词语释义

英 [rəʊv] 美 [rov]

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

单词分析：

记忆方法：1. drove => rove => 弟弟到处漂泊、流浪的原因是他被父母赶出了家门。弟弟被赶出了家门只好到处漂泊、流浪。弟弟喜欢驾车到处漂泊、漫游。
2. grove => rove => 哥哥在果园里漫游。
3. river =》rover =》rove.
4. 细心的人会发现“流浪、漂泊、漫游”这些词的含有都是由“河流、河水”引申而来的。也就是说字面含义是与“河流、河水”有关的。
5. over <===> rove: 他娶了老婆，终于结束了到处漂泊、流浪的日子。

英英释义

Verb:

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;"The gypsies roamed the woods"
"roving vagabonds"
"the wandering Jew"
"The cattle roam across the prairie"
"the laborers drift from one town to the next"
"They rolled from town to town"

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单词词源

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。

英语词源

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.

词态变化

第三人称单数 roves;
过去式 roved;
过去分词 roved;
现在分词 roving;

权威造句

1. My grandfather loved to rove the countryside.

我祖父喜欢到乡下走一走.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. He rove hither and thither that night.

那一夜他四处漫游.

来自辞典例句

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.

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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.

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5. He loved to rove the green hills and clear waters.

他喜欢漫游于山青水秀之乡.

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近反义词

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