Word · Frequency #1586
waving
挥手；招手
waving is the present participle of wave.
核心释义
to move your hand from side to side, especially to greet someone or say goodbye
- 1.
反复来回移动
To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
- 2.
产生波浪
To generate a wave.
- 3.
挥手(通常在肩膀以上)以示问候或告别
To move one's hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.
- 4.
呈现波浪形或起伏形态
To have an undulating or wavy form.
- 5.
使表面不平整；使呈现波浪形或起伏形态
To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to.
- 6.
将头发做成波浪状
To style (the hair) so as to produce a wavy texture.
- 7.
挥棒未击中投球
To swing and miss at a pitch.
- 8.
使反复来回移动
To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.
摆动；挥动；摇动；（使）呈波浪形；使起伏；把（头发）弄成波浪形；起浪；产生波浪；（棒球中）挥棒落空
用法In use
She waved at her friend across the street.
用法提示：waved 是 wave 的过去式，作动词，表示挥手致意。
He waves to the bus driver every morning.
用法提示：waves 是 wave 的第三人称单数，作动词，表示习惯性挥手。
They were waving goodbye as the train left.
用法提示：waving 是 wave 的现在分词，作动词，表示挥手告别。
wave to/at sb
to 和 at 都可接挥手对象，to 更常指朝某人挥手致意。
I waved to my friend across the street.
我隔着马路向朋友挥手。
wave goodbye/hello (to sb)
goodbye/hello 作宾语，说明挥手是为了告别或打招呼。
She waved goodbye to her parents at the airport.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- wave goodbye
- 挥手告别
- She waved goodbye to her friends at the station.她在车站向朋友们挥手告别。
- wave hello
- 挥手问候
- He waved hello from across the street.他在街对面挥手问候。
- wave one's hand
- 挥动手
- She waved her hand to get the waiter's attention.她挥了挥手以引起服务员的注意。
- wave to someone
- 向某人挥手
- The children waved to their parents as the bus left.公交车离开时，孩子们向父母挥手。
- wave a flag
- 挥动旗帜
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象海浪（wave）起伏时向朋友挥手（wave）告别：一个词，既是波浪，也是挥手。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：greeting someone from a distance、saying goodbye at a station、trying to get someone's attention 此处选取 wave 作动词的核心常用义项“挥手问候或告别”。该义项通常用于日常口语和普通书面语，正式程度为中性，比较常见于见面打招呼、道别或从远处引起别人注意的场合。若指水面起伏、物体摆动或烫发成波浪形，则属于其他义项，语境和语体会有所不同。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词表挥舞，不及物动词表波动
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
cave、save、brave、shave 与 wave 押韵，读音均含 /eɪv/。注意 have 发音为 /hæv/，weave 发音为 /wiːv/，都与 wave 不同。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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