hover /'hova(r) US: 'hAvar; 'kvv/ vi [VP2A, C] 1 (of birds) remain in the air at one place: (O鳥(niǎo))翔翔; 盤(pán)旋： a hawk ~ing overhead/ ~ing over its prey; 在頭上盤(pán)旋(在獵物頭頂蜓旋)的一只鷹; a helicopter ~ing over the house. 盤(pán)旋于房屋上空的一架直升飛機(jī)。'—craft n craft capable of moving over land or water while supported on a cushion of air made by jet engines. 噴射飛車(chē)(由噴射引擎造成的氣墊所支持，可在地面及水面上方移動(dòng))。 2 (of persons) wait about; remain at or near: (指人)守在附近; 留在一地或附近： (fig) (喻) ~ between life and death. 處于生死關(guān)頭。