起起伏伏：wave常見含義辨析
Black rain.
Hail.
A wave.
The priests knew a wave was coming.——The Last Wave黑雨。冰雹。波濤。牧師知道波浪快來了。
——《最後大浪》
一、下面我們來看看wave有幾種含義
n.
1.波浪
At the seaside we can hear the snarl of the wave.
在海濱我們可以聽見波濤的咆哮。
2.波動
Sleep is a wave of thought about nothingness.
睡眠是有關虛無的意識波動。
3.揮手
Steve stopped him with a wave of the hand.
史蒂夫把手一揮，制止了他。
4.高潮
Wait until this wave of prosperity is over!
等這波繁榮高潮結束！
5.捲曲
Could you please set the wave a little looser than usual?
你能把卷度弄的比平時鬆些嗎？
v.
1.搖擺，波動，起伏；飄揚 [I,T]
Bright flags wave, hands play, the crowd roars its approval of the parade of athletes.
彩旗飄揚，樂曲齊奏，觀衆對列隊行進的運動員報以雷鳴般的歡呼和掌聲。
2.（向…）揮手示意 [I,T]
The candidate wave his hand to acknowledge the cheer of the crowd.
候選人揮手對大衆的歡呼表示感謝 。
3.卷（燙）發；（使）成波形 [I,T]
She has had her hair waved.
她燙髮了。
4.揮舞，搖動 [I,T]
The guard wave his flag and the train leave the station.
列車長搖動手中的旗子，火車隨之開出車站。
二、詞義辨析：表示相同含義的詞還有哪些呢？
wave, ripple, surge
這些名詞均有“波浪、浪、波濤”之意。
wave普通用詞，指水面上移動的任何具有峯谷皺形的波動，尤指距離相等的波浪，也比喻任何類似的物體。
ripple多指微風吹過水麪或石頭投入水中所激起的漣漪或細浪。
surge詞義較模糊，泛指巨浪、波濤或作比喻使用。
三、含有wave的常見短語
acoustic wave
聲波
brain wave
n. 腦電波
cold wave
n.寒潮,冷燙
electromagnetic wave
n. 電磁波
heat wave
n. 熱浪
四，學會wave的含義了嗎？來做個測試吧！
Though the _____ of words is forever upon us, yet our depth is forever silent.雖然言語的波浪永遠在我們上面喧譁，而我們的深處卻永遠是沉默的。
