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roving

UK //ˈrəʊvɪŋ//US //ˈroʊvɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 roven(漫游),与古诺尔斯语 ráfa(徘徊)同源,最终可追溯至原始日耳曼语 *raibōną(漫游)。纺织术语意义始于18世纪。

adjective

❶ 形容人或动物不断移动、没有固定住所的状态,常带有漫无目的或自由自在的意味。

“The roving reporter traveled from one country to another.”

(这位四处奔波的记者从一个国家旅行到另一个国家。)

“A roving band of musicians entertained the villagers.”

(一群流动的音乐家为村民们表演助兴。)

同义词:wandering, nomadic, itinerant, peripatetic, vagabond

noun

❶ 指纺织工序中梳理后的松散纤维条,用于后续纺纱。也泛指漫游的行为或状态。

“The wool roving was ready to be spun into yarn.”

(这些羊毛粗纱已准备好纺成纱线。)

“Her life of roving finally came to an end when she settled down.”

(当她安定下来时,她的漫游生活终于结束了。)

同义词:fiber, staple, tow, wandering, traveling

常见短语

roving eye — 形容人用不安分的眼神四处打量,常带有对异性过度关注的暗示。

“Her husband's roving eye often got him into trouble at parties.”

(她丈夫那不安分的眼神经常让他在聚会上惹上麻烦。)

roving commission — 指授予某人广泛权限的委托,允许其自由决定工作方式和范围。

“The journalist was given a roving commission to cover the war.”

(这位记者获得了全面报道战争的自由采访权。)