| 释义 |
rove1 /rōv/ transitive verb- To wander over or through
- To discharge (an arrow, etc) at random (obsolete)
intransitive verb- To wander about
- To ramble
- To change about inconstantly
- To troll with live bait
- To practise piracy (obsolete)
- To aim or shoot arrows, etc at random (with at; obsolete)
noun- Wandering
- A mode of incomplete ploughing (dialect)
ORIGIN: Partly at least from Du rooven to rob, roofer robber, from roof plunder; perh partly from a Midland form of obs N Eng rave to wander rōˈver noun - A pirate (archaic)
- A robber (obsolete)
- A random or distant mark (archery)
- An arrow for shooting at rovers (obsolete)
- A wanderer
- An inconstant person
- A croquet ball or player ready to peg out
- A player with no fixed position who forms part of the rucks (Australian rules football)
- Formerly a member of a senior branch of the (Boy) Scout organization (also rover scout)
- A remotely-controlled vehicle for exploring the surface of the moon, etc
rōˈving adjective - Wandering
- Not confined to a particular place, eg roving ambassador, roving commission, etc
rōˈvingly adverb roveˈ-over adjective (of a kind of verse in sprung rhythm) having an extra syllable at the end of one line, which forms a foot with the beginning of the next line rover ticket noun A ticket permitting unlimited travel during a specified period at rovers (archaic) - At a distant mark
- At random
- Conjecturally
have a roving eye To tend to show a fleeting sexual interest in successive members of the opposite sex |