waving

1. VERB 挥(手)示意(或致意)
   If you wave or wave your hand, you move your hand from side to side in the air, usually in order to say hello or goodbye to someone.
   1. Jessica caught sight of Lois and waved to her...
      杰茜卡看到了洛伊丝，就冲她挥手致意。
   2. He waved at the waiter, who rushed to the table...
      他冲服务员招了招手，服务员就急忙跑到桌边。
   3. He grinned, waved, and said, 'Hi!'...
      他咧嘴笑了笑，挥挥手说：“嗨！”
   4. Elaine turned and waved her hand lazily and left.
      伊莱恩转过身，懒懒地挥了一下手就走了。
   5. Wave is also a noun.
      
   6. Steve stopped him with a wave of the hand...
      史蒂夫摆摆手让他停下来了。
   7. Paddy spotted Mary Ann and gave her a cheery wave.
      帕迪看到玛丽·安后高兴地冲她挥挥手。
2. VERB 挥手示意(方向);挥手指引
   If you wave someone away or wave them on, you make a movement with your hand to indicate that they should move in a particular direction.
   1. Leshka waved him away with a show of irritation...
      廖什克恼火地挥手让他离开。
   2. He waited for a policeman to stop the traffic and wave the people on...
      他等着警察来让车辆停下，指挥人们前行。
   3. He waved the servants out of the tent.
      他挥手让仆人们退到帐篷外。
3. VERB 挥舞
   If you wave something, you hold it up and move it rapidly from side to side.
   1. Hospital staff were outside to welcome him, waving flags and applauding...
      医院的工作人员都在外面一边挥动旗子一边鼓掌欢迎他。
   2. She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about.
      她经常会提高嗓门，双手胡乱挥舞。
4. VERB 飘动;摆动;起伏
   If something waves, it moves gently from side to side or up and down.
   1. ...grass and flowers waving in the wind.
      随风摇曳的花草
5. N-COUNT 波浪;(尤指)海浪
   A wave is a raised mass of water on the surface of water, especially the sea, which is caused by the wind or by tides making the surface of the water rise and fall.
   1. ...the sound of the waves breaking on the shore.
      海浪拍岸的声音
6. (头发的)波浪卷，鬈曲
   If someone's hair has waves, it curves slightly instead of being straight.
7. N-COUNT 冲击波
   A wave is a sudden increase in heat or energy that spreads out from an earthquake or explosion.
   1. The shock waves of the earthquake were felt in Teheran...
      地震带来的冲击波在德黑兰也能感觉到。
   2. The blast wave crushed the breath from Neil, but he survived.
      爆炸冲击波震得尼尔喘不过气来，不过他还是得以幸存。
8. N-COUNT (声、光、无线电等的)波
   Waves are the form in which things such as sound, light, and radio signals travel.
   1. Sound waves, light waves, and radio waves have a certain frequency, or number of waves per second.
      声波、光波或无线电波等都有特定的频率，或者说是每秒的波数。
9. N-COUNT (情绪的)突发，高涨
   If you refer to a wave of a particular feeling, you mean that it increases quickly and becomes very intense, and then often decreases again.
   1. She felt a wave of panic, but forced herself to leave the room calmly...
      她感到一阵恐慌，但还是强作镇定地离开了房间。
   2. A wave of sympathy for her swept Ireland...
      爱尔兰举国上下都同情她。
   3. The loneliness and grief comes in waves.
      孤独和悲伤不断涌上心头。
10. N-COUNT (活动、行为的)爆发，浪潮
    A wave is a sudden increase in a particular activity or type of behaviour, especially an undesirable or unpleasant one.
    1. ...the current wave of violence.
       目前的暴力浪潮
    2. ...an even newer crime wave.
       更新一波的犯罪风潮
    3. ...the shortages of bread, meat and gasoline that have hit Moscow in waves over the summer.
       这个夏天里莫斯科接连遭受了缺粮、少肉和汽油短缺的打击
11. N-COUNT (突然涌向某处的)人流
    A wave is a sudden increase in the number of people moving somewhere.
    1. A wave of immigrants is washing over Western Europe.
       移民潮正席卷西欧。
12. 人群形成的波浪;人浪
    If a crowd of people do the wave, each person in the crowd stands up and puts their arms in the air after the person to one side of them, then sits down again, creating a continuous wave-like motion through the crowd.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 Mexican wave


13. See also: long wave medium wave Mexican wave new wave short-wave tidal wave

1. They were waving V-signs for victory.
   他们打着象征胜利的V字形手势。
2. He was waving his arms to draw their attention
   他正挥手以引起他们的注意。
3. The small British crowd roared themselves hoarse, waving their Union Jacks.
   一小群英国人挥舞着国旗，吼得嗓子都沙哑了。
4. He hustled straight up the aircraft steps without looking round or waving goodbye
   他急匆匆地径直登上飞机舷梯，没有环顾四周，也没有挥手告别。
5. Party loyalists responded as they always do, waving flags and carrying placards.
   党的忠诚支持者们的反应一如既往，他们挥舞着旗帜，高举着标语牌。
6. A tall, thin man was waving his arms in an effort to direct the movements of a large removal van
   一个身材瘦高的男士正挥舞双臂想指挥一辆大型搬运车行驶。
7. She struck a pose, one hand on her hip and the other waving an imaginary cigarette.
   她摆了个姿势，一只手叉腰，另一只手夹着一支假想的香烟。
8. The windows overlooked a lawn of tall waving grass.
   窗户外边是一块草地，高高的草随风摇摆。
9. Hospital staff were outside to welcome him, waving flags and applauding
   医院的工作人员都在外面一边挥动旗子一边鼓掌欢迎他。
10. We both began waving to the crowd for all we were worth
    我们俩开始使劲地朝人群挥手。
11. All of us stood for a long time at the edge of the village waving good-bye to him.
    我们大家把他送到村口，久久不肯回去。
12. She stood in the passage waving her arms about.
    她站在过道上挥舞着双臂。
13. The red flags are waving in the breeze.
    红旗迎风飘扬。
14. Flags are waving in the air.
    旗帜在空中飘扬。
15. People on shore greeted the new10,000 liner by waving their arms as it was getting up.
    当新造的万吨巨轮驶近时，岸上的人们挥臂欢迎。
16. She was holding the wheel with one hand and waving with the other one.
    她一只手握着方向盘，另一只手挥舞着。
17. I think she's waving to us.
    我想她正向我们招手呢。
18. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.
    我看到所有的人都在看着我，这时候我爸爸在朝我挥手，对我微笑。
19. A woman standing right behind his reflection was smiling at him and waving.
    在镜子里，一个站在他身后的女人正在对他微笑和招手。
20. And back in again, and I was waving.
    再回来，我在招手。
21. When I was leaving my last class, I turned back and saw smiling faces and waving hands.
    当我结束最后一堂课时，我转过身，看到那张张笑脸和许多双挥动的手。
22. I could see the beam of his flashlight waving around in the dark.
    我可以看见他手电筒的光束在黑暗中舞动。
23. We frightened the birds away by waving and clapping our hands.
    我们挥手击掌把鸟吓跑了。
24. Am I swearing or waving my arms around?
    我咒骂了，还是我挥舞我的双臂了？
25. We watched her out of sight, waving.
    我们挥手看着她直到看不见了。
26. And amidst all the cheers, flag waving, and tears.
    在那所有的欢呼、飘扬的旗帜和泪水中。
27. He started waving his finger and calling me a Judas and said I was no longer his friend.
    他摇起手指，叫我叛徒，说我再也不是他的朋友了。
28. Tommy's father rushed out of the bathroom waving his shaving brush.
    汤米的爸爸挥动着手里的修面刷从浴室里冲了出来。
29. Waving goodbye to them on the platform, I felt happy for them and wished them a safe journey.
    在站台上，我和他们挥手告别，我为他们感到快乐，并祝他们一路平安。
30. Waving banners and Greek flags, they shouted "Thieves" and "Traitors".
    抗议者挥舞着标语和希腊国旗，高呼“窃贼”和“叛徒”。

noun

1. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

   Synonym:    wavewafture