hover

• vi. 盤旋，翱翔；徘徊
• n. 徘徊；盤旋；猶豫
• vt. 孵；徘徊在…近旁
• n. (Hover)人名；(英、德)霍弗

可能來自中古英語hoven,逗留，等待，招待，詞源同hovel,簡陋的住所。由逗留引申詞義盤旋，翱翔。

hover (v.)

c. 1400, hoveren, frequentative of hoven "hover, tarry, linger;" see hove (1). Related: Hovered; hovering. As a noun from 1510s.

1. You don't hover over him.

你不要威脅他.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. You don't hover round the table.

你不要圍著桌子走來走去.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Seagulls hover over the surging waves.

海鷗在驚濤駭浪上翱翔.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. Two hawks were hover ing overhead.

兩隻鷹在頭頂盤旋.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. Just as at the turn of the century, we hover between great hopes and great fears.

正如世紀之交時那樣，我們再次在巨大的希望和憂慮之間彷徨不定。

來自柯林斯例句