ripple

英 ['rɪp(ə)l] 美 ['rɪpl]

解释

※ 提供单词"ripple"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

ripple 波浪，涟漪

可能来自 rip,撕开，撕裂，-le,表反复。引申词义波浪，涟漪。

ripple (v.): early 15c., "to crease;" 1660s, "to present a ruffled surface," of unknown origin, perhaps a frequentative of rip (v.). Transitive sense "cause to ripple" is from 1786. Related: Rippled; rippling.
ripple (n.): "very small wave," 1798, from earlier meaning "stretch of shallow, rippling water" (1755), from ripple (v.). Meaning "mark or movement suggestive of a ripple" is from 1843. Meaning "ice cream streaked with colored syrup" first attested 1939, so called from its appearance. As the name of a brand of inexpensive wine sold by E&J Gallo Winery, from 1960 to 1984. Ripple effect is from 1950.

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1. The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the pond's surface.: 没有风，池塘的水面上几乎看不到波纹。

2. His resignation will have a ripple effect on the whole department.: 他的辞职将会在整个部门中引起连锁反应。

4. Delayed flights have a ripple effect. Just one late flight could be carrying passengers for a dozen connecting services.: 航班晚点会引发连锁反应。仅仅一趟晚点的航班就可能运载着许多需要转机的乘客。