- [countable]
a raised line of water that moves across the surface of the sea, ocean, etc. 海浪；波浪；波涛 
Huge waves were breaking on the shore. 巨浪拍打着海岸。 Surfers flocked to the beach to ride the waves. 冲浪者集聚到海滩去冲浪。 the gentle sound of waves lapping 波浪轻轻拍打的声音 The wind made little waves on the pond. 风吹得池水起了涟漪。 - in the waves
Children were playing in the waves. 孩子们在海浪中嬉戏。 - on the waves
Seagulls bobbed on the waves. 海鸥随海浪一起一伏。
Extra ExamplesAll you could hear was the lapping of the waves. 你能听到的只有海浪轻轻的拍打声。 He swam headlong into the oncoming wave. 他迎头朝着扑面而来的波浪游去。 I could hear the waves crash against the rocks. 我能听见海浪撞击岩石的声音。 She loved surfing the giant waves of the sea. 她喜欢在大海的巨浪中冲浪。 The waves hit the rocks with huge energy. 波浪以巨大的能量冲击岩石。 There were seagulls bobbing on the waves. 一些海鸥随着波涛起伏上下飞动。 These boats aren't strong enough to withstand rogue waves. 这些小船不够坚固，无法抵挡滔天巨浪。 We watched the waves breaking on the shore. 我们看着浪花拍击着海岸。 the gentle sound of waves lapping the sand 浪花轻拍沙滩的声音 the roar of ocean waves 海浪的咆哮声
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- enormous
- giant
- …
- ride
- surf
- catch
- …
- rise
- break
- fall
- …
- energy
- power
- in the waves
- on the waves
- the crash of the waves
- the crashing of the waves
- the lap of the waves
- …
- [countable]
the form that some types of energy such as heat, sound, light, etc. take as they move 波；波状运动 electromagnetic/gravity/ultrasonic waves 电磁/重力/超声波
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acoustic
- electromagnetic
- gravitational
- …
- emit
- generate
- deflect
- …
- travel
- bounce off something
- [countable]
a movement of your arm and hand from side to side 挥臂；挥手；招手；摆手 - with a wave
She declined the offer with a wave of her hand. 她摆了摆手谢绝了这一提议。 With a wave and a shout he ran down the road to meet us. 他挥挥手，大喊一声，沿着马路跑去迎接我们。 He gave us a wave as the bus drove off. 公共汽车开走时他向我们挥了挥手。 She managed a wave to her disappointed supporters as she left. 她离开时设法向失望的支持者挥手致意。
Extra ExamplesHe dismissed her thanks with a quick wave of the hand. 他迅速摆了摆手，回绝了她的谢意。 I returned his wave and started to walk towards him. 我也向他挥手，朝他走了过去。 She gave a dismissive wave of her hand. 她不屑地挥了挥手。 He gave a wave as the bus moved off. 公共汽车开动时，他挥了挥手。 She sent him away with a wave of her hand. 她摆了摆手，把他打发走了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- quick
- little
- slight
- …
- give (somebody)
- return
- with a wave
- wave of
- with a wave
- the wave[singular] (North American English)(British English Mexican wave [countable])
a continuous movement that looks like a wave on the sea, made by a large group of people, especially people watching a sports game, when one person after another stands up, raises their arms, and then sits down again 人浪（尤指体育比赛中看台上的观众依次站起坐下而形成的波浪状场面） - [countable]
a sudden increase in a particular activity or feeling 汹涌的行动（或思想）态势；心潮；风潮 - wave of something
Insurgents launched a wave of attacks against the security forces. 叛乱分子对安全部队发起了一波攻击。 Wave after wave of attacks rocked the city. 一波又一波的袭击震撼了这座城市。 a wave of protests/strikes/scandals 一波抗议/罢工/丑闻 a wave of violence/unrest 暴力/动乱的浪潮 There has been a new wave of bombings since the peace talks broke down. 自从和平谈判破裂以来，又出现了新一轮的爆炸事件。 A wave of fear swept over him. 一阵恐惧传遍他的全身。 A wave of panic spread through the crowd. 一阵恐慌传遍人群。 - in waves
Guilt and horror flooded her in waves. 歉疚和恐惧一阵阵涌上她的心头。 - in a wave
Exhaustion hit him in a wave. 他一下子筋疲力尽了。 Three hundred employees lost their jobs in the latest wave of redundancies. 在最近的裁员浪潮中，300名员工失去了工作。
Extra ExamplesA wave of relief washed over him as he saw that the children were safe. 看到孩子们安然无恙，他觉得一阵轻松。 Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her. 再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。 How do we catch the next great wave of innovation? 我们如何才能赶上下一个创新的浪潮？ I feel a wave of panic flow through me. 我感到一阵恐惧贯穿全身。 The attack unleashed a wave of terror in the city. 这次袭击在该市引发了一系列的恐怖活动。 The news sent a wave of relief through the crowd. 这个消息让大家松了一口气。 This tendency has generated a new wave of company mergers. 这个趋势导致了新一轮的公司并购潮。 With the fall of the Bastille in 1789, a wave of euphoria swept Europe. 随着 1789 年巴士底狱的陷落，极度兴奋的情绪在整个欧洲蔓延。 swept along on a wave of critical acclaim 沉浸于评论界的一片赞扬声 the current wave of business scandals 当前商业丑闻的高发期 A wave of violence swept the country. 暴力浪潮席卷全国。 I experienced a huge wave of emotion when I saw her. 看到她，我经历了一股巨大的情绪波动。 Suddenly a wave of guilt washed over her. 她突然感到一股罪恶感。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- enormous
- great
- …
- send
- cause
- create
- …
- sweep something
- sweep over something
- wash over somebody/something
- …
- wave of
- on a wave
- wave of something
- [countable]
a large number of people or things suddenly moving or appearing somewhere 涌现的人（或事物）；涌动的人（或物） Extra Examplessuccessive waves of immigrants 一波接一波的移民潮 the first wave of immigration in the 1950s 20 世纪 50 年代的第一次移民潮 a big wave of refugees 大规模的难民潮
- [countable]
if a person’s hair has a wave or waves, it is not straight but slightly curly 拳曲；波浪 - the waves[plural] (literary)
the sea 大海 life on the waves (= life at sea) 海上生活
see also wavy
of water水
of heat/sound/light热；声；光
movement of arm/hand/body臂／手／身体的动作
of activity/feeling活动；感觉
large number大量
in hair头发
sea海洋
Word OriginOld English wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English wawe ‘(sea) wave’.
Idioms
the crest of a/the wave
a situation in which somebody is very successful, happy, etc. 顶峰时期；极其成功；春风得意 They’ve been on the crest of the wave ever since their election victory. 自从选举获胜后，他们一直处于巅峰状态。 She is on the crest of a wave at the moment following her Olympic success. 她在奥运会上获得成功，目前处于人生的巅峰 。 They are riding the crest of the wave at the moment. 他们目前处于鼎盛时期。
make waves
- (informal)
to be very active in a way that makes people notice you, and that may sometimes cause problems 咋咋呼呼；大肆张扬
ride a/the wave of something