hovered
past simple and past participle ofhover
| 单词 | hovered |
| 释义 | hovered past simple and past participle ofhover hover verb uk/ˈhɒv.ər/us/ˈhʌ.vɚ/[Iusually+ adv/prep] tostayin oneplacein theair, usually bymovingthewingsquickly: Ahawkhovered in thesky,waitingtoswoopdown onitsprey. Iheardthenoiseof ahelicopterhoveringoverhead. [Iusually+ adv/prep] tostandsomewhere,especiallynear anotherperson,eagerlyornervouslywaitingfortheirattention: Awaiterhovered at thetable,readyto takeourorder. I couldsensehim behind me, hovering andbuildingup thecouragetoaskme aquestion. [I+ prep] tostayat or near aparticularlevel: Inflation is hoveringatthreepercent. [I+ adv/prep,T] to put thecursoron acomputerscreenin aparticularplacewithoutclickingon it: Thelinkchangestogreenwhen themousehoversoverit. If you hover themousepointerover theentry, thefullwebaddresswill bedisplayed. Movement through the air
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Waiting Animal (non-human) behaviour Zoology: ornithology & bird-watching Keeping and staying the same Operating computers Examplesofhoveredhovered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. While this trade was subject to various state regulations, ' as in other spheres, metropolitan controlhoveredin the background but was limited ' (p. 141). From theCambridge English Corpus However, gossiphoveredat the divide between respectable and non-respectable. From theCambridge English Corpus The female sharehoveredbetween 10 and 20 per cent with no discernible trend until 1884. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand, home-help use showed negligible variation, andhoveredaround the national average of 54 per cent. From theCambridge English Corpus Presentiments of strange discoverieshoveredaround me ' ' (28). From theCambridge English Corpus And above allhovereda sense of resigned acceptance, because 'this is the only life there is'. From theCambridge English Corpus The clerkhoveredclose by, note-taking was screened. From theCambridge English Corpus Unemployment was rampant, exceeding the national average whichhoveredaround 20 per cent, and agricultural life was frequently disrupted. From theCambridge English Corpus The lyrics were very uplifting at a time when dark clouds of despairhoveredover the society. From theCambridge English Corpus The temperature of both air and waterhoveredaround freezing point. From theCambridge English Corpus The counts, however,hoverednear 50% suggesting an ambiguity in the stimulus. From theCambridge English Corpus One hopes that as our field continues to evolve in more experimental directions phonologists will take up this and other basic questions that havehoveredover the discipline for years. From theCambridge English Corpus This discussion is eminently relevant to music education, which for the past two decades hashoveredbetween emphasis on perpetuating a body of masterpieces or creative musicianship. From theCambridge English Corpus But as technical training expanded after 1870, many young men with some academic grounding in the design of structures went into contracting instead, orhoveredbetween professional and commercial status. From theCambridge English Corpus Theyhoveredbriefly about 2 cm from a capitulum, then landed and immediately started moving quickly through the projecting anthers using their fore and mid legs. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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