hover
英 ['hɒvə(r)] 美 ['hʌvər]
v.盘旋；徘徊；靠近（某事物），维持在某种不确定的状态 n.盘旋
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◉Etymology
“Hover” 这个词源自中古英语中的 “hoveren”，意为 “to remain in suspense, linger”，由 “hover” 表示 “停留” 或 “徘徊”，其词源不太明确，可能与古英语中的 “hōf”（屋顶、避难所）有关，表示在某处徘徊或停留。因此，“hover” 的字面意思是 “停留” 或 “徘徊”，常用来描述物体在空中保持静止或悬停的状态。
这个词通常用于描述飞行物体如鸟、飞机或无人机在空中悬停，或者描述人在某处徘徊、犹豫或不决的状态。
◉外刊例句
① A bird hovered in the garden, seeming to search for its next landing spot.
一只小鸟在花园中悬停，似乎在寻找着下一处着陆点。
——《卫报》 - 2023年3月
② The drone hovered in the sky, capturing breathtaking natural scenery.
无人机在天空中悬停，拍摄着壮观的自然景色。
——《纽约时报》 - 2023年6月
③ He hovered in front of the building for a few minutes before finally going in.
他在大楼前徘徊了几分钟，最终还是走了进去。
——CNN - 2023年9月
◉Usage Examples
(1) The hawk is hovering overhead.
(2) After the alien spacecraft had hovered over the park for a short time, it vanished.
(3) The mercury hovered around 35 Celsius degree.
(4) He hovered on the edge of consciousness.
(5) He felt creeping of fate, the circling of wolves, the hover of vultures.
(1) 鹰在头顶上盘旋。
(2) 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。
(3) 水银温度计停留在摄氏35度左右。
(4) 他似醒非醒。
(5) 他感到厄运已经来到，豺狼正在包围，秃鹰也在盘旋。
◉Usage note
A hover craft flies low over the ground or water — it hovers. Hover can also mean waver. Think of someone that can’t decide exactly where to land.
To help remember the meaning of hover, think of it as containing the preposition over: things that hover hang over. A temperature can hover around forty degrees, a grade in a class can hover around a B.
◉Colins
1. [VERB 动词]悬浮；（鸟、昆虫等）振翅悬停 To hover means 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. [V]
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。
2. [VERB 动词]逗留在一处；徘徊；踌躇 If you hover, you stay in one place and move slightly in a nervous way, for example because you cannot decide what to do. [V] [V prep/adv]
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。
3. [VERB 动词]处于不确定状态；犹豫不决 If you hover, you are in an uncertain situation or state of mind. [V prep/adv] [Also V]
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。
4. [VERB 动词]（价格、价值、分数等）上下波动左右摇摆 If something such as a price, value, or score hovers around a particular level, it stays at more or less that level and does not change much. [V prep/adv]
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。
