waves; waved; waving
waves; waved; waving
Learner's definition of WAVE
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: 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]
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We waved to our friends through the window.我们隔着窗户向朋友们挥手致意。
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They waved at us.他们朝我们挥手示意。
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She was waving in the direction of the bridge.她在朝大桥的方向挥动手臂。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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[no object] : to float, shake, or move back and forth because of wind(因风而)飘动,摇晃,摆动 3
[+ 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。
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The leader of the parade waved a flag.游行队伍的带头人挥舞着一面旗帜。
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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。
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[+ object] : to hold up and show (something) in a threatening way(威胁地)举起(某物) 5
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 b [no object] of hair : to curl slightly(头发)略呈波形卷曲
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
wave the flag
— see 1flag 2 wave /ˈweɪv/ noun
plural waves
plural waves
Learner's definition of WAVE
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[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 — see also tidal wave 2
[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。
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amber waves of grain金黄色的麦浪
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Waves of warm air washed over us.热浪朝我们扑面而来。
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[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。
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We got a wave from the Queen.女王向我们挥手致意。
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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。
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a kiss and a wave goodbye [=a wave that you use to say goodbye]亲吻之后挥手告别
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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 — 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 5 [count]
a : a strong feeling that affects someone suddenly(情绪的)突发,高潮;心潮 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。
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a wave of nostalgia怀旧风潮
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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。
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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
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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) — called also (British) the Mexican wave
make waves
informal
: to do something that causes people to notice you崭露头角 especially : to cause trouble or annoy people by complaining(尤指因抱怨而)制造麻烦
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 — wavelike
/ˈweɪvˌlaɪk/ adjective [more wavelike; most wavelike]