Word · Frequency #19120
roving
漫游的；巡回的；迁徙的
Moving about; having no fixed home; traveling from place to place.
- 1.
Moving about; having no fixed or permanent abode; travelling from place to place.
四处移动；没有固定住所；四处旅行
- 2.
Of the eyes or gaze, inspecting all over; not staying fixed on one subject.
眼睛或目光四处查看；不固定在一个主题上
- 3.
migratory
迁徙的
（目光）游移的；扫视的；四处移动；没有固定住所；四处旅行；眼睛或目光四处查看；不固定在一个主题上；迁徙的；徘徊的
In use
The roving birds return to the same wetland every spring.
Roving herds of reindeer move across the tundra in search of food.
She spent a year living a roving life, traveling from one country to another.
Connections
Collocations
- roving ambassador
- 巡回大使
- She served as a roving ambassador for the organization.她曾担任该组织的巡回大使。
- roving reporter
- 巡回记者；流动记者
- The channel's roving reporter sent updates from three countries this week.该频道的巡回记者本周从三个国家发来了报道。
- roving eye
- 四处游移的目光
- His roving eye scanned the hall.他游移的目光扫视着大厅。
- roving band
- 四处游走的一群人；流动的队伍
- A roving band of musicians moved from town to town.一队流动乐手从一个城镇走到另一个城镇。
- roving guard
- 流动警卫；巡逻哨
- A roving guard checked the building every hour.一名流动警卫每小时检查一次大楼。
- roving commission
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：常听到 roving reporter（巡回记者），他们四处跑、眼睛四处看——所以 roving 是“游走的；游移的”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：news/media (e.g., roving reporter)、official/diplomatic titles (e.g., roving ambassador)、everyday speech (e.g., roving eye) 该词在不同搭配中语气差别较大：表示“巡回”的 roving reporter（巡回记者）、roving ambassador（巡回大使）多用于较正式、书面场合；表示“目光游移”的 roving eye 常见于口语，并常带戏谑或贬义。建议根据具体搭配选择使用。
Grammar Note
常作定语，表示‘迁徙的、流动的’
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些以 -oving 结尾的词看起来都和 roving 很像，但发音不同：moving、proving、removing、improving、approving 读作 /uːvɪŋ/，loving 读作 /ʌvɪŋ/；它们都不与 roving (/ˈroʊvɪŋ/) 押韵。真正的同韵词是少见的 droving (/ˈdroʊvɪŋ/)。
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.