hove

英 [həʊv]      美 [hoʊv]
  • v. 举起;抛(heave的过去式和过去分词)
  • n. (Hove)人名;(英)霍夫;(丹)霍弗
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hove (v.1)
"wait, linger, hover," mid-13c., of unknown origin. Chiefly nautical at first, of ships standing off a coast, also of birds in the air. Common 13c.-16c., then superseded by its derivative, hover.
hove (v.2)
"to rise up, to swell," 1590s, from heave, perhaps pulled from a past tense form.
1. The men were summonsed and last week 30 appeared before Hove magistrates.
这些人被传唤,上周有30人到霍夫地方法院接受讯问。
2. A ship hove in sight just above the distant horizon.
一条轮船恰好出现在天海相接处.
3. The train that now hove into view was clearly of a much older vintage.
现在进入视野的火车显然是一种古老得多的车型。
4. Sailors hove up the cable with windlass or capstan.
水手们用绞盘或起锚机把缆绳拉起来.
5. As we were just leaving the harbour another ship hove into view.
当我们正在离港时,我们看到有一艘船也驶进港来.