音标：[ˈhɔvəz] ；

v. 鸟( hover的第三人称单数 ); 靠近（某事物）; （人）徘徊; 犹豫

v be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
v move to and fro
v hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
v be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
v hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

hover的用法和样例：

例句

用作动词(v.)

The hawk is hovering overhead.鹰在头顶上盘旋。
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。
He hovered nervously in the doorway.他在门口紧张地来回踱步。
The mercury hovered around 35 Celsius degree.水银温度计停留在摄氏35度左右。
He hovered on the edge of consciousness.他似醒非醒。

用作名词(n.)

He felt creeping of fate, the circling of wolves, the hover of vultures.他感到厄运已经来到，豺狼正在包围，秃鹰也在盘旋。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

A hawk hovers in the sky.一只老鹰在天空盘旋。
You don't hover round the table.你不要围着桌子走来走去。
He is hovering between life and death.他处于生死之间。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)

hover between( v.+prep. )

I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight.

我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。

hover over( v.+prep. )

威胁threatenhover round( v.+prep. )

He hovered round his father.

他在他父亲身边等候。

词汇搭配

hover mower悬浮草坪割草机...
hover train翱翔火车
hover platform气垫平台
hover performance气垫操作
hover ground松软地,松散地,不坚...
spot hover定点悬停
hover marine气垫船
hover-craft=hovercraft
hover between在 ... 之间徘徊...
hover around在上空盘旋
hover about悬浮

经典引文

A faint red glow hovered over the dark, heaving water.
出自：Hugh Walpole
He..turned out the lamp, around which great moths were hovering in the languid air.
出自：A. J. Cronin
Persistently this time, hovering then dropping vertically in short bursts.
出自：B. Hines

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