wave

noun

水 of water

1. 海浪；波浪；波涛
   a raised line of water that moves across the surface of the sea, ocean, etc.
   1. Huge waves were breaking on the shore.
      巨浪拍打着海岸。
   2. Surfers flocked to the beach to ride the waves .
      冲浪者大批集聚到海滩去冲浪。
   3. the gentle sound of waves lapping
      波浪轻轻拍打的声音
   4. Children were playing in the waves .
      孩子们在海浪中嬉戏。
   5. Seagulls bobbed on the waves .
      海鸥随浪花一起一伏地漂浮在水面。
   6. The wind made little waves on the pond.
      风吹得池水起了涟漪。

活动；感觉 of activity/feeling

2. 汹涌的行动（或思想）态势；心潮；风潮
   a sudden increase in a particular activity or feeling
   1. a wave of opposition/protest/violence, etc.
      反对、抗议、暴力等的浪潮
   2. a crime wave
      犯罪潮
   3. A wave of fear swept over him.
      一阵恐惧传遍他的全身。
   4. Guilt and horror flooded her in waves .
      歉疚和恐惧一阵阵涌上她的心头。
   5. A wave of panic spread through the crowd.
      一阵恐慌传遍人群。

大量 large number

3. 涌现的人（或事物）；涌动的人（或物）
   a large number of people or things suddenly moving or appearing somewhere
   1. Wave after wave of aircraft passed overhead.
      一批又一批飞机从上空掠过。

臂 / 手 / 身体的动作 movement of arm/hand/body

4. 挥臂；挥手；招手；摆手
   a movement of your arm and hand from side to side
5. 挥臂；挥手；招手；摆手
   a movement of your arm and hand from side to side

热；声；光 of heat/sound/light

6. 波；波状运动
   the form that some types of energy such as heat, sound, light, etc. take as they move
   1. radio/sound/ultrasonic waves
      无线电波；声波；超声波

头发 in hair

7. 拳曲；波浪
   if a person's hair has a wave or waves , it is not straight but curls slightly

海洋 sea

8. 大海
   the sea

verb

挥动手 / 臂 move hand/arm

1. 挥手；招手；摆手；挥臂
   to move your hand or arm from side to side in the air in order to attract attention, say hello, etc.
   1. The people on the bus waved and we waved back.
      公共汽车上的人挥手致意，我们也向他们挥手。
   2. Why did you wave at him?
      你为什么向他招手？
   3. A man in the water was shouting and waving his arms around frantically.
      水里有个人大喊大叫，拼命摆动着双臂。
   4. My mother was crying as I waved her goodbye .
      我向母亲挥手告别时她哭了。
   5. My mother was crying as I waved goodbye to her.
      我向母亲挥手告别时她哭了。
2. 挥手指引，挥手示意（方向）
   to show where sth is, show sb where to go, etc. by moving your hand in a particular direction
   1. She waved vaguely in the direction of the house.
      她含糊地朝房子的方向挥了挥手。
   2. ‘He's over there,’ said Ali, waving a hand towards some trees.
      “他在那儿。”阿里说着朝几棵树挥了挥手。
   3. I showed my pass to the security guard and he waved me through.
      我向保安员出示了通行证，他挥手让我通过。
3. 挥舞，挥动（手中之物）
   to hold sth in your hand and move it from side to side
   1. Crowds lined the route, waving flags and cheering.
      人群沿路线排成行，挥舞着旗子欢呼。
   2. ‘I'm rich!’ she exclaimed, waving the money under his nose.
      “我发财了！”她在他的鼻子下面舞动着钞票喊道。

自由移动 move freely

4. （一端固定地）飘扬，飘动，摇晃，起伏
   to move freely and gently, for example in the wind, while one end or side is held in position
   1. The flag waved in the breeze.
      旗子在微风中飘扬。

头发 hair

5. 略呈波形；拳曲
   to curl slightly
   1. His hair waves naturally.
      他天生一头鬈发。
6. 使…略呈波形；烫（发）
   to make sb's hair curl slightly
   1. She's had her hair waved.
      她烫发了。

1. VERB 挥(手)示意(或致意)
   If you wave or wave your hand, you move your hand from side to side in the air, usually in order to say hello or goodbye to someone.
   1. Jessica caught sight of Lois and waved to her...
      杰茜卡看到了洛伊丝，就冲她挥手致意。
   2. He waved at the waiter, who rushed to the table...
      他冲服务员招了招手，服务员就急忙跑到桌边。
   3. He grinned, waved, and said, 'Hi!'...
      他咧嘴笑了笑，挥挥手说：“嗨！”
   4. Elaine turned and waved her hand lazily and left.
      伊莱恩转过身，懒懒地挥了一下手就走了。
   5. Wave is also a noun.
      
   6. Steve stopped him with a wave of the hand...
      史蒂夫摆摆手让他停下来了。
   7. Paddy spotted Mary Ann and gave her a cheery wave.
      帕迪看到玛丽·安后高兴地冲她挥挥手。
2. VERB 挥手示意(方向);挥手指引
   If you wave someone away or wave them on, you make a movement with your hand to indicate that they should move in a particular direction.
   1. Leshka waved him away with a show of irritation...
      廖什克恼火地挥手让他离开。
   2. He waited for a policeman to stop the traffic and wave the people on...
      他等着警察来让车辆停下，指挥人们前行。
   3. He waved the servants out of the tent.
      他挥手让仆人们退到帐篷外。
3. VERB 挥舞
   If you wave something, you hold it up and move it rapidly from side to side.
   1. Hospital staff were outside to welcome him, waving flags and applauding...
      医院的工作人员都在外面一边挥动旗子一边鼓掌欢迎他。
   2. She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about.
      她经常会提高嗓门，双手胡乱挥舞。
4. VERB 飘动;摆动;起伏
   If something waves, it moves gently from side to side or up and down.
   1. ...grass and flowers waving in the wind.
      随风摇曳的花草
5. N-COUNT 波浪;(尤指)海浪
   A wave is a raised mass of water on the surface of water, especially the sea, which is caused by the wind or by tides making the surface of the water rise and fall.
   1. ...the sound of the waves breaking on the shore.
      海浪拍岸的声音
6. (头发的)波浪卷，鬈曲
   If someone's hair has waves, it curves slightly instead of being straight.
7. N-COUNT 冲击波
   A wave is a sudden increase in heat or energy that spreads out from an earthquake or explosion.
   1. The shock waves of the earthquake were felt in Teheran...
      地震带来的冲击波在德黑兰也能感觉到。
   2. The blast wave crushed the breath from Neil, but he survived.
      爆炸冲击波震得尼尔喘不过气来，不过他还是得以幸存。
8. N-COUNT (声、光、无线电等的)波
   Waves are the form in which things such as sound, light, and radio signals travel.
   1. Sound waves, light waves, and radio waves have a certain frequency, or number of waves per second.
      声波、光波或无线电波等都有特定的频率，或者说是每秒的波数。
9. N-COUNT (情绪的)突发，高涨
   If you refer to a wave of a particular feeling, you mean that it increases quickly and becomes very intense, and then often decreases again.
   1. She felt a wave of panic, but forced herself to leave the room calmly...
      她感到一阵恐慌，但还是强作镇定地离开了房间。
   2. A wave of sympathy for her swept Ireland...
      爱尔兰举国上下都同情她。
   3. The loneliness and grief comes in waves.
      孤独和悲伤不断涌上心头。
10. N-COUNT (活动、行为的)爆发，浪潮
    A wave is a sudden increase in a particular activity or type of behaviour, especially an undesirable or unpleasant one.
    1. ...the current wave of violence.
       目前的暴力浪潮
    2. ...an even newer crime wave.
       更新一波的犯罪风潮
    3. ...the shortages of bread, meat and gasoline that have hit Moscow in waves over the summer.
       这个夏天里莫斯科接连遭受了缺粮、少肉和汽油短缺的打击
11. N-COUNT (突然涌向某处的)人流
    A wave is a sudden increase in the number of people moving somewhere.
    1. A wave of immigrants is washing over Western Europe.
       移民潮正席卷西欧。
12. 人群形成的波浪;人浪
    If a crowd of people do the wave, each person in the crowd stands up and puts their arms in the air after the person to one side of them, then sits down again, creating a continuous wave-like motion through the crowd.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 Mexican wave


13. See also: long wave medium wave Mexican wave new wave short-wave tidal wave

1. He greeted them with a wave and a broad smile.
   他向他们挥一下手，热情地笑着向他们打招呼。
2. He brushed by with a perfunctory wave to the crowd.
   他擦身而过，朝人群敷衍地挥了挥手。
3. A freak wave had buckled the deck.
   突然掀起的巨浪打弯了甲板。
4. A tidal wave caused by the earthquake hit the coast causing catastrophic damage
   地震引起的海啸袭击了沿海地区，导致灾难性的破坏。
5. The first wave of marchers crested the hill.
   第一批游行示威者登上了山顶。
6. A faltering economy and a recent wave of labour unrest have affected the new party's popularity.
   停滞不前的经济和最近的一次劳工骚乱浪潮影响了新政党的声望。
7. They came to the front door to wave goodbye.
   他们来到前门挥手告别。
8. We can wave goodbye to the sort of protection that people at work need and deserve.
   我们就只能向工作的人所需要且应得的那种保护说拜拜了。
9. The third wave was so strong it knocked me backwards
   第3波浪太大了，把我打了回去。
10. The crisis has set off a wave of nationalist feelings in Quebec.
    这一危机已在魁北克激起了一波民族独立主义情绪。
11. Laura acknowledged this compliment with a negligent wave of her left hand
    劳拉随意挥了挥左手算是听到了这个赞扬。
12. The government is facing a new wave of opposition in the form of a student strike
    政府面临着学生通过罢课掀起的新一轮反对浪潮。
13. His boat hit a wave and somersaulted at speed
    他的船撞上了大浪，飞速地翻转着。
14. Jessica caught sight of Lois and waved to her
    杰茜卡看到了洛伊丝，就冲她挥手致意。
15. He waved at the waiter, who rushed to the table
    他冲服务员招了招手，服务员就急忙跑到桌边。
16. He grinned, waved, and said, 'Hi!'
    他咧嘴笑了笑，挥挥手说：“嗨！”
17. Elaine turned and waved her hand lazily and left.
    伊莱恩转过身，懒懒地挥了一下手就走了。
18. Leshka waved him away with a show of irritation
    廖什克恼火地挥手让他离开。
19. He waited for a policeman to stop the traffic and wave the people on
    他等着警察来让车辆停下，指挥人们前行。
20. He waved the servants out of the tent.
    他挥手让仆人们退到帐篷外。
21. Hospital staff were outside to welcome him, waving flags and applauding
    医院的工作人员都在外面一边挥动旗子一边鼓掌欢迎他。
22. The shock waves of the earthquake were felt in Teheran
    地震带来的冲击波在德黑兰也能感觉到。
23. The blast wave crushed the breath from Neil, but he survived.
    爆炸冲击波震得尼尔喘不过气来，不过他还是得以幸存。
24. Sound waves, light waves, and radio waves have a certain frequency, or number of waves per second.
    声波、光波或无线电波等都有特定的频率，或者说是每秒的波数。
25. She felt a wave of panic, but forced herself to leave the room calmly
    她感到一阵恐慌，但还是强作镇定地离开了房间。
26. A wave of sympathy for her swept Ireland
    爱尔兰举国上下都同情她。
27. The loneliness and grief comes in waves.
    孤独和悲伤不断涌上心头。
28. A wave of immigrants is washing over Western Europe.
    移民潮正席卷西欧。
29. A huge wave swept the boat away.
    一个大浪把小船卷走了。

  wave breaker ripple roller【导航词义：波浪】

  wave n. 波涛，波浪

〔辨析〕普通用词，主要指海浪，也可指其他波浪或类似之物。

  breaker n. 大浪；碎浪

〔辨析〕指海水等拍击岸边所产生的白色大浪，也可指在岩石上溅开的碎浪。

  ripple n. 涟漪，微波

〔辨析〕多指微风吹过水面或石头等投入水中所激起的涟漪或细浪。

  roller n. 卷浪，长涌

〔辨析〕指涌向岸边的大浪或起伏的巨浪。

wave sth↔aside/away

1. 对…置之不理；不理会
   to not accept sth because you do not think it is necessary or important

wave sth/sb↔down

1. 对（汽车或司机）挥手示意停下；挥手叫停
   to signal to a vehicle or its driver to stop by waving your hand

wave sb↔off

1. 挥手送别
   to wave goodbye to sb as they are leaving

n.

make waves

• 咋咋呼呼；大肆张扬
  to be very active in a way that makes people notice you, and that may sometimes cause problems

the crest of a/the wave

• 顶峰时期；极其成功；春风得意
  a situation in which sb is very successful, happy, etc.

ride a/the wave of sth

• 受益于某事；乘…之势
  to enjoy or be supported by the particular situation or quality mentioned
  1. Schools are riding a wave of renewed public interest.
     各校重新受益于公众的关注。

v.

like waving a red flag in front of a bull

like waving a red flag in front of a bull

fly/show/wave the flag

• 表示并号召拥护自己的国家（或某组织、某思想）
  to show your support for your country, an organization or an idea to encourage or persuade others to do the same

noun

1. a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
   1. a wave of settlers
   2. troops advancing in waves

2. a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair

3. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

   Synonym:    wavingwafture

4. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

   Synonym:    undulation

5. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

   Synonym:    moving ridge

6. something that rises rapidly
   1. a wave of emotion swept over him
   2. there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed
   3. a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right

7. a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
   1. a heat wave

8. an undulating curve

   Synonym:    undulation

verb

1. set waves in
   1. she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair

2. signal with the hands or nod
   1. She waved to her friends
   2. He waved his hand hospitably

   Synonym:    beckon

3. twist or roll into coils or ringlets
   1. curl my hair, please

   Synonym:    curl

4. move or swing back and forth
   1. She waved her gun

   Synonym:    brandishflourish

5. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
   1. The curtains undulated
   2. the waves rolled towards the beach

   Synonym:    rollundulateflap