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英英字典: Wave


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〔 wev 〕

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〔 weiv 〕


Overview of noun wave

The noun wave has 9 senses


  • wave, moving ridge -- (one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water))

  • wave -- (a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves")

  • wave, undulation -- ((physics) a movement up and down or back and forth)

  • wave -- (something that rises rapidly; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right")

  • wave, waving, wafture -- (the act of signaling by a movement of the hand)

  • wave -- (a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair)

  • wave, undulation -- (an undulating curve)

  • wave -- (a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures); "a heat wave")

  • Wave -- (a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch)


Overview of verb wave

The verb wave has 5 senses


  • beckon, wave -- (signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably")

  • brandish, flourish, wave -- (move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun")

  • roll, undulate, flap, wave -- (move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach")

  • curl, wave -- (twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please")

  • wave -- (set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair")

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