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波纹;涟漪;细浪
Ripples are little waves on the surface of water caused by the wind or by something moving in or on the water.
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(使)泛起涟漪;(使)泛起细浪
When the surface of an area of water ripples or when something ripples it, a number of little waves appear on it.
例句
You throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples...
往池塘里扔块鹅卵石就会激起一片涟漪。
I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water.
我能看见黎明的微风在波光粼粼的水面上吹出道道涟漪。
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V-ERG
(植物等)如波浪起伏;（使）呈波状起伏
When the wind ripples plants or trees or when they ripple, they move in a wave-like motion.
例句
A slight wind rippled the crops in the valley...
一阵微风吹过，山谷里的庄稼便随风起伏。
The tops of the trees rippled in the breeze.
树冠在微风中婆娑摇曳。
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VERB
(感觉)传开，传遍
If something such as a feeling ripples over someone's body, it moves across it or through it.
例句
A chill shiver rippled over his skin.
他浑身打了个冷战。
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(事情引起的)连锁反应，涟漪作用
If an event causes ripples, its effects gradually spread, causing several other events to happen one after the other.
例句
The ripples of Europe's currency crisis continue to be felt in most of the member states...
欧洲货币危机引起的连锁反应仍在影响着大多数的成员国。
The problems of the auto industry have created economic ripples through the rest of the economy as well.
汽车业的问题造成其他行业也出现了经济上的连锁反应。