英语词汇“hover”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hoverhover /ˈhʌvɚ/ ●○○ verb

ETYMOLOGYhover

Origin: 1300-1400 hove to float in the air or on water (13-17 centuries)

VERB TABLE

hover

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	hover
	he, she, it	hovers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	hovered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have hovered
	he, she, it	has hovered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had hovered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will hover
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have hovered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am hovering
	he, she, it	is hovering
	you, we, they	are hovering
Past	I, he, she, it	was hovering
	you, we, they	were hovering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been hovering
	he, she, it	has been hovering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been hovering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be hovering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been hovering

COLLOCATIONS► hovering on the brink

She was hovering on the brink of tears.

1FLYING THINGS [intransitive] if a bird, insect, or helicopter hovers, it stays in one place in the air: hover over/above Flies hovered above the surface of the water.2NERVOUSLY [intransitive] to stay nervously in the same place, especially because you are waiting for something or are uncertain what to do: hover around/over etc. He hovered anxiously in the doorway.3NOT CHANGE [intransitive always + adv./prep.] if something such as a price, temperature, or rate that can go up or down hovers, it remains around a particular level for a period of time: hover around/between etc. Temperatures hover around 100 degrees daily.4IN AN UNCERTAIN CONDITION [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to be in a state that is not clear or certain, or that could change suddenly: hover between The patient is hovering between life and death. She was hovering on the brink of tears.5COMPUTER [transitive] if you hover a computer mouse or cursor over an area on a computer screen, you move it so that it is over that area6CLOUDS [intransitive always + adv./prep.] if fog, clouds, etc. hover somewhere, they stay in the air in or over that place for a period of time