| 单词 | rove |
| 释义 | rove 1. v. & n. --v 1. intr. wander without a settled destination, roam, ramble. 2. intr. (of eyes) look in changing directions. 3. tr. wander over or through. --n an act of roving (on the rove). Phrases and idioms rove-beetle any long-bodied beetle of the family Staphylinidae, usu. found in decaying animal and vegetable matter. roving commission authority given to a person or persons conducting an inquiry to travel as may be necessary. roving eye a tendency to ogle or towards infidelity. Etymology: ME, orig. a term in archery = shoot at a casual mark with the range not determined, perh. f. dial. rave stray, prob. of Scand. orig. 2. past of REEVE(2). 3. n. & v. --n a sliver of cotton, wool, etc., drawn out and slightly twisted. --vtr. form into roves. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn. 4. n. a small metal plate or ring for a rivet to pass through and be clenched over, esp. in boat-building. Etymology: ON r{oacute}, with excrescent v |
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