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单词 wave
释义

wave1/wayv/ verb intrans

to move the hand or something held in the hand to and fro in greeting, as a signal, etc

to cause (e.g. one's arm or a flag) to move to and fro in this way

to convey (something) by waving

She waved goodbye

to direct (somebody) by waving

to brandish or flourish

to give a signal or salute by moving the hand or fingers or something held in the hand

to flutter or swing loosely to and fro

Flags were waving in the breeze

to be flourished or brandished to and fro

Their swords waved and flashed

to sway in the wind with a wavelike motion

a field of waving grain

to follow a curving line or take a wavy form; to undulate

verb trans

to cause (something) to swing to and fro

to direct (somebody) by waving; to flag or signal

to gesture with (the hand or an object) in greeting, farewell, or homage

to convey (something) by waving

We went to the station to wave farewell

to brandish or flourish (something)

to give a curving or undulating shape to (e.g. hair)

wave something aside

to dismiss or put something out of mind; to disregard it

[Old English wafian to wave with the hands]

wave2noun

an act of waving, esp a sweep of the hand or arm, or of some object held in the hand, used as a signal or greeting

a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a body of water liquid, e.g. the sea

(the waves) literary open water

a shape or outline that has successive curves

one of the crests of such a form, with or without or a crest together with its adjacent trough

a waviness of the hair

an undulating line or streak, or a pattern formed by such lines

a rolling or undulatory movement, or any one of a series of such movements, passing along a surface or through the air

a surge in feeling or expression of a sensation or emotion

a wave of anger

waves of protest

a sudden increase or wide occurrence of a phenomenon or activity

an esp artistic trend, tendency, or movement

a periodic disturbance or variation of a physical quantity by which energy is transferred progressively from point to point by transient local displacement of the particles of the medium but without its permanent movement

a large or prolonged movement of people

a wave of new arrivals

(treated as sing. or pl) a line of attacking or advancing troops, aircraft, etc

a periodic disturbance or variation of a physical quantity, e.g. electric or magnetic intensity or air pressure, by which energy is transferred progressively from point to point either through space or through a physical medium, e.g. water or air, by transient local displacement of the particles of the medium but without its permanent movement

a sound wave

a radio wave

one complete cycle of such a disturbance

a graphical representation of a wave; a waveform

a sine wave

a marked change in temperature; a period of hot or cold weather

an undulating or jagged line constituting a graphical representation of an action, e.g. the beating of the heart

make waves

informal to cause trouble or make a fuss

informal to create a considerable, usu good, impression

waveless adj
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