rove
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rove /rəʊv $ roʊv/ verb 1 TRAVEL[intransitive, transitive] written to travel from one place to another 漫游（于），流浪（于） SYN roam a salesman roving the country 全国各地跑的推销员2. roving reporter someone who works for a newspaper or television company and moves from place to place 流动记者3 LOOK AT[intransitive] if someone’s eyes rove, they look continuously from one part of something to another 扫视rove over/around Benedict’s eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body. 贝内迪克特的眼睛放肆地扫视着她熟睡中的身体。4. have a roving eye old-fashioned to always be looking for a chance to have romantic relationships – often used humorously 时刻寻找艳遇，好色〔常为幽默用法〕→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
rove• But by now he was less than happy with his wife Sara Fricker, and his eye was roving.• She remained the faithful wife but Richard certainly appears to have had the licence to rove.• Restless cars and people, mostly young, roved aimlessly, exploring the summer night.• He refused to be awed by Rome when he visited the Eternal City in 1926 as roving ambassador-at-large.• His eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body.• Benedict's eyes roved over her sleeping body.• It was in her desperate kisses, the way she clutched at him, her hands roving possessively, staking out claims.• Bands of armed men rove the countryside.rove over/around• His hands roved around her body.• For one interminable moment nothing moved except for the eyes of the policemen as they roved around the pub.Origin rove (1500-1600) Perhaps from rave “to wander” ((14-19 centuries)), probably from a Scandinavian languagerove verbChinese
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rove
rove /rəʊv $ roʊv/
verb
SYN roam:
a salesman roving the country
2. roving reporter someone who works for a newspaper or television company and moves from place to place
3. [intransitive] if someone’s eyes rove, they look continuously from one part of something to another
rove over/around
Benedict’s eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body.
4. have a roving eye old-fashioned to always be looking for a chance to have romantic relationships – often used humorously
rove /rəʊv $ roʊv/
verb Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Perhaps from rave __to wander__ (14-19 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language
1. [intransitive and transitive] written to travel from one place to another Origin: Perhaps from rave __to wander__ (14-19 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language
SYN roam:
2. roving reporter someone who works for a newspaper or television company and moves from place to place
3. [intransitive] if someone’s eyes rove, they look continuously from one part of something to another
rove over/around
4. have a roving eye old-fashioned to always be looking for a chance to have romantic relationships – often used humorously
Rove
Rove, Karl /kɑːl $ kɑːrl/
(1950–) a US Republican political strategist, who worked for George W. Bush during his election campaign. After the election, he became an assistant and ADVISOR to President Bush. In 2005 he was proven to be one of the people who gave the name of a CIA agent, Valerie Plame, to the press allegedly because her husband had written an article criticizing Bush’s reasons for starting the war in Iraq. In 2007 he was investigated by the Office of Special Counsel for his involvement a scandal involving emails, for the firing (fire) of US attorneys, and for ‘improper political influence over government decision-making’. He resigned in the same year.
Rove, Karl /kɑːl $ kɑːrl/
(1950–) a US Republican political strategist, who worked for George W. Bush during his election campaign. After the election, he became an assistant and ADVISOR to President Bush. In 2005 he was proven to be one of the people who gave the name of a CIA agent, Valerie Plame, to the press allegedly because her husband had written an article criticizing Bush’s reasons for starting the war in Iraq. In 2007 he was investigated by the Office of Special Counsel for his involvement a scandal involving emails, for the firing (fire) of US attorneys, and for ‘improper political influence over government decision-making’. He resigned in the same year.