hover
v[I, Ipr, Ip]
1 (of birds, etc) remain in the air in one place (指鸟等)遨翔, 盘旋
a hawk hovering above/over its prey 在猎物头顶上盘旋的一只鹰
There was a helicopter hovering overhead. 有一架直升飞机在头顶上盘旋.
2
(a) (of a person) wait in a timid and uncertain manner (指人)彷徨, 踌躇
I can't work with you hovering over me like that. 你那样拿不定主意, 我实在无法与你合作.
She's always hovering around the place annoying people. 她老是在周围转来转去打搅别人.
He hovered about outside, too afraid to go in. 他在外面犹豫徘徊, 因过於胆怯而不敢进去.
(b) remain near sth or in an uncertain state 留在某事物近旁; 维持某种不确定状态
hovering between life and death 处於生死之间
a country hovering on the brink of war 陷於战争边缘的国家.
It's quite simple. You put a very hot, wet cloth on your shoulder for one minute. Then put a packet of frozen peas on the shoulder for one minute. And so on and so on.
很简单。你把一块很热的湿布敷在肩膀上一分钟。然后把一包冻豌豆敷在肩膀上一分钟。这样反复几次。
It must have been a gas that could burn but that would not explode, a gas that did not smell strong, and a gas that did not kill people.
它一定是一种能够燃烧而不能爆炸的气体,一种味道不很强的而且不使人致死的气体。
As soon as one bee discovered the honey, many more came to it one after another in a short time.