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wave

noun

/weɪv/

Idioms

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of water水

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[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 breaking on 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
The wind made little waves on the pond.风吹得池水起了涟漪。
in the waves Children were playing in the waves.孩子们在海浪中嬉戏。
on the waves Seagulls bobbed on the waves.海鸥随海浪一起一伏。

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beach
coast
harbour
pier
sandbank
sea
shoreline
surf
tide
wave

of heat/sound/light热；声；光

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[countable] the form that some types of energy such as heat, sound, light, etc. take as they move波；波状运动

electromagnetic/gravity/ultrasonic waves电磁/重力/超声波

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

acoustic
electromagnetic
gravitational
…

verb + wave

emit
generate
deflect
…

wave + verb

travel
bounce off something

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movement of arm/hand/body臂／手／身体的动作

[countable] a movement of your arm and hand from side to side挥臂；挥手；招手；摆手

with a wave She declined the offer with a wave of her hand.她摆了摆手谢绝了这一提议。
With a wave and a shout he ran down the road to meet us.他挥手一阵喊着跑上去见我们。
He gave us a wave as the bus drove off.公共汽车开走时他向我们挥了挥手。
She managed a wave to her disappointed supporters as she left.离开时，她向失望的支持者挥手致意。

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He dismissed her thanks with a quick wave of the hand.他迅速摆了摆手，回绝了她的谢意。
I returned his wave and started to walk towards him.我也向他挥手，朝他走了过去。
She gave a dismissive wave of her hand.她不屑地挥了挥手。
He gave a wave as the bus moved off.公共汽车下车时，他挥了挥手。
She sent him away with a wave of her hand.她摆了摆手，把他打发走了。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

quick
little
slight
…

verb + wave

give (somebody)
return

preposition

with a wave
wave of

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the wave

[singular] (North American English)

(British English Mexican wave [countable])

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 activity/feeling活动；感觉

[countable] a sudden increase in a particular activity or feeling汹涌的行动（或思想）态势；心潮；风潮

wave of something Insurgents launched a wave of attacks against the security forces.叛乱分子对安全部队发起了一波攻击。
Wave after wave of attacks rocked the city.一波又一波的袭击震撼了这座城市。
a wave of protests/strikes/scandals一波抗议/罢工/丑闻
a wave of violence/unrest一波暴力/动乱
There has been a new wave of bombings since the peace talks broke down.自和谈破裂以来，出现了新一波轰炸。
A wave of fear swept over him.一阵恐惧传遍他的全身。
A wave of panic spread through the crowd.一阵恐慌传遍人群。
in waves Guilt and horror flooded her in waves.歉疚和恐惧一阵阵涌上她的心头。
in a wave Exhaustion hit him in a wave.精疲力尽一挥。
Three hundred employees lost their jobs in the latest wave of redundancies.在最新一轮裁员潮中，三百名员工失业。

see also brainwave, crime wave, heatwave

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A wave of relief washed over him as he saw that the children were safe.看到孩子们安然无恙，他觉得一阵轻松。
Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
How do we catch the next great wave of innovation?我们如何才能赶上下一个创新的浪潮？
I feel a wave of panic flow through me.我感到一阵恐惧贯穿全身。
The attack unleashed a wave of terror in the city.这次袭击在该市引发了一系列的恐怖活动。
The news sent a wave of relief through the crowd.这个消息让大家松了一口气。
This tendency has generated a new wave of company mergers.这个趋势导致了新一轮的公司并购潮。
With the fall of the Bastille in 1789, a wave of euphoria swept Europe.随着 1789 年巴士底狱的陷落，极度兴奋的情绪在整个欧洲蔓延。
swept along on a wave of critical acclaim沉浸于评论界的一片赞扬声
the current wave of business scandals当前商业丑闻的高发期
A wave of violence swept the country.暴力浪潮席卷全国。
I experienced a huge wave of emotion when I saw her.当我看到她时，我经历了巨大的情感波动。
Suddenly a wave of guilt washed over her.她突然感到一股罪恶感。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

big
enormous
great
…

verb + wave

send
cause
create
…

wave + verb

sweep something
sweep over something
wash over somebody/something
…

preposition

wave of
on a wave

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large number大量

[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。

in hair头发

[countable] if a person’s hair has a wave or waves, it is not straight but slightly curly 拳曲；波浪see also permanent waveTopics Appearancec1

sea海洋

the waves

[plural] (literary) the sea大海

life on the waves (= life at sea)浪潮中的生活

wave

verb

/weɪv/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they wave	/weɪv/ /weɪv/
he / she / it waves	/weɪvz/ /weɪvz/
past simple waved	/weɪvd/ /weɪvd/
past participle waved	/weɪvd/ /weɪvd/
-ing form waving	/ˈweɪvɪŋ/ /ˈweɪvɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

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move hand/arm挥动手／臂

[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。
wave at/to somebody Why did you wave at him?你为什么向他招手？
He waved to the crowd as they greeted him. 当他们向他打招呼时，他向人群招手。
wave something The driver leaped out, waving his fist and swearing.司机跳了起来，挥舞着拳头并发誓。
wave something about/around A man in the water was shouting and waving his arms around frantically.水里有个人大喊大叫，拼命摆动着双臂。
wave something at somebody She waved her hand dismissively at the housekeeper.她轻蔑地朝客房服务员挥了挥手。
wave somebody something My mother was crying as I waved her goodbye.我向母亲挥手告别时她哭了。
wave something to somebody My mother was crying as I waved goodbye to her.我向母亲挥手告别时她哭了。

Extra Examples

He turned to wave to his mother.他转过身去向母亲挥手。
He waved a hand at her to shut her up.他向她挥手示意她闭嘴。
He waved a hand vaguely in the air.他的手在空中心不在焉地挥了挥。
She waved cheerfully and he waved back.她高兴地挥着手，他也挥手回应。
She smiled and waved slightly.她笑了笑，微微地挥了挥手。
They stood by the side of the road and waved frantically.他们站在路边疯狂地招手。
They waved to us as we passed.我们走过的时候，他们向我们招手。
We waved at the people on the shore.我们向岸上的人挥手。
people waving goodbye to their friends and relatives向亲朋好友挥手告别的人
He was waving at us from the other platform.他在另一个平台上向我们招手。
She waved cheerfully as she set off.出发时，她兴高采烈地挥了挥手。
Wave goodbye to Daddy.向爸爸挥手告别。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

gently
vigorously
cheerfully
…

verb + wave

turn and
turn to

preposition

phrases

wave (somebody) goodbye

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[intransitive, transitive] to show where something is, show somebody where to go, etc. by moving your hand in a particular direction挥手指引，挥手示意（方向）

wave + 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。
wave somebody/something + adv./prep. ‘He's over there,’ said Ali, waving a hand towards 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。
She waved me away impatiently.她不耐烦地挥舞着我。

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The guards waved us on.卫兵挥手示意我们向前走。
She waved him to a seat.她招手示意他坐下。
I tried to approach, but he waved me away.我试图接近，但他挥了挥手。
The referee waved play on.裁判挥挥手。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

gently
vigorously
cheerfully
…

verb + wave

turn and
turn to

preposition

phrases

wave (somebody) goodbye

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[transitive] to hold something in your hand and move it from side to side挥舞，挥动（手中之物）

wave something Crowds lined the route, waving flags and cheering.人群沿路线排成行，挥舞着旗子欢呼。
to wave banners/placards/signs挥舞横幅/标语牌/标志
wave something + 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。
The officer started waving his gun at the crowd.军官开始向人群挥舞着枪。

move freely自由移动

[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。
The protesters marched past, their banners waving.抗议者游行过去，他们的旗帜飘扬。
The dog's tail waved gently.狗的尾巴轻轻摇动。

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Clean white sheets waved and billowed on the line.干净的白色床单在行中摇曳并滚滚。
reeds waving gently in the breeze随风轻摆的芦苇

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

gently
vigorously
cheerfully
…

verb + wave

turn and
turn to

preposition

phrases

wave (somebody) goodbye

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hair头发

[intransitive] to be slightly curly略呈波形；拳曲

His hair waves naturally.他天生一头鬈发。

[transitive] wave something to make somebody’s hair slightly curly使…略呈波形；烫（发）

She's had her hair waved.她烫发了。

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Word OriginOld English wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English wawe ‘(sea) wave’.

Idioms

fly/show/wave the flag

to show your support for your country, an organization or an idea to encourage or persuade others to do the same表示并号召拥护自己的国家（或某组织、某思想）

like waving a red flag in front of a bull (North American English)

(British English a red rag to a bull)

used to talk about something that is likely to make somebody very angry

斗牛的红布；激起人怒火的事物

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wavewaveD.J.:[weiv]K.K.:[wev]n.1.■波, 波浪, 波涛The waves are high.波涛汹涌。2.■挥手, 招手He saluted his friends with a wave of the hand.他挥手向他的朋友致意。vi.1.■飘扬, 摇摆, 起伏The grass waved in the wind.草在风中起伏波动。vt. & vi.1.■挥动…示意, 挥手(打招呼、问候等)He waved until they were out of sight.他挥着手, 直到再也看不到他们。She waved me a greeting.她扬手跟我打招呼。She waved her handkerchief to us.她向我们挥动着手绢。vt.1.■挥手表示She waved a farewell.她挥手告别。We waved good-bye to her at the airport.我们在机场向她挥手告别。She waved me quiet.她挥手要我别出声。

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wave noun | verb

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wave / wev ; weIv /noun
1. SEA 大海, Ca line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea海浪，波涛:

•Dee watched the waves breaking on the shore.迪伊注视着波涛拍岸。

•a ship riding the ocean waves 破浪而行的轮船

•A powerful tidal wave (=very large wave) struck Jamaica, killing 2000.一场巨大的海啸袭击牙买加，2000 人遇难。

•the white crests of the waves白色的浪尖

2. INCREASE 增强, C usually singulara sudden increase in a particular type of behaviour, activity, or feeling〔行为、活动或感情的〕一阵; 风潮，浪潮:
a wave of anger / sympathy / relief etc

•There was a wave of public sympathy for her when she died.在她去世的时候，民众中间出现了一波吊唁浪潮。

a wave of terror / fear / panic

•A wave of panic spread through the crowd.一阵恐慌在人群中蔓延。

a wave of nausea / dizziness / tiredness

•A wave of nausea swept over me.一阵恶心向我袭来。

a wave of violence / attacks / bombings

•the recent wave of terrorist bombings最近一轮恐怖主义炸弹袭击浪潮

•the latest crime wave to hit New York最近袭击纽约的犯罪浪潮

3. PEOPLE AND THINGS 人和事物, Ca sudden increase in the number of people or things arriving at the same time〔人或物的〕突现，大量涌现，…潮:
[+ of ]

•a new wave of immigrants一股新的移民潮

•They faced wave after wave of fresh troops.他们遭遇了一批又一批增援的部队。

4. LIGHT AND SOUND 光和声, Cthe form in which some types of energy such as light and sound travel光波; 声波:
sound / light / radio wave声波/光波/无线电波
⇒LONG WAVE,MEDIUM WAVE,SHORT WAVE
5. SIGNAL 信号, C usually singulara movement in which you raise your arm and move your hand from side to side挥手; 招手:

•He dismissed her with a wave of the hand .他摆摆手让她离开。

6. Ca feeling or activity that happens again and again in a series〔情绪或行为的〕一阵一阵:

•The pain swept over him in waves .疼痛一阵阵向他袭来。

•Wave after wave of aircraft passed overhead.一批又一批飞机从头顶飞过。

7. HAIR 头发, C usually plurala loose curl in your hair〔头发的〕波浪形鬈曲
8. make waves informalto cause problems, especially when you should not制造麻烦:

•With so many jobs already cut, he didn't want to make waves.已经有那么多人被裁员，他可不想惹麻烦。

9. new wave a new style of music, art, film etc that is very different and unusual〔艺术风格的〕新浪潮，新流派:

•new wave music新浪潮音乐

[+ of ]

•the new wave of Black feminist theorists新涌现的这批黑人女权主义理论家

10. C usually singularAmEan occasion when many people who are watching an event stand up, move their arms up and down, and sit down again one after another in a continuous movement that looks like a wave moving on the sea人浪〔指看比赛时观众此起彼伏的情形〕;SYNMexican wave BrE
11. the waves literarythe sea大海
⇒AIRWAVES,SHOCK WAVE

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waveverb
1. HAND 手, I,Tto raise your arm and move your hand from side to side in order to make someone notice you（向…）挥手，招手:
[+ to / at ]

•She turned to wave to the approaching soldiers.她转身向走来的士兵挥挥手。

•Enid waved at us and we waved back.伊妮德向我们挥手，我们也向她挥手。

wave (sb) goodbye (=say goodbye to someone by waving to them)（向某人）挥手道别

•The nurses came out to wave Grandad goodbye.护士们出来跟爷爷挥手道别。

2. MOVE 移动, I,Tif you wave something, or if it waves, it moves from side to side上下起伏; 左右摇晃; 挥动，摆动〔某物〕:

•The starter waved a green flag to indicate that the race would begin.发令员挥动绿旗，示意比赛马上开始。

•a tree waving in the breeze在微风中摇曳的树

•He waved a hand in the air to attract her attention.他挥着一只手想吸引她的注意。

wave sth under / at etc sb / sth

•Trudie waved a $50 bill under his nose.特鲁迪拿着一张 50 美元的钞票在他鼻子底下晃了晃。

wave sth around / about

•The stranger spoke rapidly, waving his arms around.那个陌生人挥舞着双臂急急地说着。

3. SIGNAL 信号, T always + adv / prepto show someone which way to go by waving your hand in that direction对〔某人〕挥手示意:
wave sb through / on / away etc

•The border guards waved us through.边防哨兵挥手示意我们通过。

•Peter waved them back to their seats.彼得挥挥手让他们坐回自己的位子。

4. wave sth goodbye / wave goodbye to sth informalto be forced to accept that something you want will not happen与某事挥别〔指被迫接受不如意的结局〕:

•If you're not careful, you can wave goodbye to any pay rise this year.不仔细点的话，你今年别想加工资。

5. wave a magic wand to make a bad situation better, even though this is impossible挥动魔杖〔让坏事变好〕:

•I can't wave a magic wand and change what happened.我没有办法挥动魔杖改变已经发生的事。

6. HAIR 头发, I,Tif hair waves, or if it is waved, it forms loose curls（使）呈波浪形，（使）变曲

PHRASAL VERBS

wave sth ↔ aside
to ignore someone's opinion or ideas because you do not think they are important对〔某人的意见或主意〕不屑一顾，不理会:

•He waved her protests aside.他对她的抗议置之不理。

wave sb / sth ↔ down
to signal to the driver of a car to stop by waving at them挥手示意…停车:

•People in passing cars tried waving him down.一辆辆车驶过，里面的人挥手示意他停车。

wave sb ↔ off phr v
to wave goodbye to someone as they leave 挥手送别:

•Are you coming to the station to wave me off?你来车站给我送行吗？

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wave (noun)

wave

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¹ wave /ˈweɪv/ verb

waves; waved; waving

¹ wave

/ˈweɪv/

verb

waves; waved; waving

Learner's definition of WAVE

: to move your hand or something held in your hand usually in a repeated motion in order to signal or greet someone挥手，招手（向某人示意）；挥动（手中之物）

[no object]

We waved to our friends through the window.我们隔着窗户向朋友们挥手致意。
They waved at us.他们朝我们挥手示意。
She was waving in the direction of the bridge.她在朝大桥的方向挥动手臂。

[+ object]

We waved goodbye [=waved as a way of saying goodbye] to them and drove away.我们向他们挥手告别，然后驾车离开。
The traffic cop waved cars through. [=waved in a way that told drivers to continue driving through a particular area]交警招手示意让车辆通过。
We offered to help but he waved us off. [=he waved as a way of telling us that he did not want help]我们想帮他一把，但他摆摆手谢绝了。
We tried to wave down a taxi. [=to get a taxi to stop for us by waving at its driver]我们试图挥手拦下一辆出租车。

[no object] : to float, shake, or move back and forth because of wind（因风而）飘动，摇晃，摆动

Flags were waving in the breeze.旗帜在微风中飘扬。
fields of waving grain麦浪滚滚的田野

[+ object] : to move (something) back and forth挥舞；挥动

The magician waved his magic wand.魔术师挥动他的魔杖。
The leader of the parade waved a flag.游行队伍的带头人挥舞着一面旗帜。
It was so hot that we were all waving our hands in front of our faces to cool off.天太热了，我们全都用手在脸前来回扇风好凉快一下。

[+ object] : to hold up and show (something) in a threatening way（威胁地）举起（某物）

The robber waved a pistol at the clerk.歹徒举起手枪对准了店员。
a maniac waving [=brandishing] a knife挥舞刀子的疯子

a [+ object] : to make (someone's hair) curl slightly使（头发）略呈波形；卷（发）；烫（发） — usually used as (be/get) waved通常用作(be/get）waved

She got her hair waved.她把头发稍微烫了一下。

b [no object] of hair : to curl slightly（头发）略呈波形卷曲

His hair waves naturally.他的头发是自来卷。

wave aside

[phrasal verb]

wave (something) aside or wave aside (something)

: to refuse to consider or respond to (something)对…置之不理；不理会

The officer waved aside my questions.那名官员对我的提问置之不理。

wave the flag

— see ¹flag

² wave /ˈweɪv/ noun

plural waves

² wave

/ˈweɪv/

noun

plural waves

Learner's definition of WAVE

[count] : an area of moving water that is raised above the main surface of an ocean, a lake, etc.波浪；波涛；海浪

The waves crashed onto the rocks.波涛拍打着礁石。
ocean waves海浪
The motion of the waves (under the boat) made us seasick.（船下）起伏的波涛让我们觉得恶心。

— see also tidal wave

[count] : something that has the shape or movement of a wave波状物；波状运动

She has a wave in her hair.她有一头鬈发。
amber waves of grain金黄色的麦浪
Waves of warm air washed over us.热浪朝我们扑面而来。

[count] : a usually repeated movement of your hand or of something held in your hand especially as a signal or greeting挥手；招手；挥动

He gave me a wave. [=he waved to/at me]他朝我挥了挥手。
We got a wave from the Queen.女王向我们挥手致意。
The rabbit disappeared with a wave of the magician's wand.魔术师的魔杖一挥，那只兔子就不见了。
a kiss and a wave goodbye [=a wave that you use to say goodbye]亲吻之后挥手告别

[count]

a : a period of time in which a particular type of activity is being done commonly or repeatedly（活动等的）高潮，浪潮

The tax cut triggered a wave of spending.减税引发了一阵阵消费狂潮。
a crime wave犯罪高潮

— see also heat wave

b : a large number of people or things that do something together, are seen together, etc.（人或物的）大批涌现，潮涌

a new wave of immigrants [=a large number of immigrants arriving at the same time]一股新的移民潮
The attacks came in waves.攻击像潮水般袭来。

[count]

a : a strong feeling that affects someone suddenly（情绪的）突发，高潮；心潮

A wave of fatigue swept over me. [=I suddenly became very tired]我全身感到一阵倦意。
He was overcome by waves of anger/fear.一腔怒气/一阵恐慌涌上他的心头。

b : a strong feeling or attitude that is shared by many people at the same time（众人情绪或态度的）共鸣；风潮

The new school has triggered a wave of optimism [=has made many people feel optimistic] about the public school system.这所新学校激发了人们对公立学校制度的乐观情绪。
a wave of nostalgia怀旧风潮
At the age of 80, she's riding a/the wave of renewed interest in her work. [=she's experiencing a time when many people are interested in her work again]她80岁时，人们对她的作品再度产生了兴趣。
a time when the mayor was still riding a wave of public approval那位市长仍备受公众支持的时候

[count] technical : an amount of energy (such as light) that moves in a shape resembling a wave from one point to another point波；波状运动

light waves光波

— see also airwaves, radio wave, shock wave, shortwave, sound wave

the wave : a movement made by a group of people especially in a stadium or arena in which individual people stand up and then sit down again according to where they are sitting in order to create the appearance of an ocean wave人浪（尤指在体育场看台上观众依次站起坐下形成的波浪状场面）

The crowd did the wave between innings.人群在比赛间隙玩起了人浪。

— called also (British) the Mexican wave

make waves

informal

: to do something that causes people to notice you崭露头角

He's making waves in the music industry.他开始在音乐界崭露头角。

especially : to cause trouble or annoy people by complaining（尤指因抱怨而）制造麻烦

I'm tempted to complain, but I don't want to make waves.我本打算投诉，但我不想惹麻烦。

the wave of the future

: an idea, product, way of thinking, etc., that will become very popular in the future（观念、产品、思维方式等的）趋势，备受追捧之势

These new video games are the wave of the future.这些新的电子游戏将来一定备受欢迎。

— see also new wave

— wavelike

/ˈweɪvˌlaɪk/ adjective [more wavelike; most wavelike]

She made a wavelike motion with her arms.她用手臂做了一个波浪形动作。

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历史：

wave

of water水

of heat/sound/light热；声；光

movement of arm/hand/body臂／手／身体的动作

of activity/feeling活动；感觉

large number大量

in hair头发

sea海洋

wave

move hand/arm挥动手／臂

move freely自由移动

hair头发

wave

wave aside

wave the flag

make waves

the wave of the future

— wavelike