Wave

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wave1 /weɪv/ ●●● S3 W2 noun  1  sea 大海 [countable]HEO a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea 海浪，波涛 Dee watched the waves breaking on the shore. 迪伊凝视着拍岸的波涛。 The ship tipped over, and finally vanished beneath the waves. 船倾覆了，最终沉没在海浪之下。 → tidal wave2  increase 增强 [countable usually singular]LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT a sudden increase in a particular type of behaviour, activity, or feeling 〔行为、活动或感情的〕一阵；风潮，浪潮 There was a wave of public protest. 一波公众抗议浪潮出现了。3  people and things 人和事物 [countable] a sudden increase in the number of people or things arriving at the same time 〔人或物的〕突现，大量涌现，…潮wave of a new wave of immigrants 一股新的移民潮 They faced wave after wave of fresh troops. 他们遭遇了一批又一批的增援部队。4  light and sound 光和声 [countable]TPHP the form in which some types of energy such as light and sound travel 〔光、声等传播的〕波sound/light/radio wave 声波/光波/无线电波 → long wave, medium wave, short wave5  signal 信号 [countable usually singular]SIGN/GESTURE a movement in which you raise your arm and move your hand from side to side 挥手；招手 He dismissed her with a wave of the hand. 他摆摆手让她离开。6  feeling/activity 感觉/活动REGULAR [countable] a feeling or activity that happens again and again in a series 〔情绪或活动的〕一阵一阵 The pain swept over him in waves. 疼痛一阵阵向他袭来。 Wave after wave of aircraft passed overhead. 一批又一批飞机从头顶飞过。7. hair 头发 [countable usually plural]DCB a loose curl in your hair 〔头发的〕波浪形卷曲8  make waves informalCAUSE to cause problems, especially when you should not 制造麻烦 With so many jobs already cut, he didn’t want to make waves. 已经有那么多人被裁员，他可不想惹麻烦。9  new wave a new style of music, art, film etc that is very different and unusual 〔音乐、艺术、电影等风格的〕新浪潮，新流派 new wave music 新浪潮音乐new wave of the new wave of Black feminist theorists 新涌现的这批黑人女权主义理论家10. crowd 人群 [countable usually singular] American English an occasion when many people who are watching an event stand up, move their arms up and down, and sit down again one after another in a continuous movement that looks like a wave moving on the sea 人浪〔指观众依次站起和坐下以造成波浪的效果〕 SYN British English Mexican wave11. the waves literaryALHEO the sea 大海 → airwaves, shock waven COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea 海浪，波涛verbswaves break (=fall onto the land or a boat)We could hear the waves breaking on the shore.waves crash (=fall noisily)Huge waves crashed down on us.waves lap (=hit something gently)the sound of waves lapping against the boatwaves pound (=hit something hard)The waves pounded the rocks.sink/vanish beneath the wavesThe ship sank beneath the waves.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + wavea great wave (=a very large wave)The storm sent great waves crashing into the cliffs.a tidal wave (=a very large ocean wave that flows over the land and destroys things)The winds and a tidal wave killed 45 people.the ocean waves (=the sea)They spent a week on the ocean waves on a cruise ship.wave + NOUNwave energy/power (=electricity from the movement of waves)Wave power involves using the movement of the seas to generate electricity.phrasesthe crest of a wave (=the top of the wave where it begins to fall)Surfers rode on the crest of a wave. COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a sudden increase in a particular type of behaviour, activity, or feeling 〔行为、活动或感情的〕一阵；风潮，浪潮phrasesa wave of violence/attacks/bombings 一波暴力/攻击/爆炸事件The incident triggered a wave of violence. 这一事件引发了一波暴力事件。a wave of panic/relief/sympathy 一阵恐慌/宽慰/同情A wave of relief washed over Harry. 一阵宽慰感涌上亨利心头。a wave of nausea/dizziness/tiredness 一阵恶心/眩晕/疲劳nAnother wave of nausea hit him.NOUN + wavea crime wave (=a sudden increase in crime) 一波犯罪浪潮The city is experiencing a crime wave. 该市正在经历一波犯罪浪潮。a heat wave (=a period of unusually hot weather) 一波热浪California is in the middle of a heat wave. 加利福尼亚州正处在一波热浪中。verbsa wave hits somebody/something 一阵…袭击某人/某事物He was hit by a wave of nausea every time he tried to stand up. 每次他试图站起身，都会感觉到一阵恶心。a wave engulfs somebody/something (=it affects someone or something very strongly) 一阵…席卷某人/某事物The city was engulfed by a fresh wave of violence. 新一波暴力浪潮席卷该市。a wave sweeps/washes over somebody (=someone suddenly experiences a feeling or emotion) 一阵…充满某人心头A sudden wave of joy swept over her. 一阵喜悦涌上她心头。nadjectivesa great wave of somethingA great wave of affection for him engulfed her.a new/fresh wave of somethingA fresh wave of fighting erupted in the region yesterday.

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wave2 ●●● S3 W3 verb  1  hand 手 [intransitive, transitive]SIGN/GESTURE to raise your arm and move your hand from side to side in order to make someone notice you 挥手；招手wave to/at She turned to wave to the approaching soldiers. 她转身向走来的士兵挥手。 Enid waved at us and we waved back. 伊妮德向我们挥手，我们也向她挥手。wave (somebody) goodbye (=say goodbye to someone by waving to them) (向某人)挥手道别 The nurses came out to wave Grandad goodbye. 护士们出来跟爷爷挥手道别。2  move 移动 [intransitive, transitive]MOVE something OR somebody if you wave something, or if it waves, it moves from side to side 挥动，摆动〔某物〕；上下起伏；左右摇晃 The starter waved a green flag to indicate that the race would begin. 发令员挥动绿旗，示意比赛即将开始。 a tree waving in the breeze 在微风中摇曳的树 He waved a hand in the air to attract her attention. 他挥手想吸引她的注意。wave something under/at etc somebody/something Trudie waved a $50 bill under his nose. 特鲁迪拿着一张50美元的钞票在他鼻子底下晃了晃。wave something around/about The stranger spoke rapidly, waving his arms around. 那个陌生人挥舞着双臂，急急地说着。3  signal 信号 [transitive always + adverb/preposition]SIGN/GESTURE to show someone which way to go by waving your hand in that direction 对〔某人〕挥手示意wave somebody through/on/away etc The border guards waved us through. 边防哨兵挥手示意我们通过。 Peter waved them back to their seats. 彼得挥挥手让他们坐回自己的位子。4  wave something goodbye/wave goodbye to something informalLOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WAR to be forced to accept that something you want will not happen 与某事挥别〔指被迫接受不如意的结局〕 If you’re not careful, you can wave goodbye to any pay rise this year. 如果你不小心点的话，今年就别想涨工资了。5  wave a magic wand to make a bad situation better, even though this is impossible 挥动魔杖〔让坏事变好〕 I can’t wave a magic wand and change what happened. 我没有办法挥动魔杖改变已经发生的事。6. hair 头发 [intransitive, transitive]DCB if hair waves, or if it is waved, it forms loose curls (使)呈波浪形，(使)卷曲7 wave something ↔ aside phrasal verb REJECT/NOT ACCEPTto ignore someone’s opinion or ideas because you do not think they are important 对〔某人的意见或主意〕不屑一顾，不理会 He waved her protests aside. 他对她的抗议置之不理。8 wave somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb TTCSIGN/GESTUREto signal to the driver of a car to stop by waving at them 挥手示意…停车 People in passing cars tried waving him down. 驶过的车辆里的人挥手示意他停车。9 wave somebody off phrasal verb GOODBYEto wave goodbye to someone as they leave 挥手送别 Are you coming to the station to wave me off? 你去车站给我送行吗？

Examples from the Corpus

wave• The rapid delivery of the auctioneer is keyed to a wave or nod by those bidding on the animals.• Leona dismissed the servants with a wave of the hand.• The mayor has promised tough action in response to the city's rising crime wave.• As he approached it, the non-existent waves under his feet became clammy and smelt unpleasantly of chemicals.• Ten-foot waves crashed against the shore.• Soon, the craft was making its way through the darkness over twenty-foot waves and taking on water.• I gave him a friendly wave.• The country has been brought to a standstill by the latest wave of strikes.• Kelly's hair has a natural wave to it.• Security chiefs fear a new wave of terrorist bombings.• radio waves• The noise was pitched to a fury he located in the mind, a satisfying wave of rage and pain.• In addition, slow waves consistent with being asleep may occur during lapses in performance.• Economic fluctuations are unpredictable tidal waves.• Only your four top waves would count.wave after wave• Chamden performed like men possessed and even had the audacity to mount wave after wave of attacks.• Fog is rolling in from the sea, wave after wave of whiteness.• Fran gasped, her whole body stiffening as wave after wave of heat enveloped her.sound/light/radio wave• Radio waves are just one type. Radio waves are all around us.• The procedure employs sound waves to disintegrate kidney stones.• It is now something familiar to us-though still a very striking fact-that radio waves can actually carry energy!• The field theory progressed even more dramatically when, a few decades later, Hertz produced the radio waves predicted by the programme.• The radio waves may come not only from transmitters but power supplies, motors or other electrical devices.• These are similar to light waves, which are ripples of the electromagnetic field, but they are much harder to detect.• He also experimented with photography, and did significant early work with X-rays from 1896, and with radio waves from 1897.a wave of the hand• On other sites it is no more than an amused smile and a wave of the hand.• They imparted with a wave of the hand a sense of inevitability to the details of their stories.Wave after wave of• My arm dropped over the edge of the bed. Wave after wave of pain crashed over my body.nWave noun  n1.American English infml a woman who is a member of a US navy volunteer1 group→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

wave• The Patrician waved a hand again.• She continued to wave as the car drove out of sight.• Who's that waving at you?• When he waved down a taxi, he saw that her hand ferreted in her bag.• Yolanda waved for us to come over.• Nelson was waving from the upstairs window.• Her parents stood in the doorway and waved goodbye.• "Get out of here!" he shouted, waving his gun.• A Confederate flag waves in the breeze and a Rottweiler named Cocoa Puff stands guard on the front porch.• The flag waved proudly in the breeze.• We turned one last time to wave to Mr Bunea and Maria.• The emperor waved to the crowd from the palace balcony.• She waved to the young man and called out something which he could not catch.• The guard at the desk waves us through.• The customs officer at the border waved us through.• Nanny held Artemis aside and told her to wave, which she did.wave (somebody) goodbye• Beeby came to the door of Lloyd's house and waved us goodbye.• Standing on the battlements waving the galley goodbye, Elizabeth looked down - down the wall, and then down again.• All day he sees himself in the glass darkly and waves goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.• Andy is waving goodbye, Goodbye Goodbye.• As I waved her goodbye I was aware that the wheel had now turned full circle.• An hour later she had ordered a taxi and Paige had waved her goodbye in some bemusement.• He waved a general goodbye, said his thanks, and left.• I'd kiss your cheek and you'd wave me goodbye through the window.waved ... in the air• Labour fingers jabbed at the Liberal Democrats, while Tory order papers were waved in the air.Origin wave2 Old English wafian “to wave with the hands”

wave1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →COLLOCATIONS2wave2 verbWave nounLDOCE OnlineChinese  

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wave¹ S3 W2 /weɪv/ noun
1.  SEA  [countable] a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea:
    Dee watched the waves breaking on the shore.
    The ship tipped over, and finally vanished beneath the waves. ⇨ tidal wave
2.  INCREASE  [countable usually singular] a sudden increase in a particular type of behaviour, activity, or feeling:
    There was a wave of public protest.
3.  PEOPLE AND THINGS  [countable] a sudden increase in the number of people or things arriving at the same time
    wave of
    a new wave of immigrants
    They faced wave after wave of fresh troops.
4.  LIGHT AND SOUND  [countable] the form in which some types of energy such as light and sound travel
    sound/light/radio wave ⇨ long wave, medium wave, short wave
5.  SIGNAL  [countable usually singular] a movement in which you raise your arm and move your hand from side to side:
    He dismissed her with a wave of the hand.
6.  FEELING/ACTIVITY  [countable] a feeling or activity that happens again and again in a series:
    The pain swept over him in waves.
    Wave after wave of aircraft passed overhead.
7.  HAIR  [countable usually plural] a loose curl in your hair
8. make waves informal to cause problems, especially when you should not:
    With so many jobs already cut, he didn’t want to make waves.
9. new wave a new style of music, art, film etc that is very different and unusual:
    new wave music
    new wave of
    the new wave of Black feminist theorists
10.  CROWD  [countable usually singular] American English an occasion when many people who are watching an event stand up, move their arms up and down, and sit down again one after another in a continuous movement that looks like a wave moving on the sea
   SYN  Mexican wave British English
11. the waves literary the sea
⇨ airwaves, shock wave
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 1)

■ verbs
   ▪ waves break (=fall onto the land or a boat) We could hear the waves breaking on the shore.
   ▪ waves crash (=fall noisily) Huge waves crashed down on us.
   ▪ waves lap (=hit something gently) the sound of waves lapping against the boat
   ▪ waves pound (=hit something hard) The waves pounded the rocks.
   ▪ sink/vanish beneath the waves The ship sank beneath the waves.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + wave
   ▪ a great wave (=a very large wave) The storm sent great waves crashing into the cliffs.
   ▪ a tidal wave (=a very large ocean wave that flows over the land and destroys things) The winds and a tidal wave killed 45 people.
   ▪ the ocean waves (=the sea) They spent a week on the ocean waves on a cruise ship.
■ wave + NOUN
   ▪ wave energy/power (=electricity from the movement of waves) Wave power involves using the movement of the seas to generate electricity.
■ phrases
   ▪ the crest of a wave (=the top of the wave where it begins to fall) Surfers rode on the crest of a wave.
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 2)

■ phrases
   ▪ a wave of violence/attacks/bombings The incident triggered a wave of violence.
   ▪ a wave of panic/relief/sympathy A wave of relief washed over Harry.
   ▪ a wave of nausea/dizziness/tiredness Another wave of nausea hit him.
■ NOUN + wave
   ▪ a crime wave (=a sudden increase in crime) The city is experiencing a crime wave.
   ▪ a heat wave (=a period of unusually hot weather) California is in the middle of a heat wave.
■ verbs
   ▪ a wave hits somebody/something He was hit by a wave of nausea every time he tried to stand up.
   ▪ a wave engulfs somebody/something (=it affects someone or something very strongly) The city was engulfed by a fresh wave of violence.
   ▪ a wave sweeps/washes over somebody (=someone suddenly experiences a feeling or emotion) A sudden wave of joy swept over her.
■ adjectives
   ▪ a great wave of something A great wave of affection for him engulfed her.
   ▪ a new/fresh wave of something A fresh wave of fighting erupted in the region yesterday.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ the sea especially British English the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface: She lives by the sea. | The sea was very rough.
   ▪ the ocean especially American English the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface: a house by the ocean | The restaurant had a sweeping view of the ocean.
   ▪ waters a large area of water – used about an area of water that belongs to a particular country, or when describing what the water is like: boats fishing in Canadian waters | British territorial waters | the calm waters of the harbour | dangerous waters | choppy waters (=with a lot of waves)
   ▪ bay an area of sea that is partly enclosed by a curve in the land: I swam across the bay. | the Bay of Biscay
   ▪ gulf a very large area of sea partly enclosed by land: the Gulf of Mexico | oil from the Gulf (=the area of water near Iran, Saudi Arabia etc)
   ▪ tide the regular rising and falling of the level of the sea: Is the tide going out or coming in ? | High tide (=when the sea is at its highest level)is at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. | low tide (=when the sea is at its lowest level) | The rocks are visible at low tide.
   ▪ wave a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea: The waves were crashing against the rocks.

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wave² S3 W3 verb
1.  HAND  [intransitive and transitive] to raise your arm and move your hand from side to side in order to make someone notice you
    wave to/at
    She turned to wave to the approaching soldiers.
    Enid waved at us and we waved back.
    wave (somebody) goodbye (=say goodbye to someone by waving to them)
    The nurses came out to wave Grandad goodbye.
2.  MOVE  [intransitive and transitive] if you wave something, or if it waves, it moves from side to side:
    The starter waved a green flag to indicate that the race would begin.
    a tree waving in the breeze
    He waved a hand in the air to attract her attention.
    wave something under/at etc somebody/something
    Trudie waved a $50 bill under his nose.
    wave something around/about
    The stranger spoke rapidly, waving his arms around.
3.  SIGNAL  [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to show someone which way to go by waving your hand in that direction
    wave somebody through/on/away etc
    The border guards waved us through.
    Peter waved them back to their seats.
4. wave something goodbye/wave goodbye to something informal to be forced to accept that something you want will not happen:
    If you’re not careful, you can wave goodbye to any pay rise this year.
5. wave a magic wand to make a bad situation better, even though this is impossible:
    I can’t wave a magic wand and change what happened.
6.  HAIR  [intransitive and transitive] if hair waves, or if it is waved, it forms loose curls
     
wave something ↔ aside phrasal verb
  to ignore someone’s opinion or ideas because you do not think they are important:
    He waved her protests aside.
wave somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb
  to signal to the driver of a car to stop by waving at them:
    People in passing cars tried waving him down.
wave somebody off phrasal verb
  to wave goodbye to someone as they leave:
    Are you coming to the station to wave me off?

Wave
Wave noun
American English informal a woman who is a member of a US navy volunteer¹ group