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1. Oxford Dictionary

   wave

   • IPA[weɪv]

   英式

   • v.
     move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal；move (one's hand or arm, or something held in one's hand) to and fro
   • n.
     a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore；a ridge of water between two depressions in open water

   • verb: wave, 3rd person present: waves, gerund or present participle: waving, past tense: waved, past participle: waved

   • noun: wave, plural noun: waves

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal he waved to me from the train 同義詞 gesture, gesticulate, signal, sign, beckon, ... 更多indicate, motion, nod, bid
   • ▪ move (one's hand or arm, or something held in one's hand) to and fro he waved a sheaf of papers in the air 同義詞 move to and fro, move up and down, wag, waggle, swing, ... 更多shake, swish, sweep, swipe, brandish, flourish, flaunt, wield, flick, flutter
   • ▪ convey (a greeting or other message) by waving one's hand or something held in it we waved our farewells she waved him goodbye
   • ▪ instruct (someone) to move in a particular direction by moving one's hand he waved her back
   • 2. move to and fro with a swaying motion while remaining fixed to one point the flag waved in the wind 同義詞 ripple, flutter, undulate, stir, flap, ... 更多sway, swing, waft, shake, quiver, oscillate, move, blow
   • 3. style (hair) so that it curls slightly her hair had been carefully waved for the evening
   • ▪ (of hair) grow with a slight curl she marvelled at the blueness of his eyes, how straight his nose was, the way his hair waved 同義詞 curl, kink, coil, undulate, crimp, ... 更多frizz, frizzle

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore he was swept out to sea by a freak wave 同義詞 breaker, billow, roller, comber, ripple, ... 更多white horse, white cap, swell, surf, froth, bombora, informalboomer, kahuna
   • ▪ a ridge of water between two depressions in open water gulls and cormorants bobbed on the waves
   • ▪ a shape regarded as resembling a breaking wave a wave of treetops stretched to the horizon
   • ▪ literary the sea.
   • 2. a sudden occurrence of or increase in a phenomenon, feeling, or emotion its remarkable how one small gesture can create a wave of kindness fear came over me in waves 同義詞 flow, rush, surge, flood, stream, ... 更多swell, tide, deluge, torrent, spate, billow, surge, rush, ripple, spasm, thrill, frisson, shiver, tingle, stab, dart, upsurge, welling up, outbreak, rash, feeling
   • 3. a gesture or signal made by moving one's hand to and fro he gave a little wave and walked off 同義詞 gesture, gesticulation, hand movement, signal, sign, ... 更多motion, indication
   • 4. a slightly curling lock of hair his hair was drying in unruly waves 同義詞 curl, kink, corkscrew, crimp, twist, ... 更多twirl, ringlet, frizz, coil, loop, undulation
   • ▪ a tendency to curl in a person's hair her hair has a slight natural wave 同義詞 curl, kink, corkscrew, crimp, twist, ... 更多twirl, ringlet, frizz, coil, loop, undulation
   • 5. a periodic disturbance of the particles of a substance which may be propagated without net movement of the particles, such as in the passage of undulating motion, heat, or sound. 同義詞 ripple, vibration, oscillation, undulation
   • ▪ a single curve in the course of a periodic disturbance of the particles of a substance.
   • ▪ a periodic variation of an electromagnetic field in the propagation of light or other radiation through a medium or vacuum.

   片語

   • make waves
   • wave aside
   • wave down
   • wave off