a rove of + n.
指准备进一步加工的羊毛或棉条粗纱，常用 a rove of wool/cotton。
She twisted a rove of wool between her fingers before spinning it.
她在纺纱前用手指把一根羊毛粗纱捻了捻。
漫游；闲逛
roves — plural of rove
粗纱；铜垫圈；船舶建造中用于钉子的铜垫圈；拉出并轻微扭转的羊毛或棉花条,准备进一步加工；徘徊
船舶建造中用于钉子的铜垫圈
A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boatbuilding.
拉出并轻微扭转的羊毛或棉花条,准备进一步加工
A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and lightly twisted, preparatory to further processing; a roving.
漫游；闲逛
The act of wandering; a ramble.
On weekends, the family often goes for a rove in the nearby hills.
周末，这家人经常到附近的山里闲逛。
用法提示：rove 是名词，意为‘闲逛/漫游’，和 go for 搭配，表示进行一趟无固定路线的漫步。
Yesterday we took a rove through the old town and stopped for coffee.
昨天我们在老城区逛了一圈，还停下来喝了咖啡。
用法提示：rove 是名词，作 took 的宾语，指在老城区的一次闲逛。
After sitting inside all morning, she needed a rove through the park.
在屋里坐了一上午之后，她需要到公园里去走走。
用法提示：rove 是名词，作 needed 的宾语，表示一次放松的漫步/闲逛。
指准备进一步加工的羊毛或棉条粗纱，常用 a rove of wool/cotton。
She twisted a rove of wool between her fingers before spinning it.
她在纺纱前用手指把一根羊毛粗纱捻了捻。
造船术语，指钉端铆接用的铜垫圈，常用复数形式 roves。
Each nail in the hull was clinched over a copper rove.
船体上的每根钉子都铆在铜垫圈上。
此义指漫游、闲逛，是可数名词，常接 through、around 等地点短语。
We took a rove through the old harbour at sunset.
日落时我们在老港口闲逛了一圈。
grammar · medium
易错句子They set off on rove through the hills.
正确表达They set off on a rove through the hills.
rove 表示“漫游、闲逛（一次漫步）”时是可数名词，和 walk、ramble 一样，单数指一次具体活动，前面必须加不定冠词 a/an。汉语“去散步”不带冠词，直接照搬就会漏掉 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子The carding machine drew out three rove of wool.
正确表达The carding machine drew out three roves of wool.
rove 表示“粗纱条”时也是可数名词，前面有数词或表示多个时要用复数形式 roves。汉语名词不随数量变形，学习者常忘记加 -s。
作名词时，ramble 指悠闲的徒步漫游，常见于英式英语，也可指离题闲谈；rove 作名词表示“漫游”极为罕见，现代英语中多作文学动词，二者不能随意互换。
grove 与 rove 仅首字母不同，但 grove 是名词，指一小片树木（常指果园）；rove 作名词指漫游、纺纱粗条或铜垫圈，意义无重叠，拼写时注意区分。
drove 与 rove 拼写相近，drove 作名词指被驱赶的畜群，也是 drive 的过去式；rove 没有“畜群”或“驾驶”之义，不能混用。
造船时用来铆住钉子末端的铜垫圈
In clinker boatbuilding the nail end is hammered flat over a copper rove.
在搭接船体建造中，钉子末端被锤平铆在铜垫圈上。
一缕粗羊毛条（纺纱前拉出并稍加捻的粗纱）
The spinner draws out a rove of wool before twisting it into yarn.
纺纱工先把一缕粗羊毛条拉出，再把它捻成纱线。
一缕粗棉条（纺纱前拉出并稍加捻的粗纱）
The machine draws out a rove of cotton and gives it a light twist.
机器拉出一缕粗棉条，并给它轻轻加捻。
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