hover

动词 hover:

1. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
   同义词：vibrate, vacillate, oscillate
2. move to and fro
   同义词：linger
3. hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
4. be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
   同义词：levitate
5. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
   同义词：brood, loom, bulk large

1. After the alien spacecraft had hovered over the park for a short time, it vanished.
   那只外星来的宇宙飞船在公园上空盘旋了一会儿之后就不见了。
2. The hawk is hovering overhead.
   鹰在头顶上盘旋。
3. The mercury hovered around 35 Celsius degree.
   水银温度计停留在摄氏35度左右。

hov.er

v.intr.（不及物动词）
hov.ered,hov.er.ing,hov.ers
To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air:
（在空中）滑翔，悬浮，盘旋：
例句：
gulls hovering over the waves.
在浪尖盘旋的海鸥

To remain or linger in or near a place:
在某处或其附近逗留；徘徊：
例句：
hovering around the speaker`s podium.See Synonyms at flutter
在演讲台边徘徊参见 flutter

To remain in an uncertain state; waver:
踌躇，犹豫不决；动摇：
例句：
hovered between anger and remorse.
在愤怒与懊恨之间傍徨

n.（名词）
The act or state of hovering:
悬浮，盘旋地动作或状态：
例句：
a helicopter in hover.
盘旋着的直升机

来源：
Middle English hoveren [frequentative of] hoven
中古英语 hoveren [] hoven的重复动词

【引伸】
hov.erer
n.（名词）
hov.eringly
adv.（副词）