- 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.
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- v. 波动；挥手
- n. 波动；海浪；挥手
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1. Huge waves were breaking on the shore.
巨浪拍打着海岸。
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2. the gentle sound of waves lapping
波浪轻轻拍打的声音
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3. Children were playing in the waves.
孩子们在海浪中嬉戏。
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4. a crime wave
犯罪潮
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5. A wave of fear swept over him.
一阵恐惧传遍他的全身。
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6. Why did you wave at him?
你为什么向他招手？
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7. My mother was crying as I waved her goodbye.
我向母亲挥手告别时她哭了。
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8. She's had her hair waved.
她烫发了。
- wave (n.) "moving billow of water," 1520s, alteration (by influence of wave (v.)) of Middle English waw, which is from Old English wagian "to move to and fro," from Proto-Germanic *wag- (source also of Old Saxon, Old High German wag, Old Frisian weg, Old Norse vagr "water in motion, wave, billow," Gothic wegs "tempest"), probably from PIE root *wegh- "to go, move." The usual Old English word for "moving billow of water" was yð.
- wave (v.) "move back and forth," Old English wafian "to wave, fluctuate" (related to wæfre "wavering, restless, unstable"), from Proto-Germanic *wab- (source also of Old Norse vafra "to hover about," Middle High German waben "to wave, undulate"), possibly from PIE root *webh- "to move to and fro; to weave" (see weave (v.)). Transitive sense is from mid-15c.; meaning "to make a sign by a wave of the hand" is from 1510s. Related: Waved; waving.
wave ★ / weɪv ; NAmE weɪv / noun , verb wave waves waved waving noun ★ of water 水 1 ★ [countable ] a raised line of water that moves across the surface of the sea, ocean, etc. 海浪；波浪；波涛 ◆ Huge waves were breakingon the shore. 巨浪拍打着海岸。 ◆ Surfers flocked to the beach to ride the waves. 冲浪者集聚到海滩去冲浪。 ◆ the gentle sound of waves lapping 波浪轻轻拍打的声音 ◆ Children were playing in the waves. 孩子们在海浪中嬉戏。 ◆ Seagulls bobbed on the waves. 海鸥随浪花一起一伏地漂浮在水面。 ◆ The wind made little waves on the pond. 风吹得池水起了涟漪。 ☞see also tidal wave (1 ) of activity/feeling 活动；感觉 2 ★ [countable ] a sudden increase in a particular activity or feeling 汹涌的行动（或思想）态势；心潮；风潮 ◆ a wave of opposition/protest/violence, etc. 反对、抗议、暴力等的浪潮 ◆ a crime wave 犯罪潮 ◆ A wave of fear swept over him. 一阵恐惧传遍他的全身。 ◆ Guilt and horror flooded her in waves. 歉疚和恐惧一阵阵涌上她的心头。 ◆ A wave of panic spread through the crowd. 一阵恐慌传遍人群。 ☞see also brainwave , heatwave large number 大量 3 ★ [countable ] a large number of people or things suddenly moving or appearing somewhere 涌现的人（或事物）；涌动的人（或物） ◆ Wave after wave of aircraft passed overhead. 一批又一批飞机从上空掠过。 ☞see also new wave movement of arm/hand/body 臂╱手╱身体的动作 4 ★ [countable ] a movement of your arm and hand from side to side 挥臂；挥手；招手；摆手 ◆ She declined the offer with a wave of her hand. 她摆了摆手谢绝了这一提议。 ◆ He gaveus a waveas the bus drove off. 公共汽车开走时他向我们挥了挥手。 5 the wave ( NAmE) ( BrE ˌMexican ˈwave ) [singular ] a continuous movement that looks like a wave on the sea, made by a large group of people, especially people watching a sports game, when one person after another stands up, raises their arms, and then sits down again 人浪（尤指体育比赛中看台上的观众依次站起坐下而形成的波浪状场面） of heat/sound/light 热；声；光 6 ★ [countable ] the form that some types of energy such as heat, sound, light, etc. take as they move 波；波状运动 ◆ radio/sound/ultrasonic waves 无线电波；声波；超声波 ☞see also airwaves , long wave , medium wave , microwave n. (2 ) , shock wave (1 ) , short wave , sound wave in hair 头发 7 [countable ] if a person's hair has a waveor waves,it is not straight but curls slightly 拳曲；波浪 ☞see also permanent wave sea 海洋 8 the waves [plural ] ( literary) the sea 大海 ☞see also wavy IDIOM make ˈwaves ( informal) to be very active in a way that makes people notice you, and that may sometimes cause problems 咋咋呼呼；大肆张扬 ☞more at crest n. , ride v. verb ★ move hand/arm 挥动手╱臂 1 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] to move your hand or arm from side to side in the air in order to attract attention, say hello, etc. 挥手；招手；摆手；挥臂 ◆ The people on the bus waved and we waved back. 公共汽车上的人挥手致意，我们也向他们挥手。 waveat/to sb ◆ Why did you wave at him? 你为什么向他招手？ wavesth (about/around) ◆ A man in the water was shouting and waving his arms around frantically. 水里有个人大喊大叫，拚命摆动着双臂。 wavesth at sb ◆ She waved her hand dismissively at the housekeeper. 她轻蔑地朝客房服务员挥了挥手。 wavesb sth ◆ My mother was crying as I waved her goodbye. 我向母亲挥手告别时她哭了。 wavesth to sb ◆ My mother was crying as I waved goodbyeto her. 我向母亲挥手告别时她哭了。 2 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] to show where sth is, show sb where to go, etc. by moving your hand in a particular direction 挥手指引，挥手示意（方向） + adv./prep. ◆ She waved vaguely in the direction of the house. 她含糊地朝房子的方向挥了挥手。 wavesth/sb + adv./prep. ◆ ‘He's over there,’ said Ali, waving a handtowards some trees. “他在那儿。”阿里说着朝几棵树挥了挥手。 ◆ I showed my pass to the security guard and he waved me through. 我向保安员出示了通行证，他挥手让我通过。 3 ★ [transitive ] to hold sth in your hand and move it from side to side 挥舞，挥动（手中之物） wavesth ◆ Crowds lined the route, waving flags and cheering. 人群沿路线排成行，挥舞着旗子欢呼。 wavesth + adv./prep. ◆ ‘I'm rich!’ she exclaimed, waving the money under his nose. “我发财了！”她在他的鼻子下面舞动着钞票喊道。 move freely 自由移动 4 ★ [intransitive ] to move freely and gently, for example in the wind, while one end or side is held in position （一端固定地）飘扬，飘动，摇晃，起伏 ◆ The flag waved in the breeze. 旗子在微风中飘扬。 hair 头发 5 [intransitive ] to curl slightly 略呈波形；拳曲 ◆ His hair waves naturally. 他天生一头鬈发。 6 [transitive ] wavesth to make sb's hair curl slightly 使…略呈波形；烫（发） ◆ She's had her hair waved. 她烫发了。 IDIOM like waving a red flag in front of a ˈbull ( US) ( BrE a red rag to a ˈbull ) something that is likely to make sb very angry 斗牛的红布；激起人怒火的事物 ☞more at flag n. PHRASAL VERBS ˌwave sth↔aˈside/aˈway to not accept sth because you do not think it is necessary or important 对…置之不理；不理会 SYN dismiss ◆ My objections to the plan were waved aside. 我对这项计划的反对意见未被理会。 ˌwave sth/sb↔ˈdown to signal to a vehicle or its driver to stop by waving your hand 对（汽车或司机）挥手示意停下；挥手叫停 ˌwave sb↔ˈoff to wave goodbye to sb as they are leaving 挥手送别 wave / weɪv ; NAmE weɪv /
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