ripple

英['rɪp(ə)l] 美['rɪpl]
  • n. 波纹;涟漪;[物] 涟波
  • vi. 起潺潺声
  • vt. 在…上形成波痕
  • n. (Ripple)人名;(英)里普尔

词态变化


第三人称单数: ripples;过去式: rippled;过去分词: rippled;现在分词: rippling;

助记提示


1、反复动词,即原始动词的反复体(反复形式),即:动词rip的反复体,通常以后缀-le结尾的动词都是反复动词。因此,后缀-le通常表示:多次,反复。
2、反复动词实例:daze -> dazzle, drag -> draggle, drip -> drib -> dribble, fond -> fondle.
3、这类反复动词很多,不胜枚举。
4、因为波纹就像一道道动态、波动的裂纹。

中文词源


ripple 波浪,涟漪

可能来自 rip,撕开,撕裂,-le,表反复。引申词义波浪,涟漪。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the pond's surface.
没有风,池塘的水面上几乎看不到波纹。

来自《权威词典》

2. His resignation will have a ripple effect on the whole department.
他的辞职将会在整个部门中引起连锁反应。

来自《权威词典》

3. I heard the ripple of the stream.
我听到了小溪的潺潺声.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Delayed flights have a ripple effect. Just one late flight could be carrying passengers for a dozen connecting services.
航班晚点会引发连锁反应。仅仅一趟晚点的航班就可能运载着许多需要转机的乘客。

来自柯林斯例句

5. There was a ripple of mirth, which the court checked.
人们一阵哄笑.法官把他们喝止住了.

来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险