Word · Frequency #4875
rover
漫游者;流浪者;漂泊者
a person or animal that travels around without a fixed destination; a wanderer or nomad
- 1.
One who roves: a person or animal that travels around, especially over a wide area, without a fixed destination; a nomad, a roamer, a wanderer.
漫游者:四处游荡的人或动物,尤指无固定目的地的;流浪者。
- 2.
A pirate.
海盗
- 3.
Someone connected with any number of teams called the Rovers, as a fan, player, coach etc.
与任何名为Rovers的球队相关的人,如球迷、球员、教练等
- 4.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
过着漂泊不定生活的人
- 5.
A small manned or unmanned land vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies.
用于探索外星体的小型载人或无人陆地车辆
- 6.
A pirate ship.
海盗船。
- 7.
A member of the senior section of the Boy Scout movement catering for men of age 18 upwards, now disbanded.
男童军运动中为18岁以上男性提供的高级别成员,现已解散
- 8.
an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement
成年童子军成员
- 9.
A defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a combination of those of a cornerback, linebacker, and safety; also, a player playing this position.
防守后卫位置,职责结合角卫、线卫和安全卫;也指该位置的球员。
- 10.
A position that is one of three of a team's followers making up a ruck, who follow the ball around the ground; also, a player playing this position, who is generally fast and skilful at receiving the ball, and formerly of shorter stature.
跟随球在场地上移动的三名队员之一的位置;也指在此位置上比赛的球员,通常速度快且擅长接球,且以前身材较矮
- 11.
In full rover ball: a ball which has passed through all the hoops and would peg out if it hit the stake but is continued in play to help fellow players or obstruct opposing players; also, the player of such a ball.
指已过所有球门、击中木桩则出局但继续比赛以帮助队友或阻碍对手的球;也指该球的击球手。
- 12.
A remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROUV) or remotely operated vehicle (ROV).
遥控水下作业器或遥控车辆
- 13.
The tenth defensive player in slow-pitch softball.
慢速垒球中的第十名防守球员。
(探测星球表面的)漫游车;探测车;遥控潜水器;遥控操作车;海盗;海盗船;罗弗斯队(Rovers)的支持者、队员或教练
In use
The rover wanders from town to town, never staying long.
A true rover feels at home wherever the road takes them.
The rover carried only a small bag with everything she owned.
a rover
表示身份
He is a rover who travels from town to town.
他是一个从一个城镇漂泊到另一个城镇的漂泊者。
rover of [place]
The rover of the desert survived on scarce water.
沙漠中的流浪者靠稀少的水生存。
live as a rover
描述生活方式
She chose to live as a rover, never settling down.
Connections
Collocations
- lone rover
- 孤独的流浪者
- He was a lone rover, never staying in one place for long.他是一个孤独的流浪者,从不在一个地方久留。
- wandering rover
- 漂泊的流浪者
- The wandering rover traveled from town to town.这个漂泊的流浪者从一个城镇走到另一个城镇。
- rover's life
- 流浪者的生活
- She chose a rover's life, always seeking new adventures.她选择了流浪者的生活,总是寻求新的冒险。
- sea rover
- 海盗
- The sea rover attacked the merchant ship.那个海盗袭击了商船。
Synonyms
- wanderer
- 流浪者 · 通用,语气中性,可替换rover
Learner notes
Memory Tip
流浪狗常叫Rover,记住漂泊者。
Context & Register
本词通常指漂泊者、流浪者,属于中性偏文雅的语体,常见于文学作品或历史叙述中。注意:该词也有海盗的含义,但本分析仅针对漂泊者义项。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with the spelling '-over' are shown. Note that over, clover, and Dover rhyme with rover (all have /oʊvər/), while cover, lover, and hover have the /ʌvər/ sound and do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.