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the rippling of [liquid]
The rippling of the water was calming.
水面的涟漪令人平静。
涟漪；微波；细浪
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涟漪；微波；细浪
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
The rippling of the water was calming.
水面的涟漪令人平静。
涟漪般的运动或声音
A motion or sound that ripples.
液体表面的小波纹
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
The stone created a rippling across the surface of the pond.
石头在池塘水面引起了一阵涟漪。
We watched the gentle rippling on the lake as the breeze passed.
微风拂过时，我们看着湖面上轻柔的涟漪。
A slight rippling appeared on the coffee when she set the cup down.
她把杯子放下时，咖啡表面出现了轻微的涟漪。
The rippling of the water was calming.
水面的涟漪令人平静。
There was gentle rippling on the lake.
湖面上有轻柔的涟漪。
rippling 在此用作不可数名词，表示一系列涟漪。
We could see rippling in the pond from the breeze.
我们能从微风中看到池塘里的涟漪。
Not this
I saw a rippling on the lake.
Use this
I saw a ripple on the lake.
在这个上下文中，“ripple”是可数名词，表示单个的涟漪，而“rippling”作为名词更常表示“泛起涟漪”的动作或状态，不用于指具体的一个涟漪。
Not this
There were several ripplings on the surface of the water.
Use this
There were several ripples on the surface of the water.
“rippling”的复数形式“ripplings”非常罕见，通常表示多个涟漪时使用“ripples”。
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水的涟漪；水面的微波
The rippling of the water was beautiful in the moonlight.
月光下，水面的涟漪很美。
轻柔的荡漾（声）
The gentle rippling of the stream helped him fall asleep.
溪水轻柔的荡漾声让他睡着了。
肌肉的起伏
The rippling of his back muscles told her he was tense.
他背部肌肉的起伏让她看出他很紧张。
一阵波浪般的笑声
A rippling of laughter went around the table.
一阵波浪般的笑声在餐桌旁传开。
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联想“ripple”=涟漪：水面被拨动后一圈圈扩散，结尾“-ling”如细微波动的余音，记住“泛起涟漪”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学或描写性文字中描述水面微波、描述轻柔流动声音的场景 rippling 作名词时通常带有描写或文学色彩，多用于形容水面的细小波纹或轻柔的流动声；在日常口语中，更常见的是动词形式或名词 ripple。
Rhymes with /ˈrɪpəlɪŋ/: crippling, stippling, tippling, tripling (all share the final /pəlɪŋ/ sound and the spelling chunk 'pling'). Lookalikes that sound different: ripping (/ˈrɪpɪŋ/) and nipping (/ˈnɪpɪŋ/) – they lack the /əl/ sound and do not rhyme.
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