ripple的中文翻译是什么意思

N-COUNT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.

V-ERG(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.

• 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。

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.

• 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。

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.

• A chill shiver rippled over his skin.

  他浑身打了个冷战。

N-COUNT(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.

• 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。