English主要词典
ripple
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 a small wave on the surface of a liquid, especially water in a lake, etc:
The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the pond's surface.
2 a thing that looks or moves like a small wave
3 [usuallysing.] ~ of sth a sound that gradually becomes louder and then quieter again:
a ripple of applause / laughter
4 [usuallysing.] ~ of sth a feeling that gradually spreads through a person or group of people:
A ripple of fear passed through him. * The announcement sent a ripple of excitement through the crowd. * Her visit caused no more than a ripple of interest.
verb
1 to move or to make sth move in very small waves:
[V] The sea rippled and sparkled. * rippling muscles * [VN] The wind rippled the wheat in the fields.
2 [V+adv./prep.] (of a feeling, etc.) to spread through a person or a group of people like a wave:
A gasp rippled through the crowd.
