[VERB 动词]挥(手)示意(或致意) If you wave or wave your hand, you move your hand from side to side in the air, usually in order to say hello or goodbye to someone.
[V to/at n]
[V]
[V n]
[Also V n prep]
[usu with supp]
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。
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。
He grinned, waved, and said, 'Hi!'...
他咧嘴笑了笑，挥挥手说：“嗨！”
Elaine turned and waved her hand lazily and left.
伊莱恩转过身，懒懒地挥了一下手就走了。
Wave is also a noun.
Steve stopped him with a wave of the hand...
史蒂夫摆摆手让他停下来了。
Paddy spotted Mary Ann and gave her a cheery wave.
帕迪看到玛丽·安后高兴地冲她挥挥手。
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[VERB 动词]挥手示意(方向)；挥手指引 If you wave someone away or wave them on, you make a movement with your hand to indicate that they should move in a particular direction.
[V n adv/prep]
Leshka waved him away with a show of irritation...
廖什克恼火地挥手让他离开。
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。
He waved the servants out of the tent.
他挥手让仆人们退到帐篷外。
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[VERB 动词]挥舞 If you wave something, you hold it up and move it rapidly from side to side.
[V n]
[V n adv/prep]
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。
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。
-waving
Hundreds of banner-waving demonstrators took to the streets.
几百名挥舞着标语的游行者涌上街头。
...a flag-waving crowd.
挥舞着旗帜的人群
-waving
There will be marching bands and plenty of flag-waving.
届时将会彩旗飘扬并伴有军乐游行。
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[VERB 动词]飘动；摆动；起伏 If something waves, it moves gently from side to side or up and down.
[V]
...grass and flowers waving in the wind.
随风摇曳的花草
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]波浪；(尤指)海浪 A wave is a raised mass of water on the surface of water, especially the sea, which is caused by the wind or by tides making the surface of the water rise and fall.
...the sound of the waves breaking on the shore.
海浪拍岸的声音
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](头发的)波浪卷，鬈曲 If someone's hair has waves, it curves slightly instead of being straight.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]冲击波 A wave is a sudden increase in heat or energy that spreads out from an earthquake or explosion.
[with supp]
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。
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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[N-COUNT 可数名词](声、光、无线电等的)波Waves are the form in which things such as sound, light, and radio signals travel.
[usu pl]
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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[N-COUNT 可数名词](情绪的)突发，高涨 If you refer to a wave of a particular feeling, you mean that it increases quickly and becomes very intense, and then often decreases again.
[usu N of n]
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。
A wave of sympathy for her swept Ireland...
爱尔兰举国上下都同情她。
The loneliness and grief comes in waves.
孤独和悲伤不断涌上心头。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](活动、行为的)爆发，浪潮 A wave is a sudden increase in a particular activity or type of behaviour, especially an undesirable or unpleasant one.
[usu N of n]
...the current wave of violence.
目前的暴力浪潮
...an even newer crime wave.
更新一波的犯罪风潮
...the shortages of bread, meat and gasoline that have hit Moscow in waves over the summer.
这个夏天里莫斯科接连遭受了缺粮、少肉和汽油短缺的打击
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](突然涌向某处的)人流 A wave is a sudden increase in the number of people moving somewhere.
[usu sing]
A wave of immigrants is washing over Western Europe.
移民潮正席卷西欧。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]人群形成的波浪；人浪 If a crowd of people do the wave, each person in the crowd stands up and puts their arms in the air after the person to one side of them, then sits down again, creating a continuous wave-like motion through the crowd.
[AM 美]
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 Mexican wave
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See also:
long wave
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medium wave
；
Mexican wave
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new wave
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short-wave
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tidal wave
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相关词组：
wave aside
wave down
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wave★/weɪv; NAmEweɪv/
noun
,
verb
wavewaveswavedwavingnoun★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。5the wave( NAmE) (BrEˌMexican 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8the waves[plural ]( literary) the sea 大海☞see also
wavy
IDIOMmake 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。IDIOMlike waving a red flag in front of a ˈbull( US) (BrEa 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 VERBSˌwave sth↔aˈside/aˈwayto 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↔ˈdownto 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↔ˈoffto wave goodbye to sb as they are leaving 挥手送别wave/weɪv; NAmEweɪv/
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wave1 noun
wave2 verb
wavewave1 /weɪv/ ●●●S3W2 noun
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1sea [countable] a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea: Dee watched the waves breaking on the shore. The ship tipped over, and finally vanished beneath the waves. →
tidal wave
2increase [countable usually singular] a sudden increase in a particular type of behaviour, activity, or feeling: There was a wave of public protest.3people and things [countable] a sudden increase in the number of people or things arriving at the same timewave of a new wave of immigrants They faced wave after wave of fresh troops.4light and sound [countable] the form in which some types of energy such as light and sound travelsound/light/radio wave →
long wave
, medium wave
, short wave
5signal [countable usually singular] a movement in which you raise your arm and move your hand from side to side: He dismissed her with a wave of the hand.6feeling/activity [countable] a feeling or activity that happens again and again in a series: The pain swept over him in waves.Wave after wave of aircraft passed overhead.7hair [countable usually plural] a loose curl in your hair8make waves informal to cause problems, especially when you should not: With so many jobs already cut, he didn’t want to make waves.9new wave a new style of music, art, film etc that is very different and unusual: new wave musicwave of the new wave of Black feminist theorists10crowd [countable usually singular] American English an 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 seaSYN Mexican wave British English11the waves literary the sea →
airwaves
, shock wave
COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbswaves break (=fall onto the land or a boat)· We could hear the waves breaking on the shore.waves crash (=fall noisily)· Huge waves crashed down on us.waves lap (=hit something gently)· the sound of waves lapping against the boatwaves pound (=hit something hard)· The waves pounded the rocks.sink/vanish beneath the waves· The ship sank beneath the waves.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + wavea great wave (=a very large wave)· The storm sent great waves crashing into the cliffs.a tidal wave (=a very large ocean wave that flows over the land and destroys things)· The winds and a tidal wave killed 45 people.the ocean waves (=the sea)· They spent a week on the ocean waves on a cruise ship.wave + NOUNwave energy/power (=electricity from the movement of waves)· Wave power involves using the movement of the seas to generate electricity.phrasesthe crest of a wave (=the top of the wave where it begins to fall)· Surfers rode on the crest of a wave.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2phrasesa wave of violence/attacks/bombings· The incident triggered a wave of violence.a wave of panic/relief/sympathy· A wave of relief washed over Harry.a wave of nausea/dizziness/tiredness· Another wave of nausea hit him.NOUN + wavea crime wave (=a sudden increase in crime)· The city is experiencing a crime wave.a heat wave (=a period of unusually hot weather)· California is in the middle of a heat wave.verbsa wave hits somebody/something· He was hit by a wave of nausea every time he tried to stand up.a wave engulfs somebody/something (=it affects someone or something very strongly)· The city was engulfed by a fresh wave of violence.a wave sweeps/washes over somebody (=someone suddenly experiences a feeling or emotion)· A sudden wave of joy swept over her.adjectivesa great wave of something· A great wave of affection for him engulfed her.a new/fresh wave of something· A fresh wave of fighting erupted in the region yesterday.
wave1 noun
wave2 verb
wavewave2 ●●●S3W3 verb
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1wave (1)hand [intransitive, transitive] to raise your arm and move your hand from side to side in order to make someone notice youwave to/at She turned to wave to the approaching soldiers. Enid waved at us and we waved back.wave (somebody) goodbye (=say goodbye to someone by waving to them) The nurses came out to wave Grandad goodbye.2move [intransitive, transitive] if you wave something, or if it waves, it moves from side to side: The starter waved a green flag to indicate that the race would begin. a tree waving in the breeze He waved a hand in the air to attract her attention.wave something under/at etc somebody/something Trudie waved a $50 bill under his nose.wave something around/about The stranger spoke rapidly, waving his arms around.3signal [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to show someone which way to go by waving your hand in that directionwave somebody through/on/away etc The border guards waved us through. Peter waved them back to their seats.4wave something goodbye/wave goodbye to something informal to be forced to accept that something you want will not happen: If you’re not careful, you can wave goodbye to any pay rise this year.5wave a magic wand to make a bad situation better, even though this is impossible: I can’t wave a magic wand and change what happened.6hair [intransitive, transitive] if hair waves, or if it is waved, it forms loose curlswave aside phrasal verbto ignore someone’s opinion or ideas because you do not think they are important: He waved her protests aside.wave down phrasal verbto signal to the driver of a car to stop by waving at them: People in passing cars tried waving him down.wave off phrasal verbto wave goodbye to someone as they leave: Are you coming to the station to wave me off?
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