hovering
present participle ofhover
| 单词 | hovering |
| 释义 | hovering present participle ofhover hover verb uk/ˈhɒv.ər/us/ˈhʌ.vɚ/[Iusually+ adv/prep] tostayin oneplacein theair, usually bymovingthewingsquickly: Ahawkhovered in thesky,waitingtoswoopdown onitsprey. Iheardthenoiseof ahelicopterhoveringoverhead. [Iusually+ adv/prep] tostandsomewhere,especiallynear anotherperson,eagerlyornervouslywaitingfortheirattention: Awaiterhovered at thetable,readyto takeourorder. I couldsensehim behind me, hovering andbuildingup thecouragetoaskme aquestion. [I+ prep] tostayat or near aparticularlevel: Inflation is hoveringatthreepercent. [I+ adv/prep,T] to put thecursoron acomputerscreenin aparticularplacewithoutclickingon it: Thelinkchangestogreenwhen themousehoversoverit. If you hover themousepointerover theentry, thefullwebaddresswill bedisplayed. Movement through the air
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Waiting Animal (non-human) behaviour Zoology: ornithology & bird-watching Keeping and staying the same Operating computers Examplesofhoveringhovering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Hourly mean ofhoveringduration was negatively correlated with hourly nectar secretion rate. From theCambridge English Corpus It was observedhoveringin front of pistillate flowers on many occasions, but seldom landing. From theCambridge English Corpus The slumbering lowered head half rises up to tell us that an interesting image ishoveringbefore him. From theCambridge English Corpus The voice, leaping andhoveringin its highest range, mostly avoids the tonic. From theCambridge English Corpus The split ego is again visually evident as we see the narrating alter egohoveringover what he and his wife experienced ten years ago. From theCambridge English Corpus They ravaged the area, and have left white bones of the dead strewn everywhere with their soulshoveringabout. From theCambridge English Corpus He groans and at the same instant folds both his arms as if trying to seize hold of the angelhoveringabove him. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, separating attitude control fromhoveringcontrol is effective for optimizing the controller, because control precision depends on attitude control precision. From theCambridge English Corpus Consequently, the nectar resource is reserved only forhoveringhummingbirds. From theCambridge English Corpus Thought can be compared to ahoveringcloud which gushes a shower of words (p. 281; emphasis in original). From theCambridge English Corpus Hoveringat a point enables effective observation of the target. From theCambridge English Corpus The canopy itself could be more ephemeral and transparent - possibly a lower lattice layer with a transparent layer of glasshoveringabove. From theCambridge English Corpus Though they had a relatively different set of participants, this poll also had a female participation ratehoveringaround fifteen per cent in 1998. From theCambridge English Corpus Medianhoveringduration of the bats at the flowers was 320 ms (n = 1246 visits). From theCambridge English Corpus Mean nectar production rate versus meanhoveringduration per hour (c). From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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