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rove

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v.漫游,流浪,转来转去,纺成粗纱 n.漫游,流浪,粗纱

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rove为短语/超纲词汇

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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]written
to travel from one place to another
= roam
 a salesman roving the country
roving reporter
someone 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 eye
old-fashioned to always be looking for a chance to have romantic relationships - often used humorously