wave

• vi. 波动；起伏；挥手示意；摇动；呈波形
• vt. 卷（烫）发；向…挥手示意；使成波浪形
• n. 波动；波浪；高潮；挥手示意；卷曲

来自PIE*webh,转，前后移动，编织，词源抽web,weave。引申词义水波，波浪。

1. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

2. a movement like that of an ocean wave;

"a wave of settlers"

"troops advancing in waves"

3. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

4. 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"

5. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

6. a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair

7. an undulating curve

8. a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)

wave

wave: English has two words wave, distinct in origin, which have grown to resemble each other over the centuries. The verb, ‘move to and fro’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base *wab-, which also produced English waver [14] (borrowed from Old Norse vafra ‘move unsteadily’) and wobble [17]. The noun wave ‘movement of the sea’ [16] seems to be an alteration (under the influence of the verb wave) of an earlier wawe ‘wave’. This in turn probably went back to Old English wǣg ‘motion, wave’, a derivative of the verb which produced modern English wag.
=> waver, wobble; wag

wave (v.)

"move back and forth," Old English wafian "to wave, fluctuate" (related to wæfre "wavering, restless, unstable"), from Proto-Germanic *wab- (cognates: 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.

I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.
[Stevie Smith]

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" (cognates: Old Saxon, Old High German wag, Old Frisian weg, Old Norse vagr "water in motion, wave, billow," Gothic wegs "tempest;" see wag (v.)). The usual Old English word for "moving billow of water" was yð.

The "hand motion" meaning is recorded from 1680s; meaning "undulating line" is recorded from 1660s. Of people in masses, first recorded 1852; in physics, from 1832. Sense in heat wave is from 1843. The crowd stunt in stadiums is attested under this name from 1984, the thing itself said to have been done first Oct. 15, 1981, at the Yankees-A's AL championship series game in the Oakland Coliseum; soon picked up and popularized at University of Washington. To make waves "cause trouble" is attested from 1962.

wave, ripple, surge

这些名词均有"波浪，浪，波涛"之意。

wave： 普通用词，指水面上移动的任何具有峰谷皱形的波动，尤指距离相等的波浪，也比喻任何类似的物体。

ripple： 多指微风吹过水面或石头投入水中所激起的涟漪或细浪。

surge： 词义较模糊，泛指巨浪、波涛或作比喻使用。

Dean Granholm, the vice president for delivery and post office operations, said the first waves of closings would begin this fall.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

In the deaf culture of North America, many listeners show applause not by clapping their hands but by waving them in the air.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

In just the past few weeks, the world has witnessed the destructive power of earthquakes in Indonesia, typhoons in the Philippines, and the destructive sea waves that struck Samoa and neighboring islands.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

For this he and his wife received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1910, and did so again in 1912 for their work on very high frequency radio waves.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Their work on very high frequency radio waves

出自-2013年12月听力原文

In the deaf culture of North America, many listeners show applause not by clapping their hands but by waving them in the air.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

And the appearance of new-born giants suggests that newcomers can make waves, too.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face, remember this: all you need to do is focus on one thing?

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we'll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms.

2014年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

He waved the red light as the train came into the station.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

I pushed her toward the front door, waving at the family, saying, sorry, please forgive us, you have a really nice place.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

I turned around and saw a pleasant woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip.

2016年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文

It didn't look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it didn't offend the nose so much, either.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

It's partly that his writings rode a wave of social, political and scientific progress.

2018年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Little kids and the elderly are the ones who have suffered the most from this extreme heat wave.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie can see the ocean and hear the wave from her house.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

The inspector waved his arms to try his best to keep steady.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

When the world is "waving a chair in your face", you're advised to make a quick decision.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

Huge waves were breaking on the shore.

巨浪拍打着海岸。

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Surfers flocked to the beach to ride the waves .

冲浪者大批集聚到海滩去冲浪。

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the gentle sound of waves lapping

波浪轻轻拍打的声音

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Children were playing in the waves .

孩子们在海浪中嬉戏。

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Seagulls bobbed on the waves .

海鸥随浪花一起一伏地漂浮在水面。

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The wind made little waves on the pond.

风吹得池水起了涟漪。

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a wave of opposition/protest/violence, etc.

反对、抗议、暴力等的浪潮

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a crime wave

犯罪潮

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A wave of fear swept over him.

一阵恐惧传遍他的全身。

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Guilt and horror flooded her in waves .

歉疚和恐惧一阵阵涌上她的心头。

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A wave of panic spread through the crowd.

一阵恐慌传遍人群。

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Wave after wave of aircraft passed overhead.

一批又一批飞机从上空掠过。

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She declined the offer with a wave of her hand.

她摆了摆手谢绝了这一提议。

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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。

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Jessica caught sight of Lois and waved to her...

杰茜卡看到了洛伊丝，就冲她挥手致意。

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He waved at the waiter, who rushed to the table...

他冲服务员招了招手，服务员就急忙跑到桌边。

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Leshka waved him away with a show of irritation...

廖什克恼火地挥手让他离开。

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He waited for a policeman to stop the traffic and wave the people on...

他等着警察来让车辆停下，指挥人们前行。

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Hospital staff were outside to welcome him, waving flags and applauding...

医院的工作人员都在外面一边挥动旗子一边鼓掌欢迎他。

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She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about.

她经常会提高嗓门，双手胡乱挥舞。

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...grass and flowers waving in the wind.

随风摇曳的花草

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...the sound of the waves breaking on the shore.

海浪拍岸的声音

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The shock waves of the earthquake were felt in Teheran...

地震带来的冲击波在德黑兰也能感觉到。

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The blast wave crushed the breath from Neil, but he survived.

爆炸冲击波震得尼尔喘不过气来，不过他还是得以幸存。

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Sound waves, light waves, and radio waves have a certain frequency, or number of waves per second.

声波、光波或无线电波等都有特定的频率，或者说是每秒的波数。

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She felt a wave of panic, but forced herself to leave the room calmly...

她感到一阵恐慌，但还是强作镇定地离开了房间。

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A wave of sympathy for her swept Ireland...

爱尔兰举国上下都同情她。

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...the current wave of violence.

目前的暴力浪潮

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...an even newer crime wave.

更新一波的犯罪风潮

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A wave of immigrants is washing over Western Europe.

移民潮正席卷西欧。

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