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词汇 wave
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wave
verb [ I or T ] uk/weɪv/ us/weɪv/
(MOVE HAND)
B1 );招手,摆手(表示问候、指示或强调)
to raise your hand and move it from side to side as a way of greeting someone, telling someone to do something, or adding emphasis to an expression
I waved to/at him from the window but he didn't see me. 我从窗口向他招手,可他没看见我。
I was waving my hand like mad but he never once looked in my direction. 我疯狂地挥手,可他连看也没朝我这边看一眼。
She was so annoyed she wouldn't even wave us goodbye/wave goodbye to us. 她极为恼火,甚至都不愿向我们挥手道别。
She waves her hands about/around a lot when she's talking. 她说话时手总在比划着。
wave someone away, on, etc. 挥手示意(某人)离开/继续向前(等等
to make a movement with your hand that tells someone to move in a particular direction
You'll have to wait till the policeman waves the car on. 你得等着,直到警察挥手示意车辆可以继续前行。
You can't just wave me away as if I were a child! 你不能就那么挥挥手,像打发小孩子一样把我赶走!
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  • He would always turn and wave at the end of the street.
  • They waved at us as we drove by.
  • Mary waved at the man but he didn't seem to notice.
  • She suddenly espied someone waving at her from the window.
  • I wished her a safe journey and waved her off.
(MOVE REPEATEDLY)
C1 挥舞,挥动;摆动,摇晃
to move from side to side, or to make something move like this while holding it in the hand
The corn waved gently in the summer breeze. 谷物在夏日微风中轻轻摆动。
A crowd of people ran down the street waving banners. 一群人挥舞着横幅,沿着街道一路奔走而去。
He seems to think I can wave a magic wand and everything will be all right. 他似乎认为我只要挥一挥魔杖,一切就都会解决了。
(CURL HAIR)
(头发的)卷曲,波浪卷
If hair waves, it curls slightly.
If she leaves her hair to dry on its own, it just waves naturally. 如果她让头发自己干的话,就会自然卷曲。
Idiom
wave/say goodbye to somethingidiom informal humorous 向…挥手告别;不再指望得到…
to accept that you will no longer have something you value or that you will not get something you hoped to receive
Well, if you've argued with your boss you can wave goodbye to any chances of promotion! 啊,如果你跟老板吵过了,那你就不要再指望得到任何的晋升机会!
Phrasal verbs
wave something aside 对…置之不理,不理会
to refuse to consider what someone says
She waved aside all my objections. 她完全不理会我的各种反对意见。
wave someone/something down 挥手拦下车辆
to make a driver stop their vehicle by waving your arms up and down
If a car comes along, wave it down. 如果有汽车来,就拦住它。
wave someone off 某人挥手道别
to wave to someone as they leave a place in order to say goodbye
We went outside to wave her off. 我们走到外面与她道别。
wave
noun [ C ] uk/weɪv/ us/weɪv/
(WATER)
B1 (尤指海上的)浪,波浪,波涛
a raised line of water that moves across the surface of an area of water, especially the sea
At night, I listened to the sound of the waves breaking/crashing against the shore. 夜里,我倾听着浪花拍击海岸的声音。
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  • A large wave swept away half the sandcastle.
  • The boat was swamped by an enormous wave.
  • Wind and wave power are now being seriously canvassed as the solution to our energy problems.
  • A huge wave capsized the yacht.
  • The murmur of the waves on the beach lulled me to sleep.
(HAND MOVEMENT)
C2 挥手道别
the action of raising your hand and moving it from side to side as a way of greeting someone, etc.
Give Grandpa a wave. 跟爷爷挥手告别。
(BY A CROWD)
the Wave US (UK Mexican wave)人浪(指体育比赛中观众依次举起手臂站起复坐下,如波浪一般)
a wave-like movement made by a crowd watching a sports game, when everyone stands and lifts up their arms and then sits down again one after another
The crowd did the Wave. 人群中做出了一个人浪。
(ENERGY)
B2 波,周波;振动
the pattern in which some types of energy, such as sound, light, and heat, are spread or carried
radio waves 无线电波
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  • The microphone converts acoustic waves to electrical signals for transmission.
  • The unit emits an electromagnetic wave.
  • Radio Seven transmits on 201 medium wave.
  • Waves of light and sound are transmitted in every direction.
  • These sound waves travel at over 1000 feet per second.
(LARGE NUMBER)
C2 (常指坏事的)一波,一批,一阵
a larger than usual number of events of a similar, often bad, type, happening within the same period
a crime wave 犯罪率的激增
The country was swept by a wave of protests. 这个国家在抗议浪潮中几近崩溃。
a new/second, etc. wave of something 新的一波/第二波(等等
a number of events of a particular type that happen again or are repeated after a pause
A new wave of job losses is expected this year. 预计今年可能会出现新一波的失业高潮。
There are fears that easing the lockdown rules will trigger a second wave of the disease.
There were warnings that his death would trigger a fresh wave of attacks.
    更多例句
  • The Met Office says that the heat wave will continue for most of the week.
  • The vineyard is representative of the new wave of wine producers.
  • Wave on wave of refugees has crossed the border to escape the fighting.
  • This recent wave of terrorism has ruled out any chance of peace talks.
  • A wave of strikes swept the country.
(STRONG FEELING)
C2 (感情或情绪的)突发,高涨
a sudden strong feeling that gets stronger as it spreads
A wave of panic swept through the crowd. 恐慌情绪在人群中蔓延。
See also: brainwave (IDEA)
(HAIR CURVES)
(头发的)卷曲,波浪卷
a series of slight curves in a person's hair
Your hair has a natural wave, but mine's just straight. 你的头发是自来卷,而我的却直直的。
See also: wavy
Idioms
make wavesidiom informalC2 故意)兴风作浪,挑起事端
to be very active so that other people notice you, often in a way that intentionally causes trouble
It's probably not a good idea to start making waves in your first week in a new job. 刚开始新工作的第一周就挑起事端可能不是个好主意。
wave after/upon waveidiom literary 一波又一波;一批又一批
large quantities or groups of something, one after another
Allied planes launched wave after wave of air attacks on the city. 同盟国的飞机对这座城市发动了一波又一波的空袭。
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