亚洲网紅露点

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hover

[ huhv-er, hov- ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to hang fluttering or suspended in the air:

    The helicopter hovered over the building.

  2. to keep lingering about; wait near at hand.
  3. to remain in an uncertain or irresolute state; waver:

    to hover between life and death.

    Synonyms: , ,

  4. Computers. to place a pointer over an area of a screen without clicking or tapping, as with a mouse or stylus:

    Hover over the icon to reveal more information.



verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to hover.
  2. Computers. to place (a pointer) over an area of a screen without clicking or tapping.

noun

  1. the act or state of hovering.

hover

/ 藞丑蓲惫蓹 /

verb

  1. intr to remain suspended in one place
  2. intr (of certain birds, esp hawks) to remain in one place in the air by rapidly beating the wings
  3. intr to linger uncertainly in a nervous or solicitous way
  4. intr to be in a state of indecision

    she was hovering between the two suitors

  5. tr computing to hold (the mouse pointer) over a defined area on a web page without clicking, in order to cause a menu, information box, etc to appear
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of hovering
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞丑辞惫别谤颈苍驳濒测, adverb
  • 藞丑辞惫别谤别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 丑辞惫顎侥谤路别谤 noun
  • 丑辞惫顎侥谤路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of hover1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English hoveren, frequentative of hoven 鈥渢o hover,鈥 of obscure origin
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of hover1

C14: hoveren, variant of hoven, of obscure origin
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On the latter he is in terrible shape hovering in the low 30s in some of the polls and even on immigration people are rejecting his tactics.

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Officers on the other side of the fence can be heard yelling for her to drop her gun, although a helicopter hovering above may have prevented her from hearing them.

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With the sound of helicopters hovering overhead, the country singer Lee Greenwood took a phone call on Thursday while standing backstage at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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She hovered in my field of vision for 20 silent, heart-shaking seconds.

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Her approval ratings 鈥 which hover around 80% 鈥 are among the highest in the world for a head of state.

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