ripple
英 ['r?p(?)l]
美['r?pl]
- n. 波纹；涟漪；[物] 涟波
- vi. 起潺潺声
- vt. 在…上形成波痕
- n. (Ripple)人名；(英)里普尔
TEM4IELTSGRECET6CET6+低频词常用词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?ripples;过去式:?rippled;过去分词:?rippled;现在分词:?rippling;
助记提示
1、反复动词，即原始动词的反复体（反复形式），即：动词rip的反复体，通常以后缀-le结尾的动词都是反复动词。因此，后缀-le通常表示：多次，反复。
2、反复动词实例：daze -> dazzle, drag -> draggle, drip -> drib -> dribble, fond -> fondle.
3、这类反复动词很多，不胜枚举。
4、因为波纹就像一道道动态、波动的裂纹。
2、反复动词实例：daze -> dazzle, drag -> draggle, drip -> drib -> dribble, fond -> fondle.
3、这类反复动词很多，不胜枚举。
4、因为波纹就像一道道动态、波动的裂纹。
中文词源
ripple 波浪，涟漪
可能来自 rip,撕开，撕裂，-le,表反复。引申词义波浪，涟漪。
英文词源
- ripple (v.)
- early 15c., "to crease;" 1660s, "to present a ruffled surface," of unknown origin, perhaps a frequentative of rip (v.). Transitive sense "cause to ripple" is from 1786. Related: Rippled; rippling.
- ripple (n.)
- "very small wave," 1798, from earlier meaning "stretch of shallow, rippling water" (1755), from ripple (v.). Meaning "mark or movement suggestive of a ripple" is from 1843. Meaning "ice cream streaked with colored syrup" first attested 1939, so called from its appearance. As the name of a brand of inexpensive wine sold by E&J Gallo Winery, from 1960 to 1984. Ripple effect is from 1950.
双语例句
- 1. The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the pond's surface.
- 没有风，池塘的水面上几乎看不到波纹。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. His resignation will have a ripple effect on the whole department.
- 他的辞职将会在整个部门中引起连锁反应。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. I heard the ripple of the stream.
- 我听到了小溪的潺潺声.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Delayed flights have a ripple effect. Just one late flight could be carrying passengers for a dozen connecting services.
- 航班晚点会引发连锁反应。仅仅一趟晚点的航班就可能运载着许多需要转机的乘客。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. There was a ripple of mirth, which the court checked.
- 人们一阵哄笑.法官把他们喝止住了.
来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险