wave
breaker
ripple
roller【导航词义:波浪】
wave n. 波涛,波浪
〔辨析〕普通用词,主要指海浪,也可指其他波浪或类似之物。
〔例证〕
light/sound waves
光/声波
It is reported that the waves are big today.
据报道,今天浪大。
From the hotel we could hear the waves lapping at the shore.
从酒店那儿,我们能听见海浪拍岸的声音。
He used water waves as an example to illustrate the nature of radio waves.
他以水波为例讲解无线电波的特性。
breaker n. 大浪;碎浪
〔辨析〕指海水等拍击岸边所产生的白色大浪,也可指在岩石上溅开的碎浪。
〔例证〕
He enjoyed watching the breakers against the shore.
他喜欢观看浪花拍岸。
Small breakers sprang up, sparkling in the sun.
小波浪跳跃着,在阳光下闪闪发光。
ripple n. 涟漪,微波
〔辨析〕多指微风吹过水面或石头等投入水中所激起的涟漪或细浪。
〔例证〕
She stared at the ripples in the lake.
她凝视着湖中泛起的涟漪。
The bright moon was dancing on the ripples in the water.
水中的明月在涟漪上舞动。
The child threw a stone into the lake and watched the ripples spread.
那孩子把一块石头扔进湖里,看着水波扩散开来。
roller n. 卷浪,长涌
〔辨析〕指涌向岸边的大浪或起伏的巨浪。
〔例证〕
Huge rollers broke on the beach.
巨浪冲上沙滩。
We have not seen such large rollers ever before.
我们以前从未见过如此的大浪。