ripple
['rɪp.l] noun
countable
■a small wave on the surface of water 涟漪；微波；细浪•The stone she threw caused ripples to spread across the lake.她扔了一块石头，湖面泛起阵阵涟漪。 countable
■a sound or feeling that spreads through a person or group of people, gradually increasing and then becoming smaller （声音的）传播起伏；（感情的）逐渐扩散•A ripple of laughter/applause/etc. ran through the crowd.人群中响起一阵阵笑声／掌声等。 •A ripple of excitement/unease/etc. flowed up her spine.一阵激动／不安等顺着脊背传遍了她全身。 •News of the war hardly caused a ripple (= people showed little interest).战争爆发的消息几乎没有引起任何回响。 uncountable
■plain ice cream with thin wavy lines of other flavours in it 彩条霜淇淋•raspberry ripple山莓霜淇淋
['rɪp.l] verb intransitive or transitive
■to (cause to) move in small waves （使）起涟漪；（使）如波浪般起伏•The breeze rippled the water.微风在水面吹起阵阵涟漪。 •His muscles rippled under his skin.他皮肤下的肌肉条条突起。 |