hover

/ˈhɒvə/· verb 动词

环境/气候/能源B2

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Chinese meaning

(数shù值zhí/状zhuàng态tài)徘pái徊huái,在zài…之zhī间jiān波bō动dòng

悬xuán停tíng,停tíng留liú在zài空kōng中zhōng

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此cǐ处chù指zhǐ空kōng气qì质zhì量liàng指zhǐ数shù在zài两liǎng个gè等děng级jí间jiān徘pái徊huái波bō动dòng

Example

It’s been hovering between “unhealthy” and “hazardous” in recent weeks.

最zuì近jìn几jǐ周zhōu,它tā一yì直zhí在zài「不bù健jiàn康kāng」和hé「危wēi险xiǎn」两liǎng个gè等děng级jí之zhī间jiān徘pái徊huái。

Source: Mongabay · 17 Sep 2026

Background ✎

东dōng南nán亚yà多duō地dì居jū民mín正zhèng忍rěn受shòu印yìn尼ní野yě火huǒ带dài来lái的de烟yān霾mái,马mǎ来lái西xī亚yà古gǔ晋jìn一yí度dù被bèi瑞ruì士shì空kōng气qì质zhì量liàng公gōng司sī IQAir 列liè为wèi全quán球qiú污wū染rǎn最zuì严yán重zhòng的de主zhǔ要yào城chéng市shì。当dāng地dì一yī名míng视shì频pín剪jiǎn辑jí师shī称chēng,空kōng气qì污wū染rǎn指zhǐ数shù近jìn几jǐ周zhōu在zài「不bù健jiàn康kāng」和hé「危wēi险xiǎn」之zhī间jiān徘pái徊huái,他tā的de户hù外wài活huó动dòng全quán部bù暂zàn停tíng,早zǎo晚wǎn散sàn步bù都dōu去qù不bù了liǎo。

Roots · etymology

源自中古英语 hoveren,是 hoven(悬停,逗留)的反复形式,更早来源不详

  • hov-(悬停,逗留,来自中古英语 hoven)+ -er(表反复动作的后缀)

Collocations

  • hover around / hover between X and Y / hover near

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