英语词汇“undulate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	undulate
释义	un·du·late I. \ˈənjələ̇t, ˈənd(y)əl-, -ˌlāt, usu -d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Latin undulatus, from (assumed) undula small wave (diminutive of unda wave) + -atus -ate — more at water 1. : bending in gradual curves < the undulate margin of a leaf > : wavy — compare repand, sinuate 2. : undulating < slumber in undulate rhythms — Amy Lowell > II. \-ˌlāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Late Latin undula small wave (from — assumed — Latin) + English -ate, v. suffix *intransitive verb* 1. : to form or move in waves : rise and fall with the movement or appearance of the ocean surface : fluctuate, surge < the water seemed bound down with a dark, oily skin that stirred and undulated — Victor Canning > < veiled women undulating to the sound of gongs — Anthony Carson > < the orange candle flame … made the jades undulate like green pools — Amy Lowell > 2. : to rise and fall in volume, pitch, or cadence < the rooftop siren's wail undulated for minutes > < his prose flows and undulates in beguiling patterns of rhythm > 3. : to exhibit a form or outline like that of waves : present a wavy appearance < a sandy waste undulates southward — Rex Keating > *transitive verb* 1. : to move or cause to move in wavy, sinuous, or flowing manner < danced … with their entire bodies, moving slowly, undulating their abdomens — Richard Wright > 2. : to give (something) a wavy form Synonyms: see swing
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