wave
英 [we?v]
美[wev]
- vi. 波动；起伏；挥手示意；摇动；呈波形
- vt. 卷（烫）发；向…挥手示意；使成波浪形
- n. 波动；波浪；高潮；挥手示意；卷曲
英英释意
- 1. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
- 2. a movement like that of an ocean wave;
- "a wave of settlers"
- "troops advancing in waves"
- 3. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
- 4. 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"
- 5. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
- 6. a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
- 7. an undulating curve
- 8. a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)