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undulate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Shapes, patterns
un·du·late /ˈʌndjəleɪt $ -dʒə-/ verb [intransitive]  formalCFMOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move or be shaped like waves that are rising and falling 起伏,波动 undulating hills 绵延起伏的山峦undulation /ˌʌndjəˈleɪʃən $ -dʒə-/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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undulateIt differs from the similar E. macrophyllus in its smaller, more rounded leaves and the leaf margins not being undulate.The grass rolled in waves, glistening and gleaming as it undulated.I saw various ridges to my right and left, undulating over the huge and imposing landscape that now was exposed.The run culminated in open, undulating slopes towards the Mer de Glace.But though Rechtauk had disappeared and the forest been hewn down, the land was still soft and undulating, still green.By undulating this, it drives itself forwards - or, with equal ease, backwards.Joey Meeson watched as Lizzy danced, her body undulating to the thumping rhythm of the acid house music.As the land undulated, waterfalls appeared and disappeared.
un·du·late verbChineseSyllable
Corpus that to be like shaped move or waves


undulate
undulate /ˈʌndjəleɪt, ˈʌndjʊleɪt $ -dʒə-/ verb [intransitive]
formal to move or be shaped like waves that are rising and falling:
    undulating hills
—undulation /ˌʌndjəˈleɪʃən, ˌʌndjʊˈleɪʃən $ -dʒə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]


un·du·lateBrE /ˈʌndjuleɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʌndʒəleɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they undulate BrE /ˈʌndjuleɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʌndʒəleɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it undulates BrE /ˈʌndjuleɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʌndʒəleɪts/ 🔊past simple undulated BrE /ˈʌndjuleɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle undulated BrE /ˈʌndjuleɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form undulating BrE /ˈʌndjuleɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (formal) to go or move gently up and down like waves 起伏;波动;荡漾The countryside undulates pleasantly. 原野起伏,景色宜人。🔊🔊

barren, fertile, landscape, lush, mountainous, rolling, rugged, undulate, volcanic, wooded