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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
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
涟漪；细浪
A small wave or series of waves on the surface of a liquid.
A ripple of laughter ran through the audience.
一阵笑声在观众中荡漾开来。
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.
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。
She watched the ripples fade away on the lake's surface.
她看着湖面上的涟漪渐渐消失。
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。
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。
Not this
The stone created many ripple.
Use this
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。
Not this
The big ripple crashed onto the beach.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
Use ripples naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一块石头（r）投入水中，激起一圈圈波纹（ripple），r音似石头落水声。
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述水面波纹、文学作品或比喻 该词作为名词表示水面细波时，通常为中性，适用于日常描述和文学、比喻等较正式文体。
常与介词on连用，如a ripple on the water
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