单词 | rove |
释义 | Word Frequency rove 1(rəʊv) verb 1. to wander about (a place) with no fixed direction; roam 2. (intransitive) (of the eyes) to look around; wander 3. have a roving eye 4. (intransitive) Australian Rules football to play as a rover noun 5. the act of roving Word origin C15 roven (in archery) to shoot at a target chosen at random (C16: to wander, stray), fromScandinavian; compare Icelandic rāfa to wanderWord Frequency rove 2(rəʊv) verb 1. (transitive) to pull out and twist (fibres of wool, cotton, etc) lightly, as before spinning or in carding noun 2. wool, cotton, etc, thus prepared Word origin C18: of obscure originWord Frequency rove 3(rəʊv) noun a metal plate through which a rivet is passed and then clenched over Word origin C15: from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic roWord Frequency rove 4(rəʊv) verb a past tense and past participle of reeve2 |
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