| 单词 | ripple |
| 释义 | ripple (rɪpəl ) Word forms: ripples , rippling , rippled 1. countable noun Ripples are little waves on the surface of water caused by the wind or by something moving in or on the water. 2. verb When the surface of an area of water ripples or when something ripples it, a number of little waves appear on it. You throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples. [VERB] I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water. [VERB noun] ...the rippling deep blue water of the lake. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: form ripples, lap, ruffle, babble 3. ergative verb When the wind ripples plants or trees or when they ripple, they move in a wave-like motion. [literary] A slight wind rippled the crops in the valley. [VERB noun] The tops of the trees rippled in the breeze. [VERB] 4. verb If something such as a feeling ripples over someone's body, it moves across it or through it. [literary] A chill shiver rippled over his skin. [VERB preposition] 5. countable noun [usually plural] If an event causes ripples, its effects gradually spread, causing several other events to happen one after the other. The ripples of the credit crunch are reaching every nook and cranny of sport. [+ of] The problems of the auto industry have created economic ripples through the economy. Collocations: send a ripple The attacks will send a ripple of fear through golf course managers everywhere. Times, Sunday Times The incident sent a ripple of concern through the village. Times, Sunday Times News of his unexplained departure sent a ripple of concern through the market. Times, Sunday Times Yet the sudden issue of a convertible bond to raise a 500 million war chest sent a ripple of doubt through the market. Times, Sunday Times This move sent a ripple through the blogosphere. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the first you hear the water rippling. Times, Sunday Times Take the whirligig beetle, for example - a river-dwelling insect with sensitive antennae that can detect food from changes in water ripples. The Sun A flurry of activity and the murky water ripples. Times, Sunday Times They look beautiful because most clouds get swept along in the wind, but these hover over mountain tops in the way that water ripples over a rock in a river. Times, Sunday Times He uses these to demonstrate the real-time water ripples and dynamics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Take a moment to absorb the sounds (gulls squawking, waves rippling), the scents (vinegary chips, seaweed) and the bay views. Times, Sunday Times Small even waves ripple the body. The Sun The final effect was akin to a series of waves rippling through the product. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ideas come from the layers of rock on the seashore, shells and waves rippling over the sand and colours in the sea and sky. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Theses are locally channelised and interfinger with grey shales containing thin beds of fine-grained sandstone with wave rippled surfaces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 涟漪, 起涟漪 Japanese: さざ波, さざ波が立つ |
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