percent.通货膨胀率在3%左右徘徊。 [ I+ adv/prep, T ] to put the cursor on a computer screen in a particular place without clicking on it: 把光标放在电脑屏幕上的某个位置 hover overThe link changes to green when the mouse hovers over it. 当光标放在链接文字上时,文字会变成绿色。 If you hover the mouse pointer over the entry, the full web address will be displayed.当你把光标放在这条记录上时,整个网站地址就会显示出来。 Movement through the air airborne buoyantly buzz flight flighted float fly glide hang time levitate mid-air skim smoothness soar soaring stunt swish swishy swoop wheel You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Waiting Animal (non-human) behaviour Zoology: ornithology & bird-watching Keeping and staying the same Operating computers hover | American Dictionaryhover verb[ I ] us/ˈhʌv·ər, ˈhɑv-/ to stay in the air in one place: A helicopter hovered overhead. A person who hovers stands near someone, waiting for attention: She hovered outside her boss’s door. Examples of hoverhover While this trade was subject to various state regulations, ' as in other spheres, metropolitan control hovered in the background but was limited ' (p. 141). Presentiments of strange discoveries hovered around me ' ' (28). They ravaged the area, and have left white bones of the dead strewn everywhere with their souls hovering about. The clerk hovered close by, note-taking was screened. He groans and at the same instant folds both his arms as if trying to seize hold of the angel hovering above him. Moreover, separating attitude control from hovering control is effective for optimizing the controller, because control precision depends on attitude control precision. Consequently, the nectar resource is reserved only for hovering hummingbirds. Here creeps in embodiment, which has been hovering below the surface, unacknowledged. With participation rates hovering around the 60 % mark in both elections, the estimated 1n5 million ghost voters apparently decided to stay home on election day. The lyrics were very uplifting at a time when dark clouds of despair hovered over the society. The temperature of both air and water hovered around freezing point. Though they had a relatively different set of participants, this poll also had a female participation rate hovering around fifteen per cent in 1998. The counts, however, hovered near 50% suggesting an ambiguity in the stimulus. Median hovering duration of the bats at the flowers was 320 ms (n = 1246 visits). Mean nectar production rate versus mean hovering duration per hour (c). See all examples of hover These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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