waveband
2272 |
through the crowd. — ^ 7S* “Kt # iH A f$ ° — see also
BRAINWAVE,
HEATWAVE
►
LARGE NUMBER fc fr 3 [C] a large number
of people or things suddenly moving or appearing somewhere y§ M
ft
A ( ) ; $jzj(jft A ( ) : Wave after wave
of aircraft passed overhead. —JttX-'fttAfllALh^
—
see also new wave
►
MOVEMENT OF ARM/HAND/BODY y? / -f- / # |* |i 4 [c]
a
movement of your arm and hand from side to side M ff; MM; MM; She declined the
offer with a
wave of her hand. M M 7 M M if 7 ii — H
„ o He gave us a wave as the bus drove off. AlTATTMBlMft ffcCJMT
MMo 5 the wave [sing.] (NAmT) = Mexican wave
►
OF HEAT/SOUND/UGHT j* ; 7 ; A 6 [C] the form that
some
types of energy such as heat, sound, light, etc. take as they move ^ is zft : radio/sound/
ultrasonic waves ft tk % &; 7* ; IS 7* —
see also
AIRWAVES,
LONG WAVE, MEDIUM WAVE, MICROWAVE P. (2)i SHOCK WAVE(l), SHORT WAVE,
SOUND WAVE
►
IN HAIR A A 7 [C] if a person’s
hair has a wave or waves, it is not straight but curls slightly # ft ;
—
see also permanent
wave
►
SEA 8 the waves [pi.]
(literary) the sea Ai§
—
see also wavy
ITSTfl make 'waves (informal) to be
very
active in a way that makes people notice you, and that may sometimes cause
problems ; Ait'Jfc
% — more at crest n., ride v.
n
verb
►
MOVE HAND/ARM ft'/c/jf /' f 1 ~ (at/to sb) | ~ sth (at sb)
| ~
sth (about/around) to move your hand or arm from side to side
in the air in order to attract attention, say hello, etc. M M; MM; MM; MW: M The people on the bus waved and we waved back. AITTtT-tftAMM WtM, MCIM Ir] -ffefl life 0 Why did you wave at him?
O
[VN] A man in the water was shouting and waving his arms around frantically. 7k MW TAM^An1], 0 [VNN, VN] My mother
was crying as I waved her goodbye. [a] i^AMM'n £'] Rl
MA7„
0 My mother was crying as I waved goodbye to her. MA^J Stiffed 7 „ 2 [+adv./prep.] to show
where
sth is, show sb where to go, etc. by moving your hand in a particular direction
MMJb 31, M MMIM A [a] ) : [V] She waved vaguely in the direction of the house. M'ttJi&IHTlTftA'ftM
TMMo 0 [VN] ‘He’s over there,’ said Ali, waving a hand
towards some trees. “ ffe 7E K|S JLo ” l%Mi&#l8JlM$tM7MMo
o I showed my pass to the security guard and he waved me through.
3
[VN, usually
+adv./prep.] to hold sth in your
hand and move it from side to side WM, MsM M M£#I ) ; Crowds lined the route, waving flags and cheering. A$7M£t M
M ? %X
Rf o 0 ‘I’m rich!’ she exclaimed, waving the money under his nose. “fSAMT! ”
IM'ftkft#TTffi
mmtpmmm,
►
MOVE FREELY jj ||, :-;.-v
4 [V]
to move freely and gently, for example in the wind, while one end or side is
held in position (9U$, MU,
The flag waved in the breeze.
►
HAIR A A 5 [V] to curl slightly
M i&M; # ft : His
hair waves naturally. jtkAM'-' Ait. 6 [VN]
to make sb’s hair curl slightly M ( A
) : She’s
had her hair waved. MMATo
r>T71 like waving a
red flag in front of a bull (US) = a red rag to a bull at red adj. — more at FLAG n.
.wave stln-a'side/a'way to not accept sth because you do not think
it is necessary or important M•••fiATJS; S33 dismiss: My objections to
the plan were waved aside. flcXliMitic1!
ft^XlIcJEMI& .wave sth/sb—'down to signal to a vehicle
or its driver to stop by waving your hand A ( TvT^ScTJUl ) jf f »i]f .wave sb^'off to wave goodbye to sb as they are leaving
MMi^'l wave-band /'weivbaend/ noun = band n.(6): a radio set
with medium and short wavebands f/l
.wave-cut platform noun (technical Ai«) an area of land
between the cliffs and the sea
which is covered
by water when the sea is at its highest level a , M
'wave equation noun (mathematics an
equation
that describes the movement of a wave (
ft
)
wavelength amplitude
wave-length /'weivlegG/ noun 1 the distance between
two similar points on a wave of energy, such as light or sound 2 the size of a
radio wave that is used by a particular radio station, etc. for sending signals
or broadcasting programmes (rMMn^£Mft)®iI, IT>m be on the same wavelength | be on sb’s 'wavelength (informal) to have the same way of thinking or the same ideas or
feelings as sb else
wave-let /'weivlat/ noun (literary) a small wave on the surface of a lake,
the sea or the ocean ( $8 ® ijjc M ffi
ft) urn, mm
'wave machine noun a machine that makes waves in the water in a swimming
pool ( ftjJAftk ) isi&M waver /'weiva(r)/ verb [V] 1 to be or become weak
or unsteady If ; zjfjM ; W\ : His voice wavered with emotion, 0 Her determination
never
wavered. 0 She never wavered
in
her determination to succeed.
MMo
2 ~ (between A and B) | ~ (on/over sth) to
hesitate and be unable to make a decision or choice ]£#{£!;
H7T1 hesitate : She’s wavering
between buying a house in the city or moving away. MT
3
(especially of light A ta ft) to move in an
unsteady way M A ; lA ^ ^
M Bf ► waver-er /'weivara(r)/
noun : The strength of his argument
convinced the waverers.
wave-table /'weivteibl/ noun (computing if) a set of data
that represents music or other sounds
wavy /'weivi/ adj. having curves; not straight W; ^ftW: brown wavy hair 0
a pattern of wavy lines 'M ffr ® M. — picture t> CURVED, LINE wax /waeks/ noun, verb
m noun [U] 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.^; 4|4g; stylingwax
for the hair 0 floor wax o wax crayons
jig
^ 0 wax polish ± ft — see also paraffin wax, sealing wax 2 a soft
sticky yellowish substance that is found in your ears mm see ball n.
mverb 1 [VN] to polish sth
with wax it ■■■ fl $ 2 [VN] [usually
passive] to cover sth with wax •• • ±■ ■ ■ #
:
waxed paper tf o a waxed jacket Ail if [ft A A 3 [VN]
[often passive] to remove hair from a part of the body using wax to wax your
legs/to
have your legs waxed T ^ IT A # M ± ft A 4
[V] (of the moon A 3S) to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is
visible i$r[H ; ESS wane 5 [V-ADJ] ~ lyrical,
eloquent, sentimental, etc. (formal) to become lyrical,
etc. when speaking or writing
)
A; A: He waxed lyrical on the food at the new restaurant, ffe X* £ §r « tt
ft-£.# ® ift « * o mm .wax and 'wane (literary) to increase then decrease in strength,
importance, etc. over a period of
time
( a*, mmmm
wax bean noun (NAmT) a type of bean that is a long thin yellow pod, cooked and eaten whole as a vegetable mZJs; *gs