undulate (no object)
不及物用法,表示主体自身波动。
The wheat field undulated in the breeze.
麦田在微风中起伏。
起伏;波动
undulating — present participle of undulate
使起伏;使呈波浪形;使作波浪状运动;使起伏。;使似波浪;使呈波状。;作波浪状运动;起伏。;呈波浪状;现出波状。
to move or appear in wavelike motions
使作波浪状运动;使起伏。
To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
使似波浪;使呈波状。
To cause to resemble a wave.
作波浪状运动;起伏。
To move in wavelike motions.
呈波浪状;现出波状。
To appear wavelike.
一般现在时
The snake undulates smoothly.
蛇平滑地蜿蜒前进。
一般过去时
The wheat fields undulated in the wind.
麦田在风中起伏。
现在进行时
The dancer's body is undulating to the music.
舞者的身体随着音乐起伏。
规则动词,加-ed和-ing。
The wheat field undulated gently in the breeze.
麦田在微风中轻轻起伏。
用法提示:undulated 是动词过去式,表示随风做波浪状起伏。
The dancer's arms undulated like waves.
舞者的手臂像波浪一样摆动。
用法提示:undulated 作谓语动词,描述像波浪般的连续动作。
As the boat moved forward, the rope began to undulate.
船向前行驶时,绳子开始波动。
用法提示:undulate 是不及物动词,此处用不定式表示呈波浪形运动。
不及物用法,表示主体自身波动。
The wheat field undulated in the breeze.
麦田在微风中起伏。
及物用法,表示使某物起伏或波动。
The magician undulated the silk scarf with a flick of his wrist.
魔术师手腕一抖,使丝巾呈波浪形飘动。
grammar · medium
易错句子We saw the undulate of the hills.
正确表达We saw the undulation of the hills.
“波动” 是动词,名词形式应为 “undulation”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The stock market undulates daily.
正确表达The stock market fluctuates daily.
“undulate” 指物理上的波动起伏,抽象变化用 “fluctuate”。
undulate 指物理上的波浪形运动,而 fluctuate 指数量或程度上的不规则变化。
undulate 描述连续起伏的运动,而 wave 既可指挥手动作,也可指水面波浪。
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