a ripple of [emotion/laughter]
常与表示声音或情感的词语连用，如 a ripple of applause/laughter/excitement。
A ripple of laughter ran through the audience.
一阵笑声在观众中荡漾开来。
涟漪；细浪
ripples — plural of ripple
余波；连锁反应；潺潺声；轻柔起伏声；波纹；皱褶；纹波；微小波动；旋纹冰淇淋
A small wave or series of waves on the surface of a liquid.
流体表面的移动扰动或起伏。
A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
一种带有梳齿状齿的工具,用于去除亚麻、黍等植物的种子和种壳
An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
液体表面的小波浪
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
平面上一系列波纹之一。
One of a series of corrugations in flat surface.
(电子学)叠加在稳定值上的小幅度振荡
(electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
类似水面起伏的声音。
A sound similar to that of undulating water.
将多种口味粗略混合的冰淇淋款式。
A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together.
原本稳定信号上的小振荡。
A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal.
由更大或更重要的行动引起的小范围扩散的变化、影响或效应。
A small spreading change, impact, or effect produced by a larger or more consequential action.
The stone created a small ripple that spread across the pond.
石头在池塘上泛起了一圈小小的涟漪。
用法提示：ripple 作名词，指水面上的细小波纹。
She watched the ripples fade away on the lake's surface.
她看着湖面上的涟漪渐渐消失。
用法提示：ripple 的复数形式 ripples 表示多个波纹。
A gentle breeze caused ripples on the surface of the glass of water.
一阵微风吹过，水杯表面泛起了涟漪。
用法提示：ripple 作名词，描述液体表面的波动。
常与表示声音或情感的词语连用，如 a ripple of applause/laughter/excitement。
A ripple of laughter ran through the audience.
一阵笑声在观众中荡漾开来。
用于描述液体表面的实际波纹。
He threw a stone into the lake, watching the ripples in the water.
他往湖里扔了一块石头，看着水中的涟漪。
比喻义，指事件引起一系列反应或影响。
The scandal caused ripples throughout the company.
这桩丑闻在整个公司引起了波澜。
ripple特指很小的波，wave范围更广，包括大浪
undulation更强调起伏的动作或形状，不特指液体表面，且较正式
grammar · medium
易错句子The stone created many ripple.
正确表达The stone created many ripples.
英文ripple为可数名词，表示多个涟漪时应用复数形式ripples，中文无此变化易导致遗漏-s。
grammar · medium
易错句子The big ripple crashed onto the beach.
正确表达The big wave crashed onto the beach.
Ripple指小波纹，而wave指较大的波浪。中文‘波纹’可泛指，但英文中此语境应用wave。
指水面没有涟漪的状态，与作为水面小波纹的ripple相对
‘ripple’ 指的是小波纹，而‘wave’ 通常指较大的波浪。
连锁反应
The decision caused a ripple effect throughout the company.
这个决定在整个公司引起了连锁反应。
激起涟漪
Her speech created a ripple of excitement among the audience.
她的演讲在观众中激起了一阵兴奋的涟漪。
引起波澜
The news caused ripples in the financial markets.
这条消息在金融市场上引起了波澜。
水中的涟漪
He threw a stone and watched the ripples in the water.
他扔了一块石头，看着水中的涟漪。
以涟漪形式扩散
The sound spread in ripples across the lake.
声音像涟漪一样在湖面上扩散开来。
一阵掌声
A ripple of applause followed his performance.
他的表演之后响起了一阵掌声。
连锁反应
The news had a ripple effect across the global markets.
这则新闻在全球市场引起了连锁反应。
一阵笑声
A ripple of laughter ran through the audience.
观众中传来一阵笑声。
引起小小的轰动
Her speech created a ripple in the conservative community.
她的演讲在保守派社区引起了小小的轰动。
无石投掷，无风吹拂，静水中的涟漪。
This line is from the Grateful Dead song 'Ripple' (1970), often quoted to describe unexpected change.
这句话出自感恩而死乐队1970年的歌曲《Ripple》，常被用来形容突如其来的变化。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.