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through the crowd. —阵恐慌传遍人群。一see also
BRAINWAVE,
HEATWAVE
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LARGE NUMBER 大丨I 3 [C] a large
number of people or things suddenly moving or appearing somewiiere 涌现
的人（或事物）；涌动的人（会物> :Wave q/iter wave
of aircraft passed
overhead. —
—see
also new wave
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MOVEMENT OF ARM/HAND/BODY ?| / 丁 / 身体 4 [c]
a movement of your arm
and hand from side to side 挥
臂；挥竽；招宇；摆手：She decHned the 〇价厂with a wave 〇/her hand, itfe癀了摆手谢绝 了这一提议。◊ Jfe gave us a
wave as the bus drove
oJ5T•公共汽车开走时他向
我们挥了 挥手。5 the' wave [sing.]' (/V/Arn^) = Mexican wave
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OF HEAT/SOUND/UGHT 热）丨〖；光 6 [C] the form that some
types of energy such as heat, sound, light, etc. take as they move 波；波状运 ‘ ：radio/sound/
ultrasonic
waves无邊电波；声波；超声波一see also
AIRWAVES,
LONG WAVE, MEDIUM WAVE, MICROWAVE 11. (2)^ SHOCK WAVE(l),
SHORT WAVE, SOUND WAVE
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IN HAIR 头发.7 :[cj if a person’s hair has a wave or waves, it is not straight
but curls slightly 拳曲；波浪
—see also permanent wave
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SEA 内 T! 8 the'waves [pi.] ("fera/y) the sea 大海
_see
also wavy ITiTOl make 'waves {informal) to be very active in
a way that makes people notice you, and that may sometimes cause problenis 咋咋呼呼；大肆张
扬一more at crest n., ride v.
• verb
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MOVE HAND/ARM 挥动手 / 竹 1 ~ (at/to sb) | 〜sth (at sb)
| ~ sth (about/around) to move your hand or arm from side to side
in the air in order to attract attention, say hello，etc.挥手；招手；摆手；挥臂：[V]77ie peop〖e on
the bus waved and we waved back.公共汽车上的人挥手
致意，我们也佝他们挥手。◊ W/iy did you
wave at /iim? 各为什么向他
争？ ◊ [VN] A man in the water was shouting and
waving his arms around frantically. 7jCMW 个人大喊大叫，拼命摆动着双臂。◊[VNN,VN] My mother was
crying as J waved her goodbye.我向母亲挥手告别时
她哭了。My mother was crying as J waved goodbye to her.—向母亲挥手告别时她哭了。2 [+〇办.//^印.]to show where sth is, show
sb where to go, etc. by moving your hand in a particular direction 挥手指引，挥手示意（方
1^ ) ： [V] She waved vaguely in the direction of the house. 她含糊地朝房子的方向挥了挥手。◊ [VN] ‘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。◊/s/iowedmypass to the security guard and he wavedme through.我向保 安员出示了通行证，他挥手让我通过。3 [VN，usually
+adv./prep.] to hold sth in your hand and move it from
side to side 挥舞，挥动.（手中之物）；Crowds Hned the route, waving jags and
cheering.人群沿路线排成行，挥
華着旗无欢呼。◊‘I’m r.ich/’she exdaimed,
waving the money under nose. “我发财了！
”她在也的鼻子下面 舞动着钞票喊道。
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MOVE FREELY 山移从 4 [V] to move freely and
gently, for example in the wind, while one end or side is held in position ( —端固定地）飘扬，飘动，摇晃，起伏： rhe_/Iag waved in the breeze.旗子在微风中飘扬。
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HAIR 头发 5 [V] to curl slightly 略皇波形；拳曲：His hai’r waves naturaHy.他天生一头鬆发。6 [VN】 to make sb’s hair curl slightly 使…略呈豉形；烫（发)：She’s had her hair waved.她烫发了。
H»!?l like waving a red flag in front of a bull {US)
=a red rag to a bull at red adj.
— more at FLAG n. l^：|：kTi .wave
stht-*a'side/a'way to not accept sth because you do not think it is
necessary or important 对…置之不理；不理会HTH dismiss • My objections to the pkm were waved aside.我对这项计划的皮命意见未被
理会。，wave, sth/ib一’down to signal to a vehicle or its driver to
stop by waving your hand 对（汽车或司机
>
挥.手、示意停下；挥手•^停..wave.
sbH’off to wave goodbye to sb as they are leaving 挥手送另ij
wave-band
/'weivbsend/
noun =： band n.(6) ： a radio set with medium and short wavebands 中短叙段收‘音机
,wave-cut 'platform noun {technical an area of land between the cliffs and the sea which is covered
by water when the sea is
at its highest level 浪蚀台，磨
蚀台（悬崖和海之间的地面，涨潮时被水覆盖）
■wave equation not//? (mflf/je/rjflf/cs 数）an equation that describes the movement of
a wave (描述故浪运动
的）波动方程
wavelength 波长 amplitude 振幅
wave-length /'weivleqG/ noun 1 the distance between two
similar points on a wave of energy, such as light or sound 波长 2 the size of a radio wave
that is used by a particular radio station, etc. for sending signals or
broadcasting programmes (广播电台等占用的）频道，
波道 be on the same wavelength | b6 on sb^ wavelength {informal) to have the same way of
thinking or the same ideas, or feelings as sb else 具有相 同的思路；合拍〆与…所见略同
wave.let /'weivlat/ not//? ("tera〇/) a small wave on the surface of a lake, the sea or
the ocean (湖面或海面 的）鱗波，涟$
'wave machine noun a machine that makes waves in the water in
a swimming pool (游泳池.）造波机
waver /'weiva(r)/ verb [V]
1 to
be or become weak or unsteady 减弱；动摇；颤抖：ffis _voice wavered
with emotion.他激动得嗓音发抖。◊ Her determination never wavered.她的决心从未动摇过。She never wavered i‘n
her determi>iaticm to succeed.她要取得成功的决心从未动
摇过。2 ~ (between
A and B) | 〜（on/over sth) to hesitate and be
unable to make a decision or choice 踌踏；
犹豫不决；’举棋不定 _EQ3 hesitate: She’s wavering between buying a house in the
city or moving away. M# 棋不定，不知是在这个城市里买所房子，还是迁居他处。
3 (especially of light 尤指光）to move in an unsteady way 摇曳；仰烁；忽明忽暗► waver_er /•weivara(r)/ noun ： The strength of his argument convinced
the vvaverers.他以有力的论据说服了那些摇摆不定的人。
wave-table /'weivteibl/
noun (computing if) a set of data that
represents music or other sounds 淡表（描述
音乐或其他声音的一组数据）
wavy /fwervi/
<7办 having
curves; not straight 起伏不平
的；{k浪形拳曲的：brown wcny hair棕色鬈发◊ a pattern 〇/ wayy Hnes 波浪形线条图案一picture 'fc> CURVED, LINE wax /waeks/ noun, verb
爾 nown [ur_1 a solid substance that
is made from beeswax or
from various fats and oils and used for making candles, polish, models, etc. It becomes soft when it is
heated.蜡；蜂蜡；动物蜡；植物蜡；石蜡：sty/ing wax /or the
hair 定型发蜡'o/loor wax 地板蜡◊ muc crayons 蜡笔◊ wax pofeh 上 土赌 一 see
also paraffin wax, sealing wAx
2 a soft sticky yellowish substance that is
found in your ears 耳垢•；'耳屎 fTHTI see ball n.
_ verb 1 [VN] to polish sth With wax 给…打蜡 2 [VN] [usually'passive]
to ..cover sth with wax 给…上蜡；■给…'涂 錯：waxed paper错纸◊ a waxed jacket.上过蜡的夹克
3 [VN] [often passive]
to remove hair from a part of the body using wax 用错除去…上的毛：to wax your iegs/to
have your Zegs waxed用蜡除去你腿上的毛4 [V] (of the moon 月亮）to seem to get
gradually bigger until its full form is visible 渐圆；渐满 EGQ.wane 5 [V-ADJ] ~ lyrical,
eloquent, sentimental, etc. {formal) to become lyrical, etc. when speaking or writing 说g变得（热情、雄辩、
伤感等）起来：.He waxed iyn_caf on
the/ood at the new restauram：.他对这家新餐馆的.菜肴越说越来劲。 UTm ,wax and 'wane (literary) to increase then decrease in strength,
importance, etc. over a period of time (力量、重要性等）兴衰枯荣，盛衰；阴晴圆缺
wax bean noun {