| 词汇 | rove |
| 释义 | roveWord family nounroveradjectiverovingadverbrovinglyverbrove rove /rəʊv $ roʊv/ verb 1 TRAVEL[intransitiveI, transitiveT] written to travel from one place to another 漫游（于），流浪（于） SYN roam a salesman roving the country 全国各地跑的推销员 2. roving reporter someone who works for a newspaper or television company and moves from place to place 流动记者 3 LOOK AT[intransitiveI] if someone’s eyes rove, they look continuously from one part of something to another 扫视 rove over/around Benedict’s eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body. 贝内迪克特的眼睛放肆地扫视着她熟睡中的身体。 4. have a roving eye old-fashioned to always be looking for a chance to have romantic relationships – often used humorously 时刻寻找艳遇，好色〔常为幽默用法〕 Examples from the Corpus rove• But by now he was less than happy with his wife Sara Fricker, and his eye was roving.• She remained the faithful wife but Richard certainly appears to have had the licence to rove.• Restless cars and people, mostly young, roved aimlessly, exploring the summer night.• He refused to be awed by Rome when he visited the Eternal City in 1926 as roving ambassador-at-large.• His eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body.• Benedict's eyes roved over her sleeping body.• It was in her desperate kisses, the way she clutched at him, her hands roving possessively, staking out claims.• Bands of armed men rove the countryside. rove over/around• His hands roved around her body.• For one interminable moment nothing moved except for the eyes of the policemen as they roved around the pub. (1500-1600) Perhaps from rave “to wander” ((14-19 centuries)), probably from a Scandinavian language |
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