English-Thai Dictionary
hover
VT บิน ร่อน โฉบ เฉี่ยว ป้วนเปี้ยน เหิน ,เฉวียน bin-ron
hover between
PHRV ไม่ ตัดสินใจ ระหว่าง ยัง ลังเล vacillate between waver between mai-tad-sin-jai-ra-wang
hover over
PHRV บิน อยู่ เหนือ บินวน อยู่ ใน อากาศ บินวน อยู่ เหนือ bin-yu-nuea
hover round
PHRV รอคอย อยู่ ใกล้ วนเวียน อยู่ ไม่ ห่าง ro-koi-yu-klai
hovercraft
N เรือ ที่ แล่น เร็ว เหนือ น้ำ โดย แล่น บน เบาะ อากาศ จาก พัดลม ใต้ เรือ
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HOVER
v.i. 1. To flap the wings, as a fowl; to hang over or about, fluttering or flapping the wings, with short irregular flights.
Great flights of birds are hovering about the bridge, and settling on it.
2. To hang over or around, with irregular motions.
A hovering mist came swimming o'er his sight.
3. To stand in suspense or expectation.
4. To wander about from place to place in the neighborhood; to move back and forth; as an army hovering on our borders; a ship hovering on our coast.
HOVER
n.A protection or shelter by hanging over.
HOVER-GROUND
n.Light ground.
HOVERING
ppr. Flapping the wings; hanging over or around; moving with short irregular flights.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HOVER
Hov "er, n. Etym: [Etymol. doubtful. ]
Defn: A cover; a shelter; a protection. [Archaic ] Carew. C. Kingsley.
HOVER
Hov "er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hovered; p. pr. & vb. n. Hovering. ] Etym: [OE. hoveren, and hoven, prob. orig. , to abide, linger, and fr. AS. hof house; cf. OFries. hovia to receive into one's house. See Hovel. ]
1. To hang fluttering in the air, or on the wing; to remain in flight or floating about or over a place or object; to be suspended in the air above something. Great flights of birds are hovering about the bridge, and settling on it. Addison. A hovering mist came swimming o'er his sight. Dryden.
2. To hang about; to move to and fro near a place, threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely. Agricola having sent his navy to hover on the coast. Milton. Hovering o'er the paper with her quill. Shak.
HOVERER
HOVERER Hov "er *er, n.
Defn: A device in an incubator for protecting the young chickens and keeping them warm.
HOVER-HAWK
HOVER-HAWK Hov "er-hawk `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The kestrel.
HOVERINGLY
HOVERINGLY Hov "er *ing *ly, adv.
Defn: In a hovering manner.
New American Oxford Dictionary
hover
hov er |ˈhəvər ˈhəvər | ▶verb [ no obj. ] remain in one place in the air: army helicopters hovered overhead. • remain poised uncertainly in one place or between two states: her hand hovered over the console | his expression hovered between cynicism and puzzlement. • (of a person ) wait or linger close at hand in a tentative or uncertain manner: she hovered anxiously in the background. • remain at or near a particular level: inflation will hover around the 4 percent mark. ▶noun [ in sing. ] an act of remaining in the air in one place. DERIVATIVES hov er er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from archaic hove ‘hover, linger, ’ of unknown origin.
hovercraft
hov er craft |ˈhəvərˌkraft ˈhəvərˌkræft | ▶noun ( pl. same ) a vehicle or craft that travels over land or water on a cushion of air provided by a downward blast. A design was first patented by Christopher Cockerell (1910 –99 ) in 1955.
hoverfly
hov ¦er |fly |ˈhɒvəflʌɪ | ▶noun ( pl. hoverflies ) a fly which frequently hovers motionless in the air and feeds on the nectar of flowers. Most hoverflies are black and yellow, patterned to mimic various bees and wasps. ●Family Syrphidae: numerous genera and species.
hoverport
hov er port |ˈhəvərˌpôrt ˈhəvərpɔrt | ▶noun a terminal for hovercraft.
hovertrain
hov er train |ˈhəvərˌtrān ˈhəvərˌtreɪn | ▶noun a train that travels on a cushion of air.
Oxford Dictionary
hover
hover |ˈhɒvə | ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial ] remain in one place in the air: Army helicopters hovered overhead. • remain poised uncertainly in one place or between two states: her hand hovered over the console | his expression hovered between cynicism and puzzlement. • linger close at hand in an uncertain manner: she hovered anxiously in the background. • remain at or near a particular level: inflation will hover around the 4 per cent mark. ▶noun [ in sing. ] an act of hovering. DERIVATIVES hoverer noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from archaic hove ‘hover, linger ’, of unknown origin.
hovercraft
hov ¦er |craft |ˈhɒvəkrɑːft | ▶noun ( pl. same ) a vehicle or craft that travels over land or water on a cushion of air provided by a downward blast. A design was first patented by Christopher Cockerell in 1955.
hoverfly
hov ¦er |fly |ˈhɒvəflʌɪ | ▶noun ( pl. hoverflies ) a fly which frequently hovers motionless in the air and feeds on the nectar of flowers. Most hoverflies are black and yellow, patterned to mimic various bees and wasps. ●Family Syrphidae: numerous genera and species.
hoverport
hov ¦er |port |ˈhɒvəpɔːt | ▶noun a terminal for hovercraft.
hovertrain
hov ¦er |train |ˈhɒvətreɪn | ▶noun a train that travels on a cushion of air.
American Oxford Thesaurus
hover
hover verb 1 helicopters hovered overhead: be suspended, be poised, hang, levitate, float; fly. 2 she hovered anxiously nearby: linger, loiter, wait (around ); informal hang around /about, stick around.
Oxford Thesaurus
hover
hover verb 1 army helicopters hovered overhead: be suspended, be poised, hang, float, levitate, drift, fly, flutter. 2 she hovered anxiously in the background: linger, loiter, wait about, stay nearby; informal hang around, stick around; Brit. informal hang about.
Duden Dictionary
Hovercraft
Ho ver craft Substantiv, Neutrum , das ® |ˈhɔvɐkraːft |das Hovercraft; Genitiv: des Hovercrafts, Plural: die Hovercrafts englisch hovercraft (früher auch: Hovercraft ®), aus: to hover = schweben und craft = Wasserfahrzeug, eigentlich = Schwebeboot Luftkissenfahrzeug
French Dictionary
hovercraft
hovercraft FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour aéroglisseur.
Spanish Dictionary
hovercraft
hovercraft nombre masculino Vehículo que se desplaza sobre un colchón de aire y puede circular por tierra o por agua al elevarse ligeramente mediante chorros de aire a presión proyectados verticalmente por debajo del casco; se utiliza para el transporte de personas o mercancías, generalmente en recorridos cortos .SINÓNIMO aerodeslizador .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés hovercraft , compuesto de to hover ‘estar suspendido, flotar ’ y craft ‘nave ’.Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘jóvercraf ’.El plural es hovercrafts .
hovero, -ra
hovero, -ra (también overo )adjetivo [animal ] Que es de color parecido al melocotón o durazno, formado por pelos blancos y rojos :caballos y yeguas hoveros .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
hover
hov er /hʌ́və r |hɔ́v -/動詞 ~s /-z /; ~ed /-d /; ~ing 自動詞 1 〈鳥 昆虫 ヘリコプターなどが 〉 «…(の上 )を » 旋回する ; «…(の上 )に » 空中でとどまる «over , around , above » ▸ A helicopter is hovering over the park .ヘリコプターが公園の上空にとどまっている 2 〖~+副詞 〗〈人などが 〉たたずむ ; うろうろする ; ためらう (!副詞 は場所の表現 ) ▸ I noticed a waiter hovering behind .後方にウエイターが控えているのに気づいた ▸ His hand hovered near the pistol .彼の手はピストルのあたりで迷っていた 3 〈状況 雰囲気などが 〉【人 場所に 】つきまとう «over , around » ▸ Danger is hovering over him .危険が彼の身にふりかかっている 4 〈金額 温度 比率などが 〉 «ある水準に /…の間に » とどまる , おさまる «around /between » ▸ The average temperature hovers around zero degrees Celsius .平均気温は摂氏0 ℃あたりだ 5 «…のあたりを » 行き来する , ためらう «between » ▸ hover between life and death ≒hover on the brink of death 生死の境をさまよう 名詞 U 1 (鳥などが )空中の一点に止まること , ホバリング .2 宙ぶらりんの状態 , 躊躇 (ちゆうちよ )(suspense ).~er 名詞 C 空中に浮いているもの ; 浮浪者 .
hovercraft
h ó ver cr à ft 名詞 複 ~C ホバークラフト .