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rove

英 [rəʊv] 美 [rov]

解释

vt. 漫游于；漂泊于
vi. 流浪；飘忽不定
n. 流浪；徘徊；粗纺线
n. (Rove)人名；(英、法)罗夫；(芬)罗韦

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中文词源

rove 漫游，漂泊

可能来自 rave 方言变体，来自 rave,偏离，发狂，发疯。引申词义漫游，漂泊。

英文词源

rove (v.): "to wander with no fixed destination," 1530s (earliest sense was "to shoot arrows at a mark selected at pleasure or at random," late 15c.); possibly a Midlands dialectal variant of northern English and Scottish rave "to wander, stray," from Middle English raven, probably from Old Norse rafa "to wander, rove" (compare rave (v.)). Influenced by rover, if not a back-formation from it. Related: Roved; roving.

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例句和用法

1. My grandfather loved to rove the countryside.: 我祖父喜欢到乡下走一走.

2. He rove hither and thither that night.: 那一夜他四处漫游.

3. They have also subpoenaed top presidential aide Karl Rove.: 他们同时传讯高级总统助理卡尔罗夫.

4. Rove says he wants to spend more time with his family.: 至于辞职的原因,他表示需要更多的时间陪伴他的家人.

5. He loved to rove the green hills and clear waters.: 他喜欢漫游于山青水秀之乡.