| 释义 |
wave /weɪv/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 波浪，波涛
A big (或 mountainous) wave swamped the rowboat. 一个大浪淹没了那只划艇。
The waves ran high. 波涛汹涌。
2. 波状运动，起伏
waves of wheat in the wind 随风起伏的麦浪
3. [the wave(s)]〈书〉水；水域；大海
The boatmen want to hear everything on the air while on the waves. 船工们出海时希望通过广播听到各种各样的消息。
4. 〈喻〉浪潮；(活动等的)高潮；(情绪等的)突发，高涨；(影响的)激增
a wave of student protest 学生的抗议浪潮
a four-month wave of violence 4个月的暴力风潮
a tidal wave of selling 大批的抛售
a wave of pleasure (embarrassment) 一阵快感(窘迫)
feel a wave of weakness (vertigo) 感到一阵虚弱(眩晕)
She left the office on (或 riding) a high wave of elation. 她趾高气扬地离开了办公室。
A wave of distrust swept over him. 他心头涌上一阵不信任感。
A wave of colour swept the girl's face. 姑娘的脸上泛起一片红晕。
5. 波纹；波纹线(或面)；波纹图案
6. 拳曲；烫发
a wave in the hair 头发的拳曲
Her hair has a natural wave. 她的头发是天然拳曲的。
get a shampoo and a wave 洗发并烫发
7. (织物上)颜色(或结构)的波纹
8. (手、手臂或物的)挥动
give sb. a farewell wave 向某人挥手告别
“Get out of here!” She gave a wave of her hand at the maid. “ 出去!”她向女仆挥了挥手。
9. (人群等的)潮涌；作潮涌的一群；人口的骤增；【军】(军事行动的)攻击波；梯队；(攻击波中的)军用车辆(或飞机)
A wave of reporters crowded round. 一群记者蜂拥在周围。
the final wave of migrating birds 最后一批候鸟
wave after wave of soldiers 一批又一批的士兵
10. 【物】波；周波；振动；德布罗意波
Light, heat and sound travel in waves. 光、热和声以波的形式传播。
11. 【物】示波图
12. 气压(或气温)突变；热浪；寒潮
II ❶ vi.
1. (水)波动
2. 起伏；摇晃；摆动；飘动
waving grain 起伏的谷浪
The banner waved in the wind. 旗帜在风中飘扬。
3. 挥手(或物)示意(或指挥)
Wave to your father. 向你父亲招手呀。
A man waved down at me from the deck. 一个人从甲板上向下朝我挥手。
He waved irritably at a fly buzzing around him. 他烦躁地挥手驱赶绕着他嗡嗡叫的苍蝇。
4. 被挥动；被摇动
His sword waved and flashed. 他的剑挥舞着闪闪发亮。
5. 呈波(浪)形
The outline waves. 轮廓呈波形。
Her hair waves beautifully. 她头发鬈曲得很美。
❷ vt.
1. 使波动；使摇晃；使飘动
Don't wave that book in my face! 别拿着那本书在我脸前晃动!
She waved her fan. 她摇着扇子。
A night wind waved the banners. 晚风吹动旗帜。
2. 挥手(或物)向…示意；挥手指挥；挥手(或物)表示；挥动(手、手臂或物)打信号(或表示问候、告别、致敬等)
He waved me back to my chair. 他挥手叫我回到座位上去。
At the sentry gate, they were waved through. 在设岗的大门口，哨兵挥手让他们通过。
He waved me quiet (或 to silence). 他挥手要我别出声。
The officer waved his men to advance. 军官挥手令士兵前进。
“Go,” he said, waving everybody out of his office. “ 去，”他边说边挥手把大家赶出办公室。
He waved his annoyance at me. 他向我挥手表示恼怒。
She waved a greeting. 她挥手致意。
They waved us goodbye (hello). 他们向我们挥手告别(打招呼)。
She waved her hand towards the window. 她朝着窗户挥手。
3. 挥舞(武器等)，挥动
wave a pistol menacingly 恐吓地挥舞手枪
He lit a cigarette and waved the match dead. 他点起一枝烟，把火柴摇熄。
4. 使呈波(浪)形；卷(发)；烫(发)
5. 把(丝织品等)轧出波纹
wave silk 在绸上轧出波纹
[< OE wafian to wave with the hands; 与 wǣfre restless 有关] phr. in waves 呈波形地 attack in waves 潮水般地进攻 The beating came and went in waves. 毒打一阵阵地时作时辍。 make waves 〈口〉兴风作浪，引起混乱 He is the wrong man for the job; he is always trying to make waves. 他不适合做这工作，他老是想兴风作浪。 wave aside 挥手把…置于一旁，对…置之不理 My objections were waved aside. 我的反对意见被置之不理。 wave away 挥手阻止 (或驱赶)She waved away my offer of a cigarette. 她挥手拒绝了我敬她的烟。 wave down 挥手示意 (车辆、司机)停下 He waved down a taxi and quickly got inside. 他扬手叫住一辆出租车，一头钻了进去。 wave off 挥手驱去 He waved off the idea of more talk. 他挥挥手，表示不愿再谈了。 The officials there closed the airport and waved off all incoming flights to the nearby island. 那里的官员们关闭了机场，把所有进场的班机都打发到附近的岛上去。 |