Online Google Dictionary

rove 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/rōv/,
Font size:

roved, past participle; roves, 3rd person singular present; roving, present participle; roved, past tense;
  1. Form (slivers of wool, cotton, or other fiber) into roves

Noun
  1. A small metal plate or ring for a rivet to pass through and be clenched over, esp. in boatbuilding

  1. roll: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
  2. (reeve) pass a rope through; "reeve an opening"
  3. (reeve) female ruff
  4. (reeve) fasten by passing through a hole or around something
  5. (roving) wandering: travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him"
  6. (roving) mobile: migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes"
  7. Rove, formerly Rove Live, is an Australian television talk show which premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, before moving to Network Ten which aired the program from 2000 until November, 2009. ...
  8. (Reeve (Canada)) In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater") is the highest ranking officer in a municipal government of local town or large urban city.
  9. (Reeve (England)) Originally in Anglo-Saxon England the reeve was a senior official with local responsibilities under the Crown e.g. as the chief magistrate of a town or district. ...
  10. (Roval) An oval track is a dedicated motorsport circuit, primarily in North America, which differs from a road course in that it only has turns in one direction, which is almost universally left. Oval tracks often have banked turns as well. ...
  11. A roving is a long and narrow bundle of fibre. It is usually used to spin woollen yarn. A roving can be created by carding the fibre, and it is then drawn into long strips. Because it is carded, the fibres are not parallel, though drawing it into strips may line the fibres up a bit. ...
  12. To shoot with arrows (at); To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area; To card wool or other fibres
  13. (reeve) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities; The president of a township or municipal district council; To pass a rope through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it
  14. (Reeve) (O.E. gerefa; L. praepositus, prepositus)     1) A royal official, or a manor official appointed by the lord or elected by the peasants. 2) Manorial overseer, usually a villager elected by tenants of the manor. ...
  15. (Reeve) Leading a line through a block or other object.
  16. (REEVE) (v) To thread the halyard through a block (or over a pulley) fitted into the truck and thereby raise or lower a flag (see also ‘halyard’ and ‘truck’).
  17. (reeve) The treasurer or exchequer. Someone who handles the money on a local or kingdom level.
  18. (REEVE) an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; the current derivation is sheriff, ie., shire reeve. Originally, the reeve was local administrative agent of an Anglo-Saxon king. ...
  19. (Reeve) (Latin prepositus) A tenant of the manor, chosen either by the lord or from among his fellows to be responsible for the management of the manor, rendering an account annually.  Where the demesne was no longer farmed directly, the reeve became, in effect, the lord's rent collector. ...
  20. (Reeve) A steward; generally a steward of a manor.
  21. (Reeve) Head of Shinra Inc's Urban Development Division. Responsible for designing most of Midgar, Reeve cares about the city and the people who live in it, an unusual trait for a Shinra official. ...
  22. (Reeve) Principal manorial official under the bailiff, always a villein.
  23. (Reeve) in archaic times, a Reeve was a serf elected to supervise lands for a Lord, ensuring the Lord was not cheated by the serfs. The role evolved into policing crime. The term 'Sheriff' is thought to have evolved from 'Shire Reeve'. The old occupation title 'Reeve' also included Churchwardens.
  24. (reeve) An officer appointed by a landowner to supervise estates, tenants, or workers.
  25. (reeve) churchwarden; early name for sheriff in England.