单词 | roving |
释义 | roving (once / 1764 pages) adjn Roving things or people are in motion, like a roving reporter who travels to cover stories instead of staying put at her desk. Some roving animals are migrating, moving from one point on the globe to another. Roving travelers might be folks who live out of their camper as they wander across the country. And your job might be described as roving, too: "I work as a roving news photographer." Roving comes from the verb rove, "wander," which earlier meant "shoot arrows at a mark selected at random." WORD FAMILYroving: rovings+/rove: roved, roves, roving USAGE EXAMPLESBut the animals' extensive ranges mean they're constantly roving past the reach of protections afforded them on public lands. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Other allies include the roving Jesus and perhaps Daryl, who ended the episode back in his box, reading a note urging him to escape. New York Times(Dec 04, 2016) Old Havana these days is eerily devoid of the roving troubadours whose Buena Vista Social Club croonings normally echo through the cobblestone streets. Seattle Times(Nov 27, 2016) 1adj migratory Syn mobile, nomadic, peregrine, wandering unsettled not settled or established 2n travelling about without any clear destination Syn|Hypo|Hyper vagabondage, wandering drifting aimless wandering from place to place travel, traveling, travelling the act of going from one place to another |
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