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。 |