hovered

英 [ˈhɒvəd]

美 [ˈhʌvərd]

v.  翱翔; 盘旋; 踌躇，彷徨(尤指在某人身边); 靠近(某事物); 处于不稳定状态
hover的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 悬浮;（鸟、昆虫等）振翅悬停
  Tohovermeans 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.
  1. Beautiful butterflies hovered above the wild flowers...
     美丽的蝴蝶在野花上方飞舞。
  2. A police helicopter hovered overhead...
     一架警方直升机悬停在头顶上空。
  3. Mist hovered in all the valleys.
     所有的山谷都笼罩着一层雾气。
• VERB 逗留在一处;徘徊;踌躇
  If youhover, you stay in one place and move slightly in a nervous way, for example because you cannot decide what to do.
  1. Judith was hovering in the doorway...
     朱迪丝在门口徘徊。
  2. With no idea of what to do for my next move, my hand hovered over the board.
     不知道下一步该怎么走，我一只手在棋盘上举落不定。
• VERB 处于不确定状态;犹豫不决
  If youhover, you are in an uncertain situation or state of mind.
  1. She hovered on the brink of death for three months as doctors battled to save her...
     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。
  2. Just as at the turn of the century, we hover between great hopes and great fears.
     正如世纪之交时那样，我们再次在巨大的希望和忧虑之间彷徨不定。
• VERB （价格、价值、分数等）上下波动左右摇摆
  If something such as a price, value, or scorehoversaround a particular level, it stays at more or less that level and does not change much.
  1. In September 1989 the exchange rate hovered around 140 yen to the dollar...
     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。
  2. His golf handicap hovered between 10 and 12.
     他的高尔夫球差点一直在10杆到12杆之间徘徊。

双语例句

• The helicopter hovered over the top of the building for a moment before inching away.
  直升机在楼顶上悬停了一会儿慢慢飞走了。
• The hawk hovered in the sky, waiting to swoop down on the rabbit on the ground.
  老鹰在空中盘旋，伺机俯冲抓地上的兔子。
• She hovered on the brink of death for three months as doctors battled to save her
  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。
• A police helicopter hovered overhead
  一架警方直升机悬停在头顶上空。
• A hawk hovered in the blue sky.
  一只老鹰在蓝色的天空中翱翔。
• Beautiful butterflies hovered above the wild flowers
  美丽的蝴蝶在野花上方飞舞。
• The boldness of my statement hovered in the air around us like a fragrance.
  我的大胆声明仿若香味般在我们四周的空气中飞翔。
• The song hovered, like a whispered benediction, above the crowd.
  歌声缭绕在人群上方，如同低声祝福。
• It hovered before his eyes like the mirage of an oasis.
  它在他眼前晃动，好像海市蜃楼里的绿洲。
• After the alien spacecraft had hovered over the park for a short time, it vanished.
  那只外星来的宇宙飞船在公园上空盘旋了一会儿之后就不见了。