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ripple n.涟漪；波纹；潺潺声；粗钢梳v.使起涟漪；使起波纹；使发出潺潺声；起伏；轻轻荡漾 (1) 小小的涟漪卷来，碎在沙滩上。(2) 石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。(3) 空气静止不动，池塘的水面上几乎看不到波纹。(4) 她躺在河岸上，听着小河的潺潺流水声。(5) 微风吹皱了平静的水面。(6) 小麦在微风中起伏波动。 Ripple can also be a verb. For example, you might see raindrops ripple on top of a puddle. Ripple was first used in the 1670s to describe something that causes a ruffled surface, sort of like how water seems to momentarily gain texture as it's stirred. Ripple later came to describe a very small wave, but you've probably heard of the "ripple effect" in which tiny waves spread, setting off more and more waves.

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英 ['rɪpl] 美 ['rɪpl] (1) The small ripple split upon the beach .(2) The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.(3) The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the pond's surface.(4) She lay on the bank, listening to the ripple of the stream.(5) The breeze rippled the quiet water.(6) The wheat rippled in the breeze. A ripple is a small wave on the surface of something, such as a ripple that forms a ring around the spot where you threw a pebble into the pond. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]波纹；涟漪；细浪 Ripples are little waves on the surface of water caused by the wind or by something moving in or on the water. 2[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)泛起涟漪；(使)泛起细浪 When the surface of an area of water ripples or when something ripples it, a number of little waves appear on it.   [V]  [V n]  [V-ing]You throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples...往池塘里扔块鹅卵石就会激起一片涟漪。I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water.我能看见黎明的微风在波光粼粼的水面上吹出道道涟漪。...the rippling deep blue water of the lake.泛着涟漪的深蓝色湖水3[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](植物等)如波浪起伏；（使）呈波状起伏 When the wind ripples plants or trees or when they ripple, they move in a wave-like motion.   [V n]  [V]  [LITERARY 文]A slight wind rippled the crops in the valley...一阵微风吹过，山谷里的庄稼便随风起伏。The tops of the trees rippled in the breeze.树冠在微风中婆娑摇曳。4[VERB 动词](感觉)传开，传遍 If something such as a feeling ripples over someone's body, it moves across it or through it.   [V prep]  [LITERARY 文]A chill shiver rippled over his skin.他浑身打了个冷战。5[N-COUNT 可数名词](事情引起的)连锁反应，涟漪作用 If an event causes ripples, its effects gradually spread, causing several other events to happen one after the other.   [usu pl]The ripples of Europe's currency crisis continue to be felt in most of the member states...欧洲货币危机引起的连锁反应仍在影响着大多数的成员国。The problems of the auto industry have created economic ripples through the rest of the economy as well.汽车业的问题造成其他行业也出现了经济上的连锁反应。

英语单词	ripple
英美音标	英 ['rɪpl] 美 ['rɪpl]
中文释义	n.涟漪；波纹；潺潺声；粗钢梳 v.使起涟漪；使起波纹；使发出潺潺声；起伏；轻轻荡漾
英语例句	(1) The small ripple split upon the beach . (2) The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake. (3) The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the pond's surface. (4) She lay on the bank, listening to the ripple of the stream. (5) The breeze rippled the quiet water. (6) The wheat rippled in the breeze.
中文例句	(1) 小小的涟漪卷来，碎在沙滩上。 (2) 石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。 (3) 空气静止不动，池塘的水面上几乎看不到波纹。 (4) 她躺在河岸上，听着小河的潺潺流水声。 (5) 微风吹皱了平静的水面。 (6) 小麦在微风中起伏波动。
vocabulary简明	A ripple is a small wave on the surface of something, such as a ripple that forms a ring around the spot where you threw a pebble into the pond.
vocabulary扩展	Ripple can also be a verb. For example, you might see raindrops ripple on top of a puddle. Ripple was first used in the 1670s to describe something that causes a ruffled surface, sort of like how water seems to momentarily gain texture as it's stirred. Ripple later came to describe a very small wave, but you've probably heard of the "ripple effect" in which tiny waves spread, setting off more and more waves.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]波纹；涟漪；细浪 Ripples are little waves on the surface of water caused by the wind or by something moving in or on the water. 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)泛起涟漪；(使)泛起细浪 When the surface of an area of water ripples or when something ripples it, a number of little waves appear on it. [V] [V n] [V-ing] You throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples... 往池塘里扔块鹅卵石就会激起一片涟漪。 I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water. 我能看见黎明的微风在波光粼粼的水面上吹出道道涟漪。 ...the rippling deep blue water of the lake. 泛着涟漪的深蓝色湖水 3 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](植物等)如波浪起伏；（使）呈波状起伏 When the wind ripples plants or trees or when they ripple, they move in a wave-like motion. [V n] [V] [LITERARY 文] A slight wind rippled the crops in the valley... 一阵微风吹过，山谷里的庄稼便随风起伏。 The tops of the trees rippled in the breeze. 树冠在微风中婆娑摇曳。 4 [VERB 动词](感觉)传开，传遍 If something such as a feeling ripples over someone's body, it moves across it or through it. [V prep] [LITERARY 文] A chill shiver rippled over his skin. 他浑身打了个冷战。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词](事情引起的)连锁反应，涟漪作用 If an event causes ripples, its effects gradually spread, causing several other events to happen one after the other. [usu pl] The ripples of Europe's currency crisis continue to be felt in most of the member states... 欧洲货币危机引起的连锁反应仍在影响着大多数的成员国。 The problems of the auto industry have created economic ripples through the rest of the economy as well. 汽车业的问题造成其他行业也出现了经济上的连锁反应。

Ripple Surface Water Small Pebble Waves Wind [V