| [/ˈrɪpl; ˋrɪpl/] n [C] 用法:
1 small wave or series of waves 波纹; 涟漪:
She threw a stone into the pond and watched the ripples spread. 她把一块石头扔进池塘里, 看著水的波纹扩散开. 用法:
2 thing like this in appearance or movement 外观或运动如波纹的事物:
slight ripples on the surface of the metal 金属表面上的小波纹. 用法:
3 gentle rising and falling sound 轻柔的起伏声:
a ripple of laughter, voices, applause 一阵轻柔起伏的笑声、 说话声、 掌声. ripple 2
v [I, Tn] (cause sth to) move in ripples （使某物）起伏:
corn rippling in the breeze 在微风中起伏如波浪的庄稼 *
rippling muscles 一条条凸起的肌肉 *
wind rippling the lake 吹皱湖水的风. |