1. | [c] 海浪；波浪；波涛a raised line of water that moves across the surface of the sea, ocean, etc. |
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 | |
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。 |
2. | [c] 汹涌的行动（或思想）态势；心潮；风潮a sudden increase in a particular activity or feeling |
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。 |
3. | [c] 涌现的人（或事物）；涌动的人（或物）a large number of people or things suddenly moving or appearing somewhere |
Wave after wave of aircraft passed overhead. 一批又一批飞机从上空掠过。 |
4. | [c] 挥臂；挥手；招手；摆手a movement of your arm and hand from side to side |
She declined the offer with a wave of her hand. 她摆了摆手谢绝了这一提议。 | |
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。 |
5. | [sing] 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）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 |
6. | [c] 波；波状运动the form that some types of energy such as heat, sound, light, etc. take as they move |
radio/sound/ultrasonic waves 无线电波；声波；超声波 |
7. | [c] 拳曲；波浪if a person's hair hasa wave orwaves , it is not straight but curls slightly |
8. | [pl] 大海the sea |
1. | [i][t] 挥手；招手；摆手；挥臂to move your hand or arm from side to side in the air in order to attract attention, say hello, etc. |
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。 | |
Why did you wave at him? 你为什么向他招手？ | |
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。 | |
She waved her hand dismissively at the housekeeper. 她轻蔑地朝客房服务员挥了挥手。 | |
My mother was crying as I waved her goodbye . 我向母亲挥手告别时她哭了。 | |
My mother was crying as I waved goodbye to her. 我向母亲挥手告别时她哭了。 |
2. | [i][t] 挥手指引，挥手示意（方向）to show where sth is, show sb where to go, etc. by moving your hand in a particular direction |
She waved vaguely in the direction of the house. 她含糊地朝房子的方向挥了挥手。 | |
‘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。 |
3. | [t] 挥舞，挥动（手中之物）to hold sth in your hand and move it from side to side |
Crowds lined the route, waving flags and cheering. 人群沿路线排成行，挥舞着旗子欢呼。 | |
‘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。 |
4. | [i] （一端固定地）飘扬，飘动，摇晃，起伏to move freely and gently, for example in the wind, while one end or side is held in position |
The flag waved in the breeze. 旗子在微风中飘扬。 |
5. | [i] 略呈波形；拳曲to curl slightly |
His hair waves naturally. 他天生一头鬈发。 |
6. | [t] ~ sth 使…略呈波形；烫（发）to make sb's hair curl slightly |
She's had her hair waved. 她烫发了。 |
