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单词 rove
释义
roverove /rəʊv $ roʊv/ verb Word Origin
WORD ORIGINrove
Origin:
1500-1600 Perhaps from rave ‘to wander’ (14-19 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
rove
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyrove
he, she, itroves
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyroved
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave roved
he, she, ithas roved
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad roved
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill rove
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have roved
Continuous Form
PresentIam roving
he, she, itis roving
you, we, theyare roving
PastI, he, she, itwas roving
you, we, theywere roving
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been roving
he, she, ithas been roving
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been roving
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be roving
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been roving
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Bands of armed men rove the countryside.
  • Benedict's eyes roved over her sleeping body.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But by now he was less than happy with his wife Sara Fricker, and his eye was roving.
  • He refused to be awed by Rome when he visited the Eternal City in 1926 as roving ambassador-at-large.
  • His eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body.
  • It was in her desperate kisses, the way she clutched at him, her hands roving possessively, staking out claims.
  • Restless cars and people, mostly young, roved aimlessly, exploring the summer night.
  • She remained the faithful wife but Richard certainly appears to have had the licence to rove.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· His eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body.· But by now he was less than happy with his wife Sara Fricker, and his eye was roving.· Looking hard at the castle, sketchbook in hand, I allowed the corner of my eye to rove the tinker camp.
1[intransitive, transitive] written to travel from one place to another SYN  roam:  a salesman roving the country2roving reporter someone who works for a newspaper or television company and moves from place to place3[intransitive] if someone’s eyes rove, they look continuously from one part of something to anotherrove over/around Benedict’s eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body.4have a roving eye old-fashioned to always be looking for a chance to have romantic relationships – often used humorously
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