wave
/weɪv/ 名词 C2中文： 波浪、波、浪
- A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation. · The wave traveled from the center of the lake before breaking on the shore.
- The ocean.
- A moving disturbance in the energy level of a field. · Gravity waves, while predicted by theory for decades, have been notoriously difficult to detect.
- A shape that alternatingly curves in opposite directions. · Her hair had a nice wave to it.· sine wave
- Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings.
- A loose back-and-forth movement, as of the hands. · He dismissed her with a wave of the hand.
- A sudden, but temporary, uptick in something. · A wave of retirees began moving to the coastal area.· A wave of emotion overcame her when she thought about her son who was killed in battle.
- Any of a series of orders to be fulfilled in one short interval of time, planned as part of wave picking.
复数 waves
短语动词和表达
- wave aside To dismiss something without paying much attention to it;...
- wave away To reject or dismiss with a hand gesture.
- wave down To cause (a moving vehicle) to stop by using an arm gesture.
- wave in To try, in public, to attract people into a business esta...
- wave off To give a wave of one's hand, or of a flag or wand, so as...
- wave through To indicate to a person or vehicle that they can proceed,...
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By degrees the sun disappeared behind the western horizon; but as though to prove the truth of the fanciful ideas in heathen mythology, its indiscreet rays reappeared on the summit of every wave, as if the god of fire had just sunk upon the bosom of Amphitrite, who in vain endeavored to hide her lover beneath her azure mantle.
In the night she awakened, with the stillness and the darkness about her, and the recollection of the day came over her like a wave of sorrow.
Collins, with a formal wave of the hand, “that it is usual with young ladies to reject the addresses of the man whom they secretly mean to accept, when he first applies for their favour; and that sometimes the refusal is repeated a second or even a third time.
One more coruscation, my dear Watson—yet another brain-wave!
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