wave, ripple, surge

名詞 ripple:

1. a small wave on the surface of a liquid
   同義詞：rippling, riffle, wavelet
2. (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value

動(dòng)詞 ripple:

1. stir up (water) so as to form ripples
   同義詞：ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate
2. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
   同義詞：babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle

1. A ripple, as on the surface of water.
   (水面上的等)細(xì)浪，漣漪
2. The breeze rippled the quiet water.
   微風(fēng)吹皺了平靜的水面。
3. The wheat rippled in the breeze.
   小麥在微風(fēng)中起伏波動(dòng)。

ripple

v.（動(dòng)詞）
rip.pled,rip.pling,rip.ples
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）

To form or display little undulations or waves on the surface, as disturbed water does.
成波浪狀；起漣漪：在表面形成或表現(xiàn)出起伏或波浪，如被攪動(dòng)的水形成的
To flow with such undulations or waves on the surface.
起伏前進(jìn)：表面上有這種起伏或者波浪的流動(dòng)
To rise and fall gently in tone or volume.
（聲音）起伏：聲調(diào)或音量輕輕地升高或降低
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To cause to form small waves or undulations.
使起漣漪，使起波紋：使形成小波浪或起伏
n.（名詞）
A small wave.
小波浪
A wavelike motion; an undulation:
波動(dòng)：像波浪似的動(dòng)作；上下起伏：
例句：
the ripple of a flag.
旗子隨風(fēng)波動(dòng)

A sound like that made by rippling water:
潺潺流水聲，微波似的輕柔起伏聲：如同起伏的波浪發(fā)出的聲音：
例句：
a ripple of laughter.
一陣陣笑聲

來源：
Middle English ripplen [to wrinkle, crease]
中古英語 ripplen [使起皺紋，折痕]
[perhaps of Scandinavian origin]
[可能源于斯堪的納維亞語]

【引伸】
rip.pler
n.（名詞）
rip.plingly
adv.（副詞）

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ripple
ripple 2

n.（名詞）
A comblike, toothed instrument for removing seeds from flax and other fibers.
粗鋼梳：一種梳狀帶齒的工具，用來除去亞麻或其他纖維上的籽
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
rip.pled,rip.pling,rip.ples
To remove seeds from with a comblike, toothed instrument.
（用粗鋼梳）梳（麻）：用梳狀帶齒的工具除籽

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from *ripelen [to remove seeds] ; akin to Middle Low German repelen
源自 *ripelen [去除籽] ；類似于 中古低地德語 repelen