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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- wave [weɪv]
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1.
noun
[c]
[of hand]
挥动
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2.
noun
(on water) 波浪
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3.
noun
[broadcast]
波
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4.
noun
(in hair) 卷曲
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5.
noun
[of emotion, panic, anger]
高涨
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6.
noun
[of violence, attacks, strikes]
风潮
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7.
vi.
(gesture) 挥手示意
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8.
vi.
[branches, grass+]
摆动
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9.
vi.
[flag+]
飘动
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10.
vt.
[+hand]
(motion with) 挥
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11.
vt.
[+flag, handkerchief]
挥动
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12.
vt.
[+weapon, gun, spear]
(brandish) 挥舞
- 13. vt. [+letter, newspaper, photo] 晃动
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1.
noun
[c]
[of hand]
挥动
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- wave [wev] [weɪv]
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- 1. noun 波；波浪；波涛
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2.
noun
波浪形；起伏
- 3. noun （头发的）卷曲；波浪
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4.
noun
（织物的）波纹
- 5. noun （用手挥动的）示意；致意；信号
- 6. noun 波状物；尤指：高涨；高潮；突增；波动
- 7. noun 波状物；尤指：（人群的）潮涌；运动；似海浪般而至
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8.
noun
[poem]
海
- 9. noun [physics] （光、声等的）波
- 10. vi. 波动；飘动；飘扬
- 11. vi. 起伏；成波浪形；卷曲
- 12. vi. 挥手示意（或致意）；挥动旗（或灯等）作信号
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13.
vt.
使波动；使飘动；使飘扬
- 14. vt. 挥手（或臂）示意
- 15. vt. 向…挥手示意
- 16. vt. 挥手叫…做…
- 17. vt. 挥舞；晃动（武器等）
- 18. vt. 使成波浪形；使卷曲
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19.
vt.
使（织物）成波纹
Collins English-English Dictionary
- wave [weɪv]
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1.
vb
to move or cause to move freely to and fro
- the banner waved in the wind
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2.
vi.
[intr]
to move the hand to and fro as a greeting
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3.
vi.
to signal or signify by or as if by waving something
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to direct to move by or as if by waving something
- he waved me on
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5.
vt.
to form or be formed into curves, undulations, etc
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6.
vt.
[tr]
to give a wavy or watered appearance to (silk, etc)
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7.
vt.
[tr]
to set waves in (the hair)
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8.
n
one of a sequence of ridges or undulations that moves across the surface of a body of a liquid, esp the sea: created by the wind or a moving object and gravity
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9.
n
any undulation on or at the edge of a surface reminiscent of such a wave
- a wave across the field of corn
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10.
n
anything that suggests the movement of a wave, as by a sudden rise
- a crime wave
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11.
n
a widespread movement that advances in a body
- a wave of settlers swept into the country
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12.
n
the act or an instance of waving
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13.
n
[physics]
an oscillation propagated through a medium or space such that energy is periodically interchanged between two kinds of disturbance. For example, an oscillating electric field generates a magnetic oscillation and vice versa, hence an electromagnetic wave is produced. Similarly a wave on a liquid comprises vertical and horizontal displacements - See also antinode longitudinal wave node standing wave transverse wave
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14.
n
[physics]
a graphical representation of a wave obtained by plotting the magnitude of the disturbance against time at a particular point in the medium or space; waveform
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15.
n
a prolonged spell of some weather condition
- a heat wave
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16.
n
an undulating curve or series of curves or loose curls in the hair
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17.
n
an undulating pattern or finish on a fabric
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18.
n
short for wave moth
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19.
n
[Etymology]
Old English wafian (vb); related to Old High German weban to
weave , Old Norse vafra; seewaver ; C16 (n) changed from earlier wa we, probably from Old English wæ g motion; comparewag 1
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1.
vb
to move or cause to move freely to and fro
Examples
- to wave goodbye to sb, wave sb goodbye
- 向某人挥手告别 → wave
- the crest of a wave
- 浪峰 → crest
- to wave farewell
- 挥手告别 → wave
- to wave one's hair
- 使某人头发卷曲 → wave
- a crime wave
- 犯罪热； → wave
- heat wave
- 热浪 → wave
- wave of emotion
- 感情的冲动 → wave
- a wave of immigrants
- 蜂拥而至的移民 → wave
- A large wave swept away half of the sand figure that we just had finished.
- 我们刚刚做好的沙雕被大浪冲走了一半。 → sweep
- She was in such a hurry that she didn't even wave goodbye to us.
- 她走得很急，甚至都没来得及和我们说再见。 → wave
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