hovering

英 [ˈhɒvəɪŋ]

美 [ˈhʌvərɪŋ]

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的现在分词

现在分词：hovering　

BNC.33869 / COCA.25351

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

• Judith was hovering in the doorway
  朱迪丝在门口徘徊。
• Soon I'd done it: no more Scott hovering around me while I cooked.
  不久，我就成功了&在我做饭的时候，斯科特再也不在我身边转来转去了。
• The evening mists are hovering over the mountain village.
  夕烟笼罩着山村。
• We were approaching a slow-moving minivan quickly and I tensed, my foot hovering over the brake pedal.
  车子很快接近了一台开得很慢的面包车，我精神紧张起来，把脚放在刹车踏板上准备随时制动。
• One idea is a platform capable of flying vertically and hovering in the air like a helicopter.
  其中之想法之一就是构建一个能够垂直升降并像直升机一样在空中盘旋之平台。
• Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed.
  各种前翅长而窄、飞行能力强并能在花朵的上方盘旋取食的蛾子。
• The cry and funeral music were hovering around them, tardily, they both felt hungry.
  哭喊声和绵长的哀乐缭绕着他们，渐渐地他们有着同样的感到，有点饥饿了。
• Hell hovering in front of me doing the last, no one knows my sad and helpless!
  地狱门前我做着最后的徘徊，没有人知道我的伤心与无奈！
• A flock of sea gulls are hovering over the deck.
  一群海鸥在甲板上空飞翔。
• I heard the noise of a helicopter hovering overhead.
  我听见直升机在头顶盘旋的声音。