rove

动词 rove:

1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
   同义词：roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, range, drift, vagabond

动词 reeve:

1. pass a rope through
   同义词：reeve
2. pass through a hole or opening
   同义词：reeve
3. fasten by passing through a hole or around something
   同义词：reeve

1. His eyes roved around the room.
   他的眼睛扫视着房间的每个角落。
2. He rove about his student.
   他扫了他的学生一眼。

rove

v.（动词）
roved,rov.ing,roves
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To wander about at random, especially over a wide area; roam.
尤指在宽广的区域内无目的地四处漫游；流浪
v.tr.（及物动词）
To roam or wander around, over, or through.See Synonyms at wander
漫游于，流浪于：在…上漫游、流浪或穿过参见 wander
n.（名词）
An act of wandering about, over, around, or through.
漫游，流浪

来源：
Middle English roven [to shoot arrows at a mark]
中古英语 roven [向靶射箭]

rove
rove 2

v.tr.（及物动词）
roved,rov.ing,roves
To card (wool).
梳理（羊毛）
To put (fibers) through an eye or opening.
把（纤维）穿过眼或孔
To stretch and twist (fibers) before spinning; ravel out.
纺纱前把（纤维）拉直并拧曲；拆开线头
n.（名词）
A slightly twisted and extended fiber or sliver.
轻微拧曲的和延展的纤维或棉条

来源：
[Origin unknown]
[词源不明]

rove
rove 3

v.Nautical （动词）【航海】
A past tense and a past participle of reeve 2
reeve的过去式和过去分词2