ripple

英 ['r?p(?)l] 美['r?pl]
  • n. 波紋;漣漪;[物] 漣波
  • vi. 起潺潺聲
  • vt. 在…上形成波痕
  • n. (Ripple)人名;(英)里普爾

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詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?ripples;過(guò)去式:?rippled;過(guò)去分詞:?rippled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?rippling;

助記提示


1、反復(fù)動(dòng)詞,即原始動(dòng)詞的反復(fù)體(反復(fù)形式),即:動(dòng)詞rip的反復(fù)體,通常以后綴-le結(jié)尾的動(dòng)詞都是反復(fù)動(dòng)詞。因此,后綴-le通常表示:多次,反復(fù)。
2、反復(fù)動(dòng)詞實(shí)例:daze -> dazzle, drag -> draggle, drip -> drib -> dribble, fond -> fondle.
3、這類反復(fù)動(dòng)詞很多,不勝枚舉。
4、因?yàn)椴y就像一道道動(dòng)態(tài)、波動(dòng)的裂紋。

中文詞源


ripple 波浪,漣漪

可能來(lái)自 rip,撕開,撕裂,-le,表反復(fù)。引申詞義波浪,漣漪。

英文詞源


ripple (v.)
early 15c., "to crease;" 1660s, "to present a ruffled surface," of unknown origin, perhaps a frequentative of rip (v.). Transitive sense "cause to ripple" is from 1786. Related: Rippled; rippling.
ripple (n.)
"very small wave," 1798, from earlier meaning "stretch of shallow, rippling water" (1755), from ripple (v.). Meaning "mark or movement suggestive of a ripple" is from 1843. Meaning "ice cream streaked with colored syrup" first attested 1939, so called from its appearance. As the name of a brand of inexpensive wine sold by E&J Gallo Winery, from 1960 to 1984. Ripple effect is from 1950.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the pond's surface.
沒(méi)有風(fēng),池塘的水面上幾乎看不到波紋。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. His resignation will have a ripple effect on the whole department.
他的辭職將會(huì)在整個(gè)部門中引起連鎖反應(yīng)。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. I heard the ripple of the stream.
我聽到了小溪的潺潺聲.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

4. Delayed flights have a ripple effect. Just one late flight could be carrying passengers for a dozen connecting services.
航班晚點(diǎn)會(huì)引發(fā)連鎖反應(yīng)。僅僅一趟晚點(diǎn)的航班就可能運(yùn)載著許多需要轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)的乘客。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. There was a ripple of mirth, which the court checked.
人們一陣哄笑.法官把他們喝止住了.

來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 湯姆歷險(xiǎn)