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| 1 | I/T to move your hand to say hello or goodbye or as a signal 挥（手）；招（手）；摆（手） |
| He smiled and waved when he saw me. 他看见我时微笑着向我挥手。 |
| ‘Aren’ t they beautiful?’ Don said, waving his hand at the mountains. “它们是不是很美？”唐说着，向群山之处挥了挥手。 |
| +to Prince Charles waved to the media and members of the public. 查尔斯王子向媒体和公众挥手致意。 |
| +at She waved at her parents as the bus pulled away. 公共汽车开动时她向她的父母挥挥手。 |
| wave goodbye (to sb) Wave goodbye to Grandma, Charlie. 查利，向奶奶挥手告别吧。 |
| | 1a | T to move your hand in order to tell someone to move , leave , or stop annoying you 挥手指挥；挥手示意 | | wave sb away/off/on He waved me away when I offered to help. 当我提出帮助他时，他却挥手让我走开。 | |
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| 2 | I to move smoothly and gently from side to side 摇摆；摇曳 |
| All around me I saw tall trees waving in the wind. 我看见四周的大树随风摇曳。 |
| wave sth around A man walked into the shop, waving a gun around. 一个男人走进商店，挥舞着一把枪。 |
| wave sth at sb He waved his finger at Lucy in a threatening manner. 他恶狠狠地向露西晃了晃手指头。 |
| | 2a | T wave sth around 使摇晃；挥动 | |
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| 3 | I if hair waves, it forms slight curls （头发）卷曲，呈波形 |
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| - | wave sth goodbye/wave goodbye to sth informal
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| used for saying that someone will lose something or not be able to have it |
| （某人）会失去某物，将得不到某物 |
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| If John loses his job, we can wave goodbye to our house . 如果约翰失业，我们的房子也就没了。 |
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| - | ˌwave aˈside |
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| | to ignore someone’ s ideas, feelings, or opinions because you do not think they are important 对（某人的想法、感情或观点）置之不理 | Whenever I mention finances, he just waves aside my concerns. 每当我提到资金时，他总对我的担忧置之不理。 | |
| - | ˌwave ˈdown |
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| | to make a vehicle stop by waving your arm or hand at the driver 挥手示意（车辆）停下 |
| - | ˌwave ˈoff |
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| | wave sb off: to say goodbye to someone by waving as they leave 挥手向（某人）告别 | She stood at the gate and waved her children off to school. 她站在门口，挥手与要去上学的孩子们告别。 | |
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