wave
US /weɪv/
noun, verb Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
A big wave knocked over the chairs on the hotel's beach terrace.
Word Family
NounNoun
wave gốc
waver
waving
VerbVerb
wave gốc
AdjectiveAdj
wavy
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- gesturemotion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
- surgea sudden forceful flow
- undulationan undulating curve
Collocations
- Easy wave goodbye to friendsto wave goodbye to friends, meaning to signal with the hands or nod
- Medium new wave of technological innovationdescribing new wave of technological innovation (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered)
- Hard wave of sovereign debt defaults sweeps the regionto wave of sovereign debt defaults sweeps the region, meaning to signal with the hands or nod
- Very Hard make waves by defying entrenched orthodoxyto create, produce, or cause regarding waves by defying entrenched orthodoxy
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