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单词 hoverflies
释义

hover /hovˈər or huvˈər/

intransitive verb
  1. To remain aloft flapping the wings
  2. To remain suspended
  3. To remain undecided (with between)
  4. To linger, esp nervously or solicitously
  5. To move about nearby
transitive verb

To brood over

noun
  1. An act or state of hovering
  2. A helicopter (US)
  3. An apparatus for keeping chicks warm
combining form

Denoting vehicles or stationary objects that move or rest on a cushion of air, eg hover-car, hover-mower

ORIGIN: Perh from hove2

hovˈeringly adverb

hovˈer-bed noun

A bed that supports a patient on a cushion of warm air

hover box noun (computing)

A box containing supplementary information which appears onscreen when the pointer is held over a particular area on a web page, etc.

hovˈercraft noun

A craft able to move at a short distance above the surface of sea or land supported by a down-driven blast of air

hovˈerfly noun

A syrphid or other wasp-like fly that hovers and darts

hovˈerport noun

A port for hovercraft

hovˈertrain noun

A train that moves supported by a cushion of air, like a hovercraft

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