no obj., with adverbial
1- remain in one place in the air盘旋; 悬停：
Army helicopters hovered overhead.
军用直升机在头顶上盘旋。
1.1
- remain poised in one place, typically with slight but undirected movement停空, 悬浮：
her hand hovered over the console.
她的手停在控制台上。
1.2
- (of a person) wait or linger close at hand in a tentative or uncertain manner（人）（在附近）徘徊：
she hovered anxiously in the background.
她焦急地徘徊在人们不注意之处。
1.3
- remain at or near a particular level保持某一水平; 接近某一水平：
inflation will hover around the 4 per cent mark.
通货膨胀率会在4％左右波动。
1.4
- remain in a state that is between two specified states or kinds of things在两者之间：
his expression hovered between cynicism and puzzlement.
他的表情介于讥讽和迷惑之间。
派生词
hoverer
noun词源
late Middle English: from archaic hove 'hover, linger', of unknown origin.