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ripple something
及物用法，直接作用于水面。
The wind rippled the surface of the lake.
风吹皱了湖面。
起涟漪；使泛起涟漪
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起涟漪；使泛起涟漪
to form or move in small waves on a liquid surface, or to cause a liquid to do this
The wind rippled the surface of the lake.
风吹皱了湖面。
像水面一样起伏移动；波动。
To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.
轻微刮擦、撕裂或弄破；擦伤
To scratch, tear, or break slightly; graze
用这种梳状工具去除(亚麻等茎上的)种子
To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple.
像移动的波一样传播。
To propagate like a moving wave.
ripple
Base
原形
ripples
3rd person
第三人称单数
rippling
-ing
现在分词
rippled
Past
过去式
rippled
Past participle
过去分词
The wind ripple the water's surface every afternoon.
每天下午风在水面激起涟漪。
A stone rippled the pond as it sunk.
一块石头沉下去，在水塘里激起涟漪。
Her words are rippling through the crowd.
她的话正在人群中传开。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
He skipped a stone across the river, and the water rippled in concentric circles.
他打了一个水漂，河水泛起一圈圈涟漪。
A gentle breeze rippled the surface of the pond.
一阵微风使池塘的水面泛起涟漪。
A fish swimming near the surface rippled the still water.
一条鱼游近水面，搅动了平静的水域，泛起涟漪。
及物用法，直接作用于水面。
The wind rippled the surface of the lake.
风吹皱了湖面。
不及物用法，主语为水面。
The water rippled in the breeze.
水面在微风中泛起涟漪。
表示涟漪扩散的路径，常接across, through等介词。
The disturbance rippled across the pond.
扰动在池塘中扩散成涟漪。
Not this
The stone rippled on the water.
Use this
The stone rippled the water.
动词ripple及物时直接接宾语，不需要介词on。表示‘使水起涟漪’时，ripple后直接跟水或水面作为宾语。
Not this
Last night, the wind ripple the lake.
Use this
Last night, the wind rippled the lake.
动词ripple的过去式是rippled，而不是保持原形。在描述过去事件时需要使用过去式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
（在某范围内）迅速蔓延；传遍
A murmur of surprise rippled across the hall.
一阵惊讶的低语声传遍了大厅。
（情绪、影响等）波及；传遍
Nervous tension rippled through the waiting crowd.
紧张不安的情绪在等候的人群中蔓延开来。
（影响等）向外扩散
The effects of the policy change rippled outward to small businesses.
政策变化的影响向外扩散，波及了小企业。
使水面泛起涟漪
A light breeze rippled the surface of the pool.
一阵微风使池水泛起涟漪。
（肌肉）隆起颤动；凸显
His back muscles rippled as he pulled the rope.
他拉绳子时，背部肌肉隆起颤动。
（人群）响起阵阵笑声；笑声荡漾
The audience rippled with laughter at the joke.
听到这个笑话，观众席上笑声荡漾。
连锁反应；涟漪效应
The policy change had a ripple effect on the entire industry.
政策的变化对整个行业产生了连锁反应。
一阵笑声（如涟漪般扩散的笑声）
A ripple of laughter ran through the audience when the speaker made a joke.
演讲者讲了个笑话，观众中传来一阵笑声。
引起波动；产生反响
Her resignation created ripples in the company.
她的辞职在公司引起了波动。
静水之中，涟漪泛起，既无卵石投掷，也无微风轻拂。
The wind rippled the surface of the lake.
风使湖面泛起涟漪。
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记忆：ripple 中两个 p 像两滴水珠，落下后水面泛起一圈圈涟漪，即“波纹、涟漪”的意思。
语域：neutral 常见场景：water surface、figurative spread、muscles/fabric ripple 作动词时通常用于中性语境：字面义指水面或液体泛起涟漪，比喻义指影响或消息向四周扩散，也可见于描述肌肉或织物表面的起伏。多用于日常描述及新闻报道等场合。
及物动词，后接宾语，意为使水面起涟漪。
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