Rove



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 流浪, 漂泊
• ［英］ v. 流浪, 漂泊 ( to wander about; roam)
• ［例］ rove over sea and land / rove the moors ( 流浪荒野)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (roved; roving)

• Etymology: earlier, to shoot at random, wander, of unknown origin
• Date: 1536
• intransitive verb
  • to move aimlessly ; roam
• transitive verb
  • to wander through or over
• Synonyms: see wander

II. noun

• Date: 1606
• an act or instance of wandering

III. *past and past participle of reeve IV. transitive verb (roved; roving)

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1789
• to join (textile fibers) with a slight twist and draw out into roving

V. noun

• Date: 1789
• roving

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