ripple
n[C]
1 small wave or series of waves 波紋; 漣漪
She threw a stone into the pond and watched the ripples spread. 她把一塊石頭扔進池塘里, 看著水的波紋擴散開.
2 thing like this in appearance or movement 外觀或運動如波紋的事物
slight ripples on the surface of the metal 金屬表面上的小波紋.
3 gentle rising and falling sound 輕柔的起伏聲
a ripple of laughter, voices, applause 一陣輕柔起伏的笑聲、 說話聲、 掌聲. ripple, v [I, Tn]
(cause sth to) move in ripples (使某物)起伏
corn rippling in the breeze 在微風中起伏如波浪的莊稼
rippling muscles 一條條凸起的肌肉
wind rippling the lake 吹皺湖水的風.