| 单词 | wave |
| 释义 | wave (weɪv ) Word forms: waves , waving , waved 1. verb B1 If you wave or wave your hand, you move your hand from side to side in the air, usually in order to say hello or goodbye to someone. Jessica caught sight of Lois and waved to her. [V to/at n] He waved at the waiter, who rushed to the table. [V + to/at] He grinned, waved, and said, 'Hi!' [VERB] Elaine turned and waved her hand lazily and left. [VERB noun] Wave is also a noun. Steve stopped him with a wave of the hand. [+ of] Paddy spotted Mary Ann and gave her a cheery wave. 2. verb If you wave someone away or wave them on, you make a movement with your hand to indicate that they should move in a particular direction. Leshka waved him away with a show of irritation. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] He waved the servants out of the tent. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] 3. verb If you wave something, you hold it up and move it rapidly from side to side. Hospital staff were outside to welcome him, waving flags and applauding. [VERB noun] She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] -waving combining form Hundreds of banner-waving demonstrators took to the streets. ...a flag-waving crowd. 4. verb If something waves, it moves gently from side to side or up and down. ...grass and flowers waving in the wind. [VERB] 5. countable noun B1 A wave is a raised mass of water on the surface of water, especially the sea, which is caused by the wind or by tides making the surface of the water rise and fall. ...the sound of the waves breaking on the shore. Synonyms: ripple, breaker, sea surf, swell 6. countable noun If someone's hair has waves, it curves slightly instead of being straight. 7. countable noun A wave is a sudden increase in heat or energy that spreads out from an earthquake or explosion. The shock waves of the earthquake were felt in Teheran. [+ of] The blast wave crushed the breath from Neil, but he survived. Synonyms: vibration, ripple, resonance, tremor 8. countable noun [usually plural] B2 Waves are the form in which things such as sound, light, and radio signals travel. Sound waves, light waves, and radio waves have a certain frequency. 9. countable noun If you refer to a wave of a particular feeling, you mean that it increases quickly and becomes very intense, and then often decreases again. She felt a wave of panic, but forced herself to leave the room calmly. [+ of] A wave of sympathy for her swept Ireland. The loneliness and grief comes in waves. 10. countable noun A wave is a sudden increase in a particular phenomenon, activity, or type of behaviour, especially an undesirable or unpleasant one. ...the current wave of violence. [+ of] ...an even newer crime wave. A vaccine may help in warding off a second wave of the pandemic next year. Synonyms: outbreak, trend, rash, upsurge 11. countable noun [usually singular, oft NOUN of noun] A wave is a large number of people moving somewhere at the same time. The rising violence sent a wave of refugees across the border. Their commander ordered them forward in waves. 12. countable noun If a crowd of people do the wave, each person in the crowd stands up and puts their arms in the air after the person to one side of them, then sits down again, creating a continuous wave-like motion through the crowd. [US] regional note: in BRIT, use Mexican wave 13. See also long wave, medium wave, Mexican wave, new wave, short-wave, tidal wave Phrasal verbs: wave aside phrasal verb If you wave aside something such as a suggestion, explanation, or idea, you decide that it is not important enough to consider seriously. Wolfe waved my suggestion aside. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Rachel waved aside the explanation. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] wave down phrasal verb If someone waves down a vehicle, they wave their hand as a signal to the driver to stop the vehicle. He was frustrated by his inability to wave down a taxi. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] A man with a police uniform waved him down and asked for a lift. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Idioms: on the crest of a wave very successful at what you are doing They are on the crest of a wave, winning games even when they don't play well. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers catch the wave to seize an opportunity that is presented to you, especially an opportunity to do something new With parliamentary elections still officially scheduled for October, politicians are hoping to catch the wave of rising discontent. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 波浪, 挥手, 波浪 Japanese: 波, 手を振る, 波 |
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