rove
美音:
[rəuv
]英音:
[rəuv
]v.漫游,流浪,转来转去,纺成粗纱 n.漫游,流浪,粗纱
难易程度:
rove为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:roved 过去分词:roved 现在分词:roving 第三人称单数:roves
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rove
/rəʊv; rov/
v
1 (a) [Ipr, Ip, Tn] (esp rhet 尤作修辞) wander without intending to reach a particular destination; roam 漂泊; 流浪; 漫游
*a roving reporter 到处奔走的记者
* bands of hooligans roving (round) the streets 成群结伙在街上东游西逛的流氓.
(b) ~ about/around (sth) [Ipr, Ip] (of eyes) look in one direction after another (指眼睛)环顾, 扫视.
2 (idm 习语) have a roving eye be always looking for a chance to flirt or have love affairs 时刻寻找调情或做风流事的机会.
rove
v[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Perhaps from rave
'to wander' (14-19 centuries), probably from a
Scandinavian language]
[I and T]writtento travel from one place to another
=
roam a salesman roving the countryroving reportersomeone who works for a newspaper or television company and moves from place to place
[I]if someone's eyes rove, they look continuously from one part of something to another
rove over/around Benedict's eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body.have a roving eyeold-fashioned to always be looking for a chance to have romantic relationships - often used humorously