a wavelet
A wavelet rippled across the pond.
一个小浪在池塘上泛起涟漪。
小浪；细浪；涟漪
wavelets — plural of wavelet
小波；快速衰减的振荡；小波；涟漪。；一种快速衰减的振荡。；微波；[化] 子波
小波；涟漪。
A small wave; a ripple.
一种快速衰减的振荡。
A fast-decaying oscillation.
The breeze created tiny wavelets on the surface of the lake.
微风在湖面上泛起细小的涟漪。
用法提示：wavelet 在此作可数名词，表示‘小浪、细浪’，句中用复数 wavelets。
Children watched the wavelets wash gently onto the sandy shore.
孩子们看着细浪轻轻涌上沙滩。
用法提示：wavelet 是名词，意为‘小波浪’，复数形式 wavelets 与动词 wash 搭配。
We could see small wavelets spreading from the stone that fell into the pond.
我们能看见石头落入池塘后泛起的小波纹。
用法提示：wavelet 作名词，指水面上的微小波浪，句中为复数 wavelets。
A wavelet rippled across the pond.
一个小浪在池塘上泛起涟漪。
The surface of the lake was covered with tiny wavelets.
湖面上布满了细小的微波。
可用于比喻微小波动
A wavelet of excitement passed through the crowd.
一股兴奋的微波穿过人群。
grammar · medium
易错句子The storm caused small waves on the river.
正确表达The storm caused wavelets on the river.
“wavelet”是专门表示小浪的单词，使用“small wave”虽然可理解，但不够地道，应直接用“wavelet”。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw waves on the pond.
正确表达I saw wavelets on the pond.
在描述小水面的小波浪时，使用“wave”可能暗示较大的浪，而“wavelet”更精确地表示小浪。
wave指任何大小的波浪，而wavelet专指小浪或微波。
ripple常指水面细微的波纹，强调扩散状，而wavelet侧重比普通波小的波。
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