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| 1 | a line of water that rises up on the surface of a sea , lake , or river 浪；波浪；波涛 |
| The boat was smashed by a huge wave. 船被一个巨浪击碎了。 |
| Children swam and played in the waves. 孩子们在波浪中游泳玩耍。 |
| | 1a | a shape that has a series of curves, or a single one of these curves 波浪形 | |
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| 2 | a sudden increase in a particular type of behaviour or activity , especially one that is unpleasant or not welcome （尤指令人不快或不受欢迎的某种行为或活动的）激增，高涨 |
| +of A fresh wave of selling sent technology stocks even lower. 新的抛售风潮使技术股票的价格进一步下降。 |
| afrightening wave of crime and violence 犯罪和暴力的可怕激增 |
| | 2a | a large number of people moving or arriving somewhere at the same time （同时涌向或到达某处的）一大群人，人流 | | +of Waves of protesters began arriving at the stadium. 大批抗议者开始抵达体育馆。 | | in waves Demonstrators came to the rally in waves. 游行者潮水般地涌来参加集会。 | |
| | 2b | a period of activity that is part of a series of similar periods 一股；一批，一波 | | Much of Dresden was destroyed by wave after wave of bombing. 德累斯顿大部分地区毁于一波又一波的轰炸。 | |
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| 3 | a sudden strong feeling or emotion that a person or group of people has （感情或情感的）突发，高涨 |
| +of They were overcome by a wave of horror at the news. 听到这个消息后，他们感到一阵恐惧。 |
| The scandal set off a wave of anger among local residents. 这一丑闻在当地居民中激起了一阵阵愤怒之情。 |
| She felt a wave of tiredness sweep over her. 她的心头涌上一阵疲惫感。 |
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| 4 | a movement of your hand used for saying hello or goodbye to someone or for giving a signal 挥手；招手；摆手 |
| Jack walked away with a wave. 杰克挥了挥手就走了。 |
| | 4a | the action of moving an object in the air , especially in order to give a signal （尤指作为信号的）挥动 | | With a wave of the flag, the cars raced away. 旗子一挥，汽车就冲了出去。 | |
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| 5 | the way in which sound , light , a radio signal etc travels 声波；光波；无线电波 |
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| 6 | a slight curl in a person’ s hair （头发的）微微卷曲 |
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| - | make waves informal
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| to cause problems by making suggestions or criticisms |
| 兴风作浪；引起混乱 |
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| The independent candidates are making waves in the election campaign. 无党派候选人正在竞选活动中兴风作浪。 |
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| - | the wave of the future AMERICAN
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| something that will be very popular or fashionable in the future |
| 将来的流行潮；未来的时尚 |
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| Officials have called the new plane the wave of the future. 官员们把这种新式飞机称为未来的时尚。 |
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