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揮手,招手(向某人示意);揮動(手中之物) [no object]
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We waved to our friends through the window.我們隔着窗戶向朋友們揮手致意。
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They waved at us.他們朝我們揮手示意。
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She was waving in the direction of the bridge.她在朝大橋的方向揮動手臂。
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We waved goodbye [=waved as a way of saying goodbye] to them and drove away.我們向他們揮手告别,然後駕車離開。
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The traffic cop waved cars through. [=waved in a way that told drivers to continue driving through a particular area]交警招手示意讓車輛通過。
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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]我們想幫他一把,但他擺擺手謝絕了。
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We tried to wave down a taxi. [=to get a taxi to stop for us by waving at its driver]我們試圖揮手攔下一輛出租車。
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[no object] : to float, shake, or move back and forth because of wind(因風而)飄動,搖晃,擺動 3
[+ object] : to move (something) back and forth揮舞;揮動 -
The magician waved his magic wand.魔術師揮動他的魔杖。
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The leader of the parade waved a flag.遊行隊伍的帶頭人揮舞着一面旗幟。
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It was so hot that we were all waving our hands in front of our faces to cool off.天太熱了,我們全都用手在臉前來回扇風好涼快一下。
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[+ object] : to hold up and show (something) in a threatening way(威脅地)舉起(某物) 5
a [+ object] : to make (someone's hair) curl slightly使(頭發)略呈波形;卷(發);燙(發) —
usually used as (be/get) waved通常用作(be/get)waved b [no object] of hair : to curl slightly(頭發)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)對…置之不理;不理會
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;波濤;海浪 — see also tidal wave 2
[count] : something that has the shape or movement of a wave波狀物;波狀運動 -
She has a wave in her hair.她有一頭鬈發。
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amber waves of grain金黃色的麥浪
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Waves of warm air washed over us.熱浪朝我們撲面而來。
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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揮手;招手;揮動 -
He gave me a wave. [=he waved to/at me]他朝我揮了揮手。
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We got a wave from the Queen.女王向我們揮手致意。
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The rabbit disappeared with a wave of the magician's wand.魔術師的魔杖一揮,那只兔子就不見了。
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a kiss and a wave goodbye [=a wave that you use to say goodbye]親吻之後揮手告别
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a : a period of time in which a particular type of activity is being done commonly or repeatedly(活動等的)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)大批湧現,潮湧 5 [count]
a : a strong feeling that affects someone suddenly(情緒的)突發,高潮;心潮 b : a strong feeling or attitude that is shared by many people at the same time(衆人情緒或態度的)共鳴;風潮 -
The new school has triggered a wave of optimism [=has made many people feel optimistic] about the public school system.這所新學校激發了人們對公立學校制度的樂觀情緒。
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a wave of nostalgia懷舊風潮
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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歲時,人們對她的作品再度産生了興趣。
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a time when the mayor was still riding a wave of public approval那位市長仍備受公衆支持的時候
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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(尤指在體育場看台上觀衆依次站起坐下形成的波浪狀場面) — called also (British) the Mexican wave
make waves
informal
: to do something that causes people to notice you嶄露頭角 especially : to cause trouble or annoy people by complaining(尤指因抱怨而)制造麻煩
the wave of the future
: an idea, product, way of thinking, etc., that will become very popular in the future(觀念、産品、思維方式等的)趨勢,備受追捧之勢 — wavelike
/ˈweɪvˌlaɪk/ adjective [more wavelike; most wavelike]