hover

hover
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial]remain in one place in the air
    盘旋；悬停
    Army helicopters hovered overhead.
    军用直升机在空中悬停。
    ■remain poised in one place, typically with slight but undirected movement
    停空，悬浮
    her hand hovered over the console.
    她的手停在控制台上。
    ■(of a person) wait or linger close at hand in a tentative or uncertain manner
    （人）（在附近）徘徊
    she hovered anxiously in the background.
    她焦急地在后台徘徊。
    ■remain at or near a particular level
    保持某一水平；接近某一水平
    inflation will hover around the 4 per cent mark.
    通货膨胀率会在4％左右上下波动。
    ■remain in a state that is between two specified states or kinds of things
    在两者之间
    his expression hovered between cynicism and puzzlement.
    他的表情介于讥讽和迷惑之间。
noun
  1. [in sing.]an act of remaining in the air in one place
    盘旋；悬停
派生
hoverer
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from archaic hove 'hover, linger', of unknown origin
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