1. C 波；波浪，波涛　 rough top of the water when the sea is not calm; rolling movement of the sea when it crashes on the beach
2. C （手等的）挥动　 a movement of the hand in waving

　give a ～ of one's hand　挥手
　make ～s　兴风作浪
　big ～　大浪
　high ～s　大浪
　huge ～s　巨浪
　mountainous ～s　山一样高的浪
　tall ～s　大浪
　tidal ～s　海啸
　wild ～s　狂浪
　long ～s　长波
　medium ～s　中波
　short ～s　短波
　brain ～s　脑电波
　cold ～　寒潮
　heat ～　热浪
　light ～s　光波
　radio ～s　无线电波
　shock ～s　（爆炸的）冲击波
　sound ～s　声波
　natural ～　头发的天然卷曲
　permanent ～　电烫卷曲
　～ band　波段
　～ length　波长
　in ～s　以波的形式，一波接一波地
　on the ～s　在波浪上，出海时
　after ～　一群接一群
　upon ～　一浪高过一浪
　～s of people　人潮汹涌
　～s of wheat　麦浪
　a ～ of embarrassment　一阵窘迫
　a ～ of pleasure　一阵快感
　a tidal ～ of selling　大批抛售
　a ～ of student protest　学潮
　a ～ of vertigo　一阵眩晕
　a ～ of violence　暴力风潮
　a ～ of weakness　一阵虚弱

　The waves ran high.　波涛翻滚。
　The waves crashed against the rocks.　波浪撞击岩石激起浪花。
　The storm whipped up huge waves.　暴风雨掀起了巨浪。
　The waves washed into the upper floor.　浪冲到了楼上。
　The waves calmed down.　波浪平息了。
　Waves howled in the distance.　波涛在远处咆哮。
　The waves rose and fell on the shore.　波浪在岸边时起时伏。
　The waves dashed the shore of the lake.　波浪拍击着湖岸。
　The waves beat upon the seashores.　波浪拍打海岸。
　It was not long before their peace was disturbed by the next wave of visitors.　他们还没消停多久就又来了一批来访者。
　The child's hair grew in pretty waves.　那孩子的鬈发很好看。
　Her hair has a natural wave.　她的头发是天然蜷曲的。
　I felt a wave of nausea.　我感到一阵恶心。
　A wave of distrust swept over him.　他心头涌上一阵不信任感。
　A wave of colour swept the girl's face.　姑娘脸上泛起一片红晕。
　She left the office on a high wave of elation.　她趾高气扬地离开了办公室。
　A cold wave of panic swept through the crowd.　人群一片惊慌。
　A wave of indignation swept through the crowd.　一阵愤怒的情绪在人群中蔓延。
　A wave of anger swept over her.　她勃然大怒。
　The crime has aroused a wave of popular indignation.　这一罪行引起了公众的义愤。
　He was a writer who sent shock waves through western literature.　他是一位在西方文坛引起强烈反响的作家。
　He devised an instrument to measure light waves.　他发明了一种测量光波的仪器。
　With a wave of the hand he has gone.　他挥挥手便离开了。
　A wave of the teacher's hand silenced the class.　老师一挥手，全班鸦雀无声。
　He greeted me in the street with a friendly wave of the hand.　他在街上友好地向我挥手致意。
　"Get out of here!"She gave a wave of her hand at the maid.　“出去！”她向女仆挥挥手。
　The magician made the rabbit disappear with a wave of his wand.　魔术师把魔杖一挥，兔子就不见了。
　Give your mother a wave.　跟你妈妈挥挥手。
　He greeted them with a wave.　他挥手向他们致意。

 ♣ in waves
1. 呈波（浪）状 be like waves
　Women sometimes have their hair arranged in waves.　妇女有时把头发做成波浪状。
　Light, heat, and sound travel in waves.　光、热和声以波的形式传播。
2. 一批又一批，一阵又一阵 in groups or at regular intervals
　Invaders entered the country in waves.　入侵者一批又一批地侵入这国家。
　The disturbances seem to occur in waves.　这种骚扰似乎是一阵一阵的。
　The beating came and went in waves.　毒打一阵一阵地时作时辍。
 ♣ make waves
　〈美·非正〉兴风作浪；制造纠纷 cause difficulties or troubles
　She is the wrong man for the job; she is always trying to make waves.　她不适合做这工作，她老是想兴风作浪。
　I would like to change several things about my new job, but it's too early yet to make waves.　我想就我的新工作做些改动，不过时机还太早，掀不起波浪。
 ♣ on the waves
1. 在波浪上 on the rollers
　Look at that boat dancing on the waves.　看那条随波漂荡的船。
2. 出海 launching out
　The boatmen want to hear everything on the air while on the waves.　船工们出海时希望通过广播听到各种各样的消息。
 ♣ on...waves
　在…波　on a certain band
　This radio set can receive on short, medium and long waves.　这台收音机可以接收短波、中波和长波。
　Is radio four on medium wave or long?　4号收音机是调在中波还是长波?

 ♣ wave, breaker, ripple, roller
　这四个词都有“波浪”的意思，其区别是：wave指任何波浪，尤指海浪；ripple指细流、涟漪；roller指大浪或起伏的巨浪；breaker指大浪冲岸后的浪花。试比较下面的句子：
　
 ♣ wave, surge
　这两个词的共同意思是“波浪”。其区别是：surge指一个大波浪的汹涌奔流；wave则指波浪、海浪或数排波浪、海浪。例如：
　The sea was rolling in immense surges.　海上波浪汹涌澎湃。
　Waves surge waves.　后浪推前浪。

1. vt. & vi.（使）波动，（使）起伏，（使）飘扬　 of a fixed object, e. g. a hand, flag, branch move regularly to and fro, up and down
2. vt. & vi.挥舞，挥动　 move, wield; brandish
3. vt. & vi.挥手等示意　 express by waving the hand

　～ a farewell　挥手告别
　～ a greeting　挥手招呼
　～ a sword　挥剑
　～ an umbrella　挥伞
　～ goodbye　挥手告别
　～ sb's arm　挥动手臂
　～ sb's fist　挥动拳头
　～ sb's hair　使头发成波浪状
　～ sb's hand　挥手
　～ the flag　挥动旗帜
　～ the handkerchief　挥动手绢
　～ the stick　挥动手杖
　～ cheerfully　快乐地挥舞
　～ constantly　不停地挥舞
　～ desolately　凄凉地飘扬着
　～ energetically　精力充沛地挥舞
　～ frantically　疯狂地挥舞
　～ gently　温柔地挥动
　～ gracefully　优美地挥舞着
　～ helplessly　无助地挥动着
　～ languidly　疲倦地挥舞着
　～ magically　魔术般地挥舞着
　～ mournfully　悲痛地挥舞着
　～ threateningly　威胁地挥舞着
　～ warmly　热烈地挥舞着
　～ about〔around〕　使…摆来摆去
　～ aside　对…不屑一顾
　～ away　挥手叫（某人）离开
　～ back　挥手示意让某人后退
　～ down　挥手示意…停下
　～ down a taxi　挥手示意一辆出租车停下
　～ off　挥手为（某人）送行
　～ on　挥手示意…前进
　～ at　向…挥手致意
　～ to　向…挥手致意，向…挥动…
　～ toward　朝…挥手

　The grass waved in the wind.　草在风中起伏波动。
　The trees waved in the storm.　树木在暴风雨中摇晃。
　Seen from an airplane, the terrain curves and waves.　从飞机上看下去，地形蜿蜒起伏。
　Her hair waves naturally.　她的头发自然地成波浪形。
　Brooks waved again for silence.　布鲁克斯再次挥手要求安静。
　She has waved her hair beautifully.　她的卷发烫得很漂亮。
　The conjurer waved his magic wand.　那个魔术师挥动魔杖。
　The fellow waved his fist in my face.　那家伙在我的面前挥动拳头。
　A night wind waved the banners.　晚风吹动旗帜。
　She waved a farewell.　她挥手告别。
　He waved a greeting.　他挥手致意。
　They waved us a farewell.　他们挥手向我们告别。
　He waved his hand to them.　他向他们挥手。
　She waved her handkerchief to us.　她向我们挥动着手绢。
　You can wave good-bye to your chances of getting that job.　你现在是不可能有机会得到那份工作了。
　She waved me quiet.　她挥手要我别出声。
　Wave him nearer, he can't hear you.　叫他走近一点，他听不见你的话。
　He lit a cigarette and waved the match dead.　他点起一支烟，把火柴熄灭。
　He waved her to come.　他挥手要她走过来。
　The officer waved his men to advance.　军官指挥士兵前进。
　The highway patrolman waved us to stop.　公路巡逻人员挥手让我们停车。
　They waved the taxi to stop.　他们挥手让出租车停下。

 ♣ wave about〔around, round〕　(v.+adv.)
　（使…)摆来摆去　move sth from side to side, without direction
　The red flags waved about in the winds.　红旗迎风飘扬。
　Cage stood in front of the door waving her arms around, I couldn't imagine why!　凯奇站在门前摆动着手臂，我想象不出这是为什么！
　Ade's been waving a notice round—something to do with an increase in pay.　艾德不断地摇晃着一张告示——跟增加工资有关。
 ♣ wave aside　(v.+adv.)
　对…不屑一顾〔置之不理〕　dismiss or refuse to consider a comment, remark, suggestion, etc.
　〔说明〕 wave aside通常不用于进行体。
　You'd better buy her a scarf, she would wave a pair of gloves aside.　你最好给她买一条围巾，她对一副手套会不屑一顾的。
　She waved his worries aside.　她对他的烦恼事置之不理。
　She waved my protests aside.　她不理睬我的抗议。
　You can't just wave aside his suggestion, he has made a good point.　你不能对他的建议置之不理，他的建议是很有道理的。
　Their criticisms were waved aside.　他们提出的批评意见没人理会。
 ♣ wave at　(v.+prep.)
　朝…挥手（致意）　move the hand and arms as a greeting to sb
　The president waved at the crowd from the steps of the plane.　总统在飞机的舷梯上向人群挥手。
　She waved her arm at me.　她向我挥动手臂。
　He waved the stick at them.　他向他们挥动手杖。
　He came out waving the document at the crowd.　他出来时向人群挥舞着文件。
　He waved his annoyance at me.　他向我挥手表示恼怒。
 ♣ wave away　(v.+adv.)
　挥手示意…离开　signal to sb/sth to leave by waving
　〔说明〕 wave away通常不用于进行体。
　She waved that child away.　她挥手叫那小孩走开。
　She waved him away impatiently and went on with her work.　她不耐烦地挥手让他走开，然后继续工作。
　He waved away my offer of a cigarette.　他一挥手，拒绝了我敬他的烟。
 ♣ wave back　(v.+adv.)
　挥手示意…回去〔到〕　signal to sb/sth to go back to some place by waving
　He waved me back to my chair.　他挥手叫我回到座位上去。
 ♣ wave down　(v.+adv.)
　挥手示意…停下　signal to sb/sth to stop by waving
　I was driving along quite happily when a policeman waved me down.　我正在愉快地驱车前行，这时一名警察挥手示意我停下来。
 ♣ wave off　(v.+adv.)
1. 挥手为（某人）送行 see sb off by waving
　They go to wave their boys off on the troop trains.　他们去向部队军列上的孩子们挥手送行。
2. 挥手驱去 drive sb/sth away by waving
　The officials there closed the airport and waved off all incoming flights to the nearby island.　那里的官员们关闭了机场，把所有进场的班机都打发到附近的岛上去。
 ♣ wave on　(v.+adv.)
　挥手示意…前进　signal to sb/sth to go on by waving
　The officer waved his men on.　军官指挥士兵前进。
　The policeman waved the vehicle on.　警察挥手示意那辆车继续前进。
 ♣ wave through　(v.+prep.)
　挥手示意…通过　signal to sb/sth to pass by waving
　At the border the guard waved me through.　在边境处，卫兵挥手让我通过。
 ♣ wave to　(v.+prep.)
　朝…挥手　make a wave toward sb/sth
　I waved to him to do it.　我挥手示意他做这件事。
　They wave to us to stay where we were.　他们向我们挥手，要我们留在原地。
 ♣ wave toward　(v.+prep.)
　朝…挥手　make a wave toward sb/sth
　Haas waved his hand toward the house.　哈斯朝那座房子挥手。

 ♣ wave, brandish, flourish, swing, thrash
　参见swing条。
 ♣ 下面两个句子的意思相同：
　
 ♣ 下面两个句子的意思不同：
　

　I waved him to do it.
　［误］ 我向他挥手，我要做这件事。
　［正］ 我挥手示意他做这件事。
　［析］ 句中的动词不定式to do it的动作执行者是"him"，而不是"I"。

　［派生词］ waved adj.波浪形的‖waveless adj.无波浪的；平静的‖wavelike adj.& adv.波浪般的〔地〕
　［同义词］ n. breaker, flow, ripple, roller, stream, surf, surge, swell, tide, undulation, whitecap v. beckon, brandish, flap, flourish, flutter, gesture, motion, shake, signal, stream, swing, trash, wield
　［词源］　古英语wafian（挥手，用手挥动，波浪）