wave

/weɪv/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

波浪；海浪；挥手；招手；挥动

释义与例句

n. 波浪；海浪
a raised line of water moving across the surface of the sea or another body of water
  1. Strong winds produced huge waves along the coast.
    强风在沿海掀起了巨浪。
  2. The children watched the waves break on the sand.
    孩子们看着海浪在沙滩上碎开。
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  1. A large wave nearly knocked the small boat sideways.
    一个大浪差点把小船打得侧翻。
v. 挥手；招手；挥动
to move your hand from side to side as a greeting or signal, or to move something in this way
  1. She waved at us from the other side of the street.
    她在街对面向我们挥手。
  2. He waved goodbye as the train pulled away.
    火车驶离时，他挥手告别。
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  1. The guide waved a red flag so that everyone could see her.
    导游挥动一面红旗，好让大家都能看见她。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 wave at someone 是“向某人挥手”，wave goodbye 是“挥手告别”；同音词 waive 则是“免除”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • wavy 波浪形的；起伏的
    形容词，常描述头发卷曲呈波浪形，也可描述线条或表面起伏。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • waive 放弃；免除
    wave 与 waive 同音但含义不同：wave 指波浪或挥手；waive 指正式放弃权利、要求，或免除费用、规则。
    The university agreed to waive the application fee. 这所大学同意免除申请费。
常见搭配
  • wave goodbye 挥手告别
    We stood on the platform and waved goodbye to our friends. 我们站在站台上，向朋友们挥手告别。
  • wave at someone 向某人挥手
    The driver waved at me to cross the road. 司机向我挥手示意我过马路。
  • huge waves 巨浪
    Small boats were warned to stay in harbour because of huge waves. 由于有巨浪，小船接到警告留在港内。