wave 1 S3 W2 / weɪv / 名词 #
1 sea [可数名词] 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 [可数名词，通常单数] a sudden increase in a particular type of behaviour, activity, or feeling :
There was a wave of public protest.
3 people and things [可数名词] 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 [可数名词] 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 [可数名词，通常单数] 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 [可数名词] 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 [可数名词，通常复数] 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 [可数名词，通常单数] 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 同义词 Mexican wave British English
11 the waves literary the sea
→ airwaves , shock wave
COLLOCATIONS
动词
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.
短语
the crest of a wave (= the top of the wave where it begins to fall ) Surfers rode on the crest of a wave.
COLLOCATIONS
短语
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.
动词
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.
形容词
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.
wave 2 S3 W3 verb #
1 hand [不及物和及物动词] 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 [不及物和及物动词] 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 [不及物和及物动词] 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?