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the waving of sth
该结构把 waving 当作普通名词，后接 of 引出摇摆或挥动的对象。
The waving of the trees in the storm frightened the children.
树在暴风雨中摇摆的景象吓坏了孩子们。
挥手；招手
wavings — plural of waving
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挥手；招手
Repeated moving of one's hand or arm to signal or greet someone.
The waving of the trees in the storm frightened the children.
树在暴风雨中摇摆的景象吓坏了孩子们。
摆动或波动的动作。
The motion of something that waves.
反复移动手臂或手以示意。
Repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.
Her waving from the platform caught my attention before the train left.
火车开走前，她在站台上的挥手引起了我的注意。
The waving of the flags made the celebration feel more festive.
旗帜的飘动让庆祝活动更有节日气氛。
I noticed a slight waving of the branches as the wind picked up.
风变大时，我注意到树枝轻轻摆动。
该结构把 waving 当作普通名词，后接 of 引出摇摆或挥动的对象。
The waving of the trees in the storm frightened the children.
树在暴风雨中摇摆的景象吓坏了孩子们。
作为动名词，waving 可以通过 at 或 to 引出被招呼的人。
Waving to the guests is expected of the host at the party.
在聚会上向客人挥手是主人应尽的礼节。
waving 后面直接跟被挥动的物体，表示挥舞某物的动作；这不同于用 at/to 表示朝向某个对象挥手。
Waving a torch in the dark was the only way to attract attention.
在黑暗中挥舞手电筒是引起注意的唯一方法。
Not this
I saw waving of the flag from the top of the hill.
Use this
I saw the waving of the flag from the top of the hill.
当 waving 后面带有 of the flag 等限定成分时，它指一个具体的、可识别的动作，前面必须用定冠词 the；只有在表示泛指或不可数的动作时才能不用冠词。
Not this
His waving me was rude.
Use this
His waving at me was rude.
wave 是不及物动词，接人时必须用介词 at 或 to；其名词形式 waving 表示向某人挥手时同样不能直接接宾语，必须保留介词 at。
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摆动动作
The waving motion of the trees was calming.
树木摆动的动作令人感到平静。
挥舞旗帜
The flag waving was a sign of victory.
挥舞旗帜是胜利的象征。
挥手
The fans' hand waving showed their excitement.
粉丝们的挥手显示出他们的兴奋。
挥手告别
Waving goodbye is a polite gesture when leaving.
离开时挥手告别是一种礼貌的举止。
向人群挥手
Her waving to the crowd was met with cheers.
她向人群挥手，得到了欢呼。
举白旗，认输，投降
After the third defeat, the team was waving the white flag and stopped trying.
第三次失败后，球队举白旗认输，不再努力了。
挥舞魔杖（喻指轻而易举地解决问题）
You can't just be waving a magic wand and expect all your problems to disappear.
你不能只是挥舞魔杖，就指望所有问题都消失。
爱国主义情绪，沙文主义
The crowd's flag-waving at the match made the visiting fans uncomfortable.
比赛中人群的爱国情绪让客队球迷感到不自在。
我这一生都离得太远，不是在挥手，而是在溺水。（出自史蒂维·史密斯的诗《不是在挥手，而是在溺水》）
She kept waving until the train was out of sight.
她一直挥手，直到火车消失在视线之外。
我从窗户向外挥手。（出自音乐剧《亲爱的埃文·汉森》歌曲《透过窗户挥手》）
The crowd showed their appreciation by waving their hands in the air.
人群挥舞着双手以表示赞赏。
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把wave（波浪）加上ing，像波浪一样起伏摆动，也像挥手道别时手臂反复挥动。
语域：neutral 常见场景：at a farewell or greeting、watching a flag or branches in the wind 作名词时，waving 通常指挥手致意或物体摆动、飘动的动作；在口语和书面语中都较常见，语域偏中性。具体含义往往看搭配，如 hand waving 多指手势，flag waving 多指飘动。
与 waving /ˈweɪvɪŋ/ 押韵且拼写含 -aving 的词：saving、shaving、craving。注意：waiving 与 waving 发音完全相同，但拼写不同（waiv-）；having 和 weaving 拼写相似但发音不同：having /ˈhævɪŋ/、weaving /ˈwiːvɪŋ/。
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