| 单词 | wave |
| 释义 | wave (once / 59 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n The word wave has many different meanings, but they all have to do with an undulating motion or shape. A wave that washes up on a beach has the same kind of back-and-forth movement as a crowd of baseball fans doing "the wave" in the stands. Use the verb wave to describe a greeting that includes a hand motion, from the enthusiastic flapping wave of a little kid meeting his dad at the airport to the prim wave of a Queen acknowledging her subjects. In physics, when you talk about a sound wave, there is a similar kind of rise and fall. Two Old English root words of wave are wæfre, "wavering or restless," and wagian, "to move to and fro." WORD FAMILYwave: microwave, waved, wavelet, wavelike, waver, waves, waving, wavy+/microwave: microwaved, microwaves, microwaving/unwavering: unwaveringly/wavelet: wavelets/waver: wavered, waverer, wavering, wavers/waverer: waverers/wavering: unwavering, waveringly, waverings/waving: wavings/wavy: wavier, wavily, waviness USAGE EXAMPLESThe U.S. semiconductor industry is facing an unprecedented wave of consolidations, with mergers and acquisitions in the sector valued last year at over $100 billion. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Saturday’s collapse set off large waves that eroded part of the older sea cliff and lava viewing area. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Bright’s trucking business failed in 2008, due in part, he said, to a wave of bad debt. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth Syn|Hypo|Hyper undulation gravitation wave, gravity wave (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light sine wavea wave whose waveform resembles a sine curve oscillation, vibration(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean fluctuationa wave motion seichea wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances standing wave, stationary wavea wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time traveling wave, travelling wavea wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the wave acoustic wave, sound wave(acoustics) a wave that transmits sound wave form, wave shape, waveformthe shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time blast wave, shock wavea region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity impulse, pulsation, pulse, pulsing(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) flap, flapping, flutter, flutteringthe motion made by flapping up and down ripple(electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value solitary wave, soliton, soliton wave(physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance; does not obey the superposition principle and does not dissipate air wavea sound wave that is transmitted via air transient(physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load sonic booman explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound beata single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations resonancea vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system sympathetic vibration(physics) vibration produced by resonance motion, movement a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something 2n an undulating curve Syn|Hypo|Hyper undulation sine curve, sinusoid the curve of y=sin x curve, curved shape the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes 3n one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) Syn|Hypo|Hyper moving ridge breaker, breakers, surf waves breaking on the shore backwash, wakethe wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward swashthe movement or sound of water riffle, ripple, rippling, waveleta small wave on the surface of a liquid crestless wave, swellthe undulating movement of the surface of the open sea lift, risea wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground billow, surgea large sea wave tidal wavea wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun tidal wavean unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide tsunamia cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption roll, roller, rolling wavea long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore combera long curling sea wave white horse, whitecapa wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white ground swell, heavy swella broad and deep undulation of the ocean motion, movement a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something 4n the act of signaling by a movement of the hand Syn|Hypo|Hyper wafture, waving brandish, flourish the act of waving gesture, motion the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals 5v move or swing back and forth She waved her gun Syn|Hypo|Hyper brandish, flourish wigwag send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 6v move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion Syn|Hypo|Hyper flap, roll, undulate luff flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 7v signal with the hands or nod 2She waved to her friends He waved his hand hospitably Syn|Hyper beckon gesticulate, gesture, motion show, express or direct through movement 1n a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair Hypo|Hyper finger wave a wave made with the fingers perm, permanent, permanent wavea series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) 2v set waves in she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair Hypo|Hyper marcel make a marcel in a woman's hair gauffer, goffermake wavy with a heated goffering iron permgive a permanent wave to arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set arrange attractively 3v twist or roll into coils or ringlets 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper curl crape, crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up curl tightly twist turn in the opposite direction 1n a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon a wave of settlers troops advancing in waves Hyper motility, motion, move, movement a change of position that does not entail a change of location 2n something that rises rapidly a wave of emotion swept over him there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right Hyper rise a growth in strength or number or importance 3n a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures) a heat wave Hypo|Hyper cold wave a wave of unusually cold weather heat wavea wave of unusually hot weather atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation Wave (once / 3287 pages) n WORD FAMILY Wave: Waves USAGE EXAMPLESProsecutors say he rented the penthouse flat in China cheaply from a shareholder of broadcast company Wave Media. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The cinematography of “Louie” was more artful, often drawing from the French New Wave. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) The Green Wave trailed by as many as 39 points. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) n a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch Hyper reservist a member of a military reserve adult female, womanan adult female person (as opposed to a man) |
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