wave noun ⇨wave1 (Huge waves were breaking on the shore.)⇨wave2 (a wave of fear/desire)⇨wave3 (a wave of violence)⇨movement (a wave of sb's hand)wave verb ⇨nod (wave the waiter over)⇨shake1 (wave goodbye)
wave1
noun
Huge waves were breaking on the shore.巨浪拍打着海岸。a wave of fear/desire一阵恐惧／欲望a wave of violence暴力的浪潮wave ♦︎ sea ♦︎ ripple ♦︎ swellThese are all words for a raised line that moves across the surface of liquid, especially the sea.这些词均表示海浪、波浪。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a small / little wave / ripple◆a big / large wave / swell◆to make waves / ripples◆to send waves / ripples across sth◆a wave / swell breaks / surges■wave [countable] a raised line of water that moves across the surface of the sea or other area of water海浪；波浪；波涛◆Huge waves were breaking on the shore.巨浪拍打着海岸。◆The pool has a wave machine(= for making waves).这个游泳池有造波机。 see also tidal wave ⇨ flood1■sea [countable] ( seas [plural]) the movement of the waves of the sea海面情况；海浪状况◆The sea was very calm.海上风平浪静。◆A boy drowned last night after being swept into rough seas by a large wave.昨晚一男孩被巨浪卷入汹涌的大海溺水而死。 see also sea ⇨ sea■ripple [countable] a small wave on the surface of a liquid, especially water in a lake, river or pond波纹；细浪；涟漪◆The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the pond's surface.没有风，池塘的水面上几乎没有一丝涟漪。■swell [countable, usually singular] the movement of the sea when it rises and falls without the waves breaking; a large wave before it breaks海浪的涌动；涌浪◆The boat was caught in a heavy swell.船遇上了大涌浪。
wave2
noun
Huge waves were breaking on the shore.巨浪拍打着海岸。a wave of fear/desire一阵恐惧／欲望a wave of violence暴力的浪潮wave ♦︎ rush ♦︎ surge ♦︎ ripple ♦︎ thrillThese are all words for a sudden increase in sth, especially a feeling.这些词均表示心潮涌动。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a wave / rush / surge / ripple / thrill of sth◆a great wave / rush / surge of sth◆a little surge / ripple / thrill of sth◆a sudden wave / rush / surge / thrill of sth◆a wave / rush / surge / ripple / thrill of excitement / pleasure / fear◆a wave / rush / surge of desire / anger / emotion / relief◆a wave / surge / ripple of interest◆to feel a wave / rush / surge / ripple / thrill of sth◆to send a wave / rush / surge / ripple / thrill of sth (through sb / sth)◆a wave / surge / thrill of sth runs through sb / sth◆a wave / surge of sth sweeps over / through sb / sth■wave [countable] a sudden increase in a feeling心潮；情感的涌动◆Suddenly a wave of guilt washed over her.她突然感到一股罪恶感。◆Guilt and horror flooded her in waves.歉疚和恐惧一阵阵涌上她的心头。■rush [singular] a sudden strong feeling or sign of strong feeling迸发的情绪；情绪迸发◆She felt a rush of blood to her cheeks.她突然感到脸颊一阵发热。◆You often get an adrenalin rush as the race begins.速度比赛开始时，一种亢奋感常常会突然而至。ⓘ In this meaning rush is usually followed by of, except in the phrase adrenalin rush.表达此义时，rush通常后接of，短语adrenalin rush除外。■surge /sɜːdʒ; NAmEsɜːrdʒ/ [countable] a sudden strong feeling（强烈感情的）突发◆She felt a sudden surge of anger.她突然感到怒火中烧。◆A huge surge of emotion swept through her.一股强烈的情感传遍她的全身。ⓘ In this meaning surge is usually followed by of, except in the phrase adrenalin surge.表达此义时，surge通常后接of，短语adrenalin surge（热血沸腾）除外。 see also surge ⇨ increasenounNOTE辨析 Wave, rush or surge?Wave suggests a feeling that comes, grows stronger, and then grows weaker again. Feelings may come in waves if this experience is repeated several times. Both rush and surge suggest that a feeling comes more suddenly, faster and more strongly than with wave, but it usually comes only once. * wave指情感由弱变强然后渐弱的过程，in waves表示这个感情涨落的过程重复发生。rush和surge均较wave来得更突然、更迅猛，但通常为一次性迸发◆Guilt and horror flooded her in rushes/surges.A rush of feeling may be more sudden than a surge, but a surge may be stronger. * rush可能较surge更突然，但surge可能较强烈。■ripple [countable] (usually followed by of通常后接of) (written) a feeling that gradually spreads through a person or group of people逐渐蔓延扩散的感觉◆A ripple of fear passed through him.一股恐惧感传遍了他的全身。◆The announcement sent a ripple of excitement through the crowd.这件事一宣布就在人群里引起了一阵兴奋。■thrill [countable] (usually followed by of通常后接of) a sudden feeling that you feel in your body, especially a mixture of excitement and pleasure一阵强烈的感觉；兴奋；激动◆A thrill of alarm ran through him.一阵惊恐的感觉传遍他的全身。
wave3
noun
Huge waves were breaking on the shore.巨浪拍打着海岸。a wave of fear/desire一阵恐惧／欲望a wave of violence暴力的浪潮wave ♦︎ outbreak ♦︎ epidemic ♦︎ spate ♦︎ rashThese are all words for a sudden increase in a particular activity.这些词均表示行动的浪潮。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a wave / an outbreak / an epidemic / a spate / a rash of sth◆a sudden wave / outbreak / epidemic (of sth)◆a major / new wave / outbreak / epidemic◆the recent / latest / renewed wave / outbreak / spate (of sth)◆a cholera / flu outbreak / epidemic◆to lead to a wave / an outbreak / an epidemic / a spate / a rash (of sth)◆to result in a wave / an outbreak / a spate / a rash◆a wave / outbreak / epidemic (of sth) occurs■wave [countable] (especially journalism尤用于新闻) a sudden increase in a particular activity, often sth unpleasant（常指令人不快的活动的）浪潮◆A wave of violence swept the country.暴力浪潮席卷全国。◆How are the police dealing with the latest crime wave?警方将如何应对最近的犯罪潮呢？◆The first wave of immigration came in the 1950s.第一次移民潮始于20世纪50年代。ⓘ Wave is often used to describe activities that increase and decrease several times over a period of time; you can talk about anew/fresh wave of sth or the first/second/next/latest wave of sth. * wave常用于描述在一段时间内多次出现增加或减少的活动，可以说new/fresh wave或the first/second/next/latest wave。■outbreak / /ˈaʊtbreɪk/ / [countable] the sudden start of sth unpleasant, especially violence or a disease（尤指暴力、疾病等的）爆发，突然发生◆the outbreak of war战争的爆发◆an outbreak of hostilities / typhoid敌对行为／伤寒的爆发◆Outbreaks of rain are expected in the afternoon.下午将有暴雨。 see also break out ⇨ break out■epidemic / /ˌepɪˈdemɪk/ / [countable] a large number of cases of a particular disease happening at the same time in a particular community; a sudden rapid increase in how often sth bad happens流行病；（迅速的）蔓延，泛滥◆An epidemic of measles broke out, and over 200 children died.麻疹爆发导致200多名儿童死亡。◆Car theft is now reaching epidemic proportions.盗车犯罪已堪称盛行。ⓘ Epidemic can be used to talk about both the spread of an infectious disease and a large number of cases of diseases such as cancer and heart disease. * epidemic可以指传染病的蔓延，也可以指癌症、心脏病等疾病的流行。■spate [countable, usually singular] (always followed by of总是后接of) (especially journalism尤用于新闻) a series of often unpleasant things that happen over a short period of time接二连三，一连串（常指令人不悦之事）◆The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks.这次爆炸事件是系列恐怖袭击最近的一起。■rash [singular] (always followed by of总是后接of) (especially journalism尤用于新闻) a series of often unpleasant things that happen over a short period of time接二连三，一连串（常指令人不悦之事）◆Rising prices are the result of the recent rash of strikes in the steel industry.价格上升乃钢铁行业近期接二连三的罢工所致。◆This is the latest in the recent rash of movies about life in prison.这是近来大量描写监狱生活的影片中最新的一部。NOTE辨析 Spate or rash?In many cases you can use either word. Rash is usually used to talk about thefts, fights, strikes, accidents and complaints, but it is also often found in contexts relating to new films, movies, books and newspaper headlines. Spate is used more frequently than rash to talk about violence and other types of crime. Typical collocates of spate are attacks, bombings, burglaries, incidents, muggings and thefts.在许多情况下这两个词可以通用。rash通常指theft、fight、strike、accident、complaint接二连三地发生，但是也常指film、movie、book和newspaper headline的大量面世。spate比rash更多指暴力或其他犯罪。spate的常见搭配词有attack、bombing、burglary、incident、mugging和theft。
movement
noun
movement ♦︎ motion ♦︎ move ♦︎ gesture ♦︎ waveThese are all words for an act or the process of moving or moving sth.这些词均表示运动、活动、移动。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a little / slight movement / motion / gesture / wave◆a hand movement / gesture◆to make a movement / motion / move / gesture◆to give a gesture / wave◆a movement / motion / gesture with your hand◆a movement / motion / wave of your hand◆sb's every movement / move■movement [countable, uncountable] an act of moving or of moving sth, especially part of the body（尤指身体部位的）运动，转动，活动◆Don't make any sudden movements.不要突如其来地做任何动作。◆She observed the gentle movement of his chest as he breathed.她观察着他呼吸时胸部的微微起伏。◆Choose loose clothes that give you greater freedom of movement.选择令你活动更加自如的宽松服装。ⓘ Unlike the other words in this group, movement can be used after adjectives of direction, such as downward, upward, forward, backward, horizontal, vertical and lateral.与本组中的其他词不同，movement可用于表示方向的形容词后，如downward、upward、forward、backward、horizontal、vertical和lateral◆Power comes from the forward movement of the entire body.力量来自整个身体向前的运动。■motion / /ˈməʊʃn; NAmEˈmoʊʃn/ [uncountable, countable] (ratherformal) the act or process of moving; the way sth moves; a particular movement you make, usually with your hand or arm运动；移动；动；（通常用手或臂做的）动作◆The swaying motion of the ship was making me feel sick.船身摇摆不定，让我觉得恶心。◆ (formal) He wound the key and set the toy in motion.他转动钥匙，让玩具动了起来。◆Rub the cream in with a circular motion.转着圈将乳霜揉进去。■move [countable, usually singular] a change of position or place移动；活动◆He made a move towards the door.他朝门挪动了一下。◆She felt that he was watching her every move.她觉得他在注意她的一举一动。■gesture /ˈdʒestʃə(r)/ / [countable, uncountable] a movement that you make with your hands, head or face to show a particular meaning手势；姿势；示意动作◆He made an obscene gesture with his hand.他做了个猥亵的手势。◆Expression and gesture are both forms of non-verbal communication.表情和手势都是非言语交际的形式。 see also gesture ⇨ nodverb■wave [countable, usually singular] a movement of your hand and arm from side to side, for example to get sb's attention挥臂；挥手；招手◆She sent him away with a wave of her hand.她摆了摆手，把他打发走了。 see also wave ⇨ nodverb
nod
verb
nod ♦︎ gesture ♦︎ wave ♦︎ signal ♦︎ beckon ♦︎ gesticulateThese words all mean to make a sign to sb by moving a part of your body, especially your head, hand or arm.这些词均表示用动作示意，尤指点头、挥手、做手势。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to nod / gesture / wave / signal / beckon / gesticulate to sb◆to nod / gesture / wave / beckon towards sb / sth◆to nod / gesture / wave / gesticulate at sb / sth◆to nod / gesture / wave in the direction of sb / sth◆to gesture / wave / signal for sth◆to gesture / wave / signal / beckon sb forward / over / to (a place)◆to gesture / beckon with your head / hand, etc◆to nod at sb / gesture / wave / signal / beckon sb to do sth◆to nod / gesture / signal for sb to do sth◆to gesture / signal that... sb should do sth / it is time to do sth, etc.◆to gesture / wave / signal / gesticulate wildly■nod(-dd-) [intransitive, transitive] to move your head up and down as a way of saying 'yes', to show understanding, approval or enthusiasm, to greet sb or as a sign to sb点头；点头致意；点头示意◆'Is this the right way?' she asked. The man nodded.“这条路对吗？”她问道。那名男子点了点头。◆Her head nodded in agreement.她点头表示同意。◆He nodded his head sympathetically.他同情地点点头。◆She nodded her approval.她点头表示赞同。◆The president nodded to the crowd as he passed.总统经过时向人群点头致意。◆She nodded at him to begin speaking.她点头示意他开始讲话。◆Maria nodded towards the open door.玛丽亚朝开着的门点了点头。◆Michael nodded a greeting to the other visitors.迈克尔向其他来访者点头问候。▸nod
noun
[countable] ◆He gave a quick nod of recognition.他很快点了点头，表示认可。■gesture / /ˈdʒestʃə(r)/ / [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition通常与副词或介词连用) (written) to make a movement, especially with your hand, as a way of telling sb what you mean or what you want做手势；用手势表示；用动作示意◆'I see you read a lot,' he said, gesturing towards the wall of books.“看来你读了很多书。”他指着那一墙的书说道。◆She gestured for them to follow her.她示意他们跟她走。 see also gesture ⇨ movementnoun■wave [intransitive, transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) to show where sth is or show sb where to go by moving your hand in a particular direction挥手指引，挥手示意（方向）◆She waved vaguely in the direction of the house.她含糊地朝房子的方向挥了挥手。◆'He's over there,' said Ali, waving a hand towards some trees.“他在那儿。”阿里说着朝几棵树挥了挥手。◆I showed my pass to the security guard and he waved me through.我向保安人员出示了通行证，他挥手让我通过。 see also wave ⇨ movementnoun■signal(-ll-, NAmE-l-) [intransitive, transitive] to make a movement or sound as a way of giving sb a message, order or instruction发信号；发暗号；示意◆Don't fire until I signal.等我发出信号后再开枪。◆He signalled to the waiter for the bill.他示意服务员结账。◆The referee seemed to be signalling a foul.裁判似乎在示意犯规。ⓘ Signal has a wider range of meaning than the other words in this group. You can signal to sb not only by making a hand or arm movement, but also by using a light, waving sth in the air, or making a sound. * signal比本组中其他词的含义更广，不仅可指用手或臂的动作示意，亦可指靠使用灯光、在空中挥舞东西或发出声音来示意。 see also signal ⇨ signalnoun■beckon [intransitive, transitive] to give sb a signal using your finger, hand or head, especially to tell sb to come towards you or follow you（用手指、手或头的动作）示意，召唤◆I saw someone beckoning from a doorway.我看见有人正从门口招手示意。◆Richard beckoned the man over.理查德招手让那男人过去。■gesticulate / /dʒeˈstɪkjuleɪt/ / [intransitive] (ratherformal) to move your hands and arms around quickly, usually in an excited way, in order to attract attention or to make sb understand what you are saying（通常激动地）做手势，用手势表达，用动作示意（以引起注意或令对方听懂）◆She gesticulated wildly at the clock.她使劲指着钟打手势。◆Both men were shouting and gesticulating.两个男人都边叫嚷边打手势。
shake1
verb
shake your head/shake hands摇头；握手The ground shook./Shake the bottle.地面颤动了；把瓶子摇晃一下。shaking with fear吓得发抖badly shaken by the news听到消息大为震惊➡ See also the entry for ⇨ wriggle另见wriggle条shake ♦︎ wave ♦︎ wag ♦︎ swish ♦︎ flap ♦︎ beatThese words all mean to move a part of your body from side to side or up and down.这些词均表示摆动、挥动身体的某个部位。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to shake your head / shake your fist / wave / wag sth at sb◆sth waves / wags / swishes its tail◆sth flaps / beats its wings◆to shake your head / shake sb's hand / wave / wag sth vigorously■shake(shook, shaken) [transitive] to turn your head from side to side; to take sb's hand and move it up and down; to hold up your fist(= closed hand)and move it up and down摇（头）；握（手）；挥（拳）ⓘ You shake your head as a way of saying 'no' or to show sadness, disapproval or doubt. * shake your head这个动作意味着说“不”或表示悲伤、不赞成或怀疑◆'Drink?' he offered. She shook her head.“喝点什么吗?”他提议道。她摇了摇头。◆She shook her head in disbelief.她摇摇头，表示不相信。ⓘ You shake hands with sb or shake sb's hand as a greeting or to show that you have agreed sth with sb. * shake hands或shake sb's hand表示问候或赞同◆The captains shook hands before the game commenced.比赛开始前，双方队长相互握手。◆He shook my hand warmly.他热情地和我握手。◆She refused to shake hands with him.她拒绝同他握手。◆They shook hands on the deal(= to show that they had reached an agreement).他们达成了协议，相互握手祝贺。You can also shake sb by the hand, especially to show enthusiasm or admiration.也可以用shake sb by the hand，尤表示热情或赞美◆If I met him I'd shake him by the hand and congratulate him.如果遇到他，我会同他握手表示祝贺。ⓘ You shake your fist at sb in order to show that you are angry with them or in order to threaten them. * shake your fist这个动作是向某人表示愤怒或威胁◆The man shook his fist at the court after he was sentenced.那男子被判刑后朝法庭挥舞拳头。▸shake
noun
[countable, usually singular] ◆He dismissed the idea with a firm shake of his head.他使劲摇了摇头，挥去了那个想法。■wave [intransitive, transitive] to move your hand or arm in the air in order to attract attention, as a greeting or to say goodbye挥（手），摆臂（以引起注意、致意或告别）◆The people on the bus waved and we waved back.公共汽车上的人挥手致意，我们也向他们挥手。◆The man in the water was waving his arms around frantically.水里那个男子正拼命摆动着双臂。◆Wave goodbye to Daddy.向爸爸挥手告别。◆My mother was crying as I waved her goodbye.我向母亲挥手告别时她哭了。▸wave
noun
[countable, usually singular] ◆He gave us a wave as the bus drove off.公共汽车开走时他向我们挥了挥手。■wag(-gg-) [transitive, intransitive] if a dog wags its tail or its tail wags, its tail moves repeatedly from side to side; if a person wags their finger or their head, they move it from side to side or up and down, often as a sign of disapproval（狗）摇，摆动（尾巴）；（狗尾巴）摇，摆动；（人）摆动，摇（头或手指，常表示不赞成）◆The dog bounded forwards, wagging its tail excitedly.那条狗蹦蹦跳跳地跑上前来，高兴地摇着尾巴。◆The dog bounded forwards, its tail wagging.那条狗蹦蹦跳跳地跑上前来，尾巴摆个不停。◆'Just remember what I said,' she repeated, wagging her finger at him.“记住我的话。”她重复道，朝他挥动了一下手指。▸wag
noun
[countable, usually singular] ◆Flossie managed a feeble wag of her tail.弗洛茜无力地摇了摇尾巴。■swish [intransitive, transitive](especially of an animal's tail) to move quickly through the air in a way that makes a soft sound; to make sth do this（尤指动物尾巴）刷刷地摆动；使快速在空中移动◆The pony's tail swished from side to side.小马刷刷地来回甩着尾巴。◆The cows were swishing their tails lazily.那些奶牛懒洋洋地把尾巴甩得刷刷作响。◆She swished her racket aggressively through the air.她气势汹汹地把球拍挥舞得呼呼作响。▸swish
noun
[countable, usually singular] ◆She turned away with a swish of her skirt.她转身离开，裙子发出窸窣的响声。■flap(-pp-) [transitive, intransitive] if a bird flaps its wings or its wings flap, they move up and down; if a person flaps their arms, they move them up and down（鸟）振动（翅膀）；（翅膀）振动；（人）上下摆动（手臂）◆The bird flapped its wings and flew away.那只鸟振翅飞走了。◆The gulls flew off, wings flapping.海鸥扑打着双翅飞走了。◆She walked up and down, flapping her arms to keep warm.她来回走着，挥动双臂使身体暖和起来。 see also flap ⇨ blowverb1▸flap
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[countable, usually singular] ◆With a flap of its wings the bird was gone.那只鸟振翅飞走了。■beat(beat, beaten) [transitive, intransitive] if a bird beats its wings or its wings beat, they move quickly up and down, especially making a noise（鸟）快速拍动（翅膀，尤指发出响声）；（翅膀）快速拍动◆The bird was frantically beating its wings.那只鸟拼命地拍动着翅膀。◆Its wings beat feebly against the window.它的翅膀无力地拍打着窗户。