hover 音标拼音: [h'ʌvɚ]
vi . 盘旋,翱翔,徘徊
vt . 孵
n . 翱翔
盘旋,?翔,徘徊孵?翔
hover v 1 :
be undecided about something ;
waver between conflicting positions or courses of action ; "
He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement " [
synonym : {
hover },
{
vibrate }, {
vacillate }, {
oscillate }]
2 :
move to and fro ; "
The shy student lingered in the corner "
[
synonym : {
hover }, {
linger }]
3 :
hang in the air ;
fly or be suspended above 4 :
be suspended in the air ,
as if in defiance of gravity ; "
The guru claimed that he could levitate " [
synonym : {
levitate },
{
hover }]
5 :
hang over ,
as of something threatening ,
dark ,
or menacing ;
"
The terrible vision brooded over her all day long " [
synonym :
{
brood }, {
hover }, {
loom }, {
bulk large }]
Hover \
Hov "
er \,
n . [
Etymol .
doubtful .]
A cover ;
a shelter ;
a protection . [
Archaic ] --
Carew . --
C .
Kingsley .
[
1913 Webster ]
Hover \
Hov "
er \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Hovered };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Hovering }.] [
OE .
hoveren ,
and hoven ,
prob .
orig .,
to abide ,
linger ,
and fr .
AS .
hof house ;
cf .
OFries .
hovia to receive into one '
s house .
See {
Hovel }.]
1 .
To hang fluttering in the air ,
or on the wing ;
to remain in flight or floating about or over a place or object ;
to be suspended in the air above something .
[
1913 Webster ]
Great flights of birds are hovering about the bridge ,
and settling on it . --
Addison .
[
1913 Webster ]
A hovering mist came swimming o '
er his sight .
--
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To hang about ;
to move to and fro near a place ,
threateningly ,
watchfully ,
or irresolutely .
[
1913 Webster ]
Agricola having sent his navy to hover on the coast .
--
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
Hovering o '
er the paper with her quill . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
114 Moby Thesaurus words for "
hover ":
aeroplane ,
airlift ,
airplane ,
approach ,
around ,
ascend ,
aspire ,
await ,
back down ,
balance ,
balloon ,
be airborne ,
be imminent ,
be in store ,
become airborne ,
brew ,
clasp ,
claw skyward ,
cling to ,
come on ,
confront ,
cruise ,
dance ,
debate ,
deliberate ,
demur ,
draw near ,
draw nigh ,
draw on ,
drift ,
face ,
falter ,
fear ,
ferry ,
flicker ,
flit ,
flitter ,
float ,
flutter ,
fly ,
fly aloft ,
follow close upon ,
forthcome ,
gain altitude ,
gather ,
glide ,
go with ,
hang ,
hang about ,
hang around ,
hang back ,
hang over ,
hem and haw ,
hesitate ,
hop ,
hover over ,
huddle ,
hug ,
hug the shore ,
hum and haw ,
hydroplane ,
impend ,
jet ,
jib ,
keep close to ,
kite ,
leave the ground ,
levitate ,
lie by ,
lie over ,
linger ,
loiter ,
loom ,
lower ,
march with ,
menace ,
navigate ,
near ,
overhang ,
pause ,
plane ,
poise ,
ponder ,
pull back ,
retreat ,
rise ,
sail ,
sailplane ,
scruple ,
seaplane ,
shilly -
shally ,
shy ,
soar ,
spire ,
stand by ,
stay inshore ,
stay near ,
stick at ,
stickle ,
stop to consider ,
straddle the fence ,
strain at ,
tailgate ,
take off ,
take the air ,
take wing ,
think twice about ,
threaten ,
volplane ,
wait ,
wing ,
withdraw ,
yield ,
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