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Mexican wave

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Sport
ˌMexican ˈwave noun [singular] British English  DSthe effect that is made when all the people watching a sport stand up, move their arms up and down, and sit down again one after the other in a continuous movement that looks like a wave moving on the sea 墨西哥人浪〔观看体育比赛时,所有观众一波接一波依次站起上下挥动双臂而后又坐下所形成的人浪〕
ˌMexican ˈwave nounChineseSyllable


Mexican wave
ˌMexican ˈwave noun [singular] British English
the effect that is made when all the people watching a sport stand up, move their arms up and down, and sit down again one after the other in a continuous movement that looks like a wave moving on the sea


Mexican waveBrE /ˌmeksɪkən ˈweɪv/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmeksɪkən ˈweɪv/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE the ˈwave) nouna 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)