ripple

英 ['rɪp(ə)l] 美['rɪpl]

n. 波纹；涟漪；[物] 涟波
vi. 起潺潺声
vt. 在…上形成波痕
n. (Ripple)人名；(英)里普尔

CET6 GRE IELTS TEM4 常用词汇低频词

英英释义

1. a small wave on the surface of a liquid

2. (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value

同义词辨析

wave, ripple, surge

这些名词均有"波浪，浪，波涛"之意。

wave：普通用词，指水面上移动的任何具有峰谷皱形的波动，尤指距离相等的波浪，也比喻任何类似的物体。

ripple：多指微风吹过水面或石头投入水中所激起的涟漪或细浪。

surge：词义较模糊，泛指巨浪、波涛或作比喻使用。

考试真题

A successful arts neighborhoods creates a ripple effect (连锁反应) throughout a community.

实用场景例句

The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the pond's surface.: 没有风，池塘的水面上几乎看不到波纹。

ripples of sand: 沙滩上的波纹

a ripple of applause/laughter: 一阵阵的掌声 / 笑声

A ripple of fear passed through him.: 一股恐惧感传遍了他的全身。

The announcement sent a ripple of excitement through the crowd.: 这件事一宣布就在人群里引起了一阵兴奋。

The sea rippled and sparkled.: 大海波光粼粼。

rippling muscles: 条条凸起的肌肉

The wind rippled the wheat in the fields.: 田野上的麦浪在风中起伏。

A gasp rippled through the crowd.: 人群中传出一片惊诧之声。

You throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples...: 往池塘里扔块鹅卵石就会激起一片涟漪。

I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water.: 我能看见黎明的微风在波光粼粼的水面上吹出道道涟漪。

A slight wind rippled the crops in the valley...: 一阵微风吹过，山谷里的庄稼便随风起伏。

The tops of the trees rippled in the breeze.: 树冠在微风中婆娑摇曳。

A chill shiver rippled over his skin.: 他浑身打了个冷战。

The ripples of Europe's currency crisis continue to be felt in most of the member states...: 欧洲货币危机引起的连锁反应仍在影响着大多数的成员国。

The problems of the auto industry have created economic ripples through the rest of the economy as well.: 汽车业的问题造成其他行业也出现了经济上的连锁反应。

She lay on the bank, listening to the ripple of the stream.: 她躺在河岸上, 听着小河的潺潺流水声.

Carlson etc. Analysis of Torque Ripple due to Phase Commutation in Brushless dc Machines.: 张琛.直流无刷电动机原理及应用.北京:机械工业出版社,1996.

The announcement a ripple of excitement through the crowd.: 这件事一经宣布就在人群里引起了一阵兴奋.

An actively clamped low ripple resonant DC link inverter with medium power is introduced.: 摘要介绍了一种中等容量有源钳位谐振直流环节逆变器.

Such slowdowns can have a ripple effect on all projects.: 这样的速度变慢,可以有一个波及效应对所有项目.

中文词源

ripple 波浪，涟漪

可能来自 rip,撕开，撕裂，-le,表反复。引申词义波浪，涟漪。

助记提示

1、反复动词，即原始动词的反复体（反复形式），即：动词rip的反复体，通常以后缀-le结尾的动词都是反复动词。因此，后缀-le通常表示：多次，反复。
2、反复动词实例：daze -> dazzle, drag -> draggle, drip -> drib -> dribble, fond -> fondle.
3、这类反复动词很多，不胜枚举。
4、因为波纹就像一道道动态、波动的裂纹。

双语例句

1. The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the pond's surface.: 没有风，池塘的水面上几乎看不到波纹。

2. His resignation will have a ripple effect on the whole department.: 他的辞职将会在整个部门中引起连锁反应。

3. I heard the ripple of the stream.: 我听到了小溪的潺潺声.

4. Delayed flights have a ripple effect. Just one late flight could be carrying passengers for a dozen connecting services.: 航班晚点会引发连锁反应。仅仅一趟晚点的航班就可能运载着许多需要转机的乘客。

5. There was a ripple of mirth, which the court checked.: 人们一阵哄笑.法官把他们喝止住了.

英文词源

ripple (v.): early 15c., "to crease;" 1660s, "to present a ruffled surface," of unknown origin, perhaps a frequentative of rip (v.). Transitive sense "cause to ripple" is from 1786. Related: Rippled; rippling.
ripple (n.): "very small wave," 1798, from earlier meaning "stretch of shallow, rippling water" (1755), from ripple (v.). Meaning "mark or movement suggestive of a ripple" is from 1843. Meaning "ice cream streaked with colored syrup" first attested 1939, so called from its appearance. As the name of a brand of inexpensive wine sold by E&J Gallo Winery, from 1960 to 1984. Ripple effect is from 1950.

词态变化

第三人称单数: ripples;过去式: rippled;过去分词: rippled;现在分词: rippling;