"ripples" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 涟漪

Definition

由某种扰动在水面形成的小波纹或图案。'Ripples' 也可以指因某个行为而产生的连锁影响。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Ripples' 多用于描述水面的细小波纹，也可比喻影响的扩散。常见搭配如 'gentle ripples', 'create ripples'。不表示大浪（那是 'waves'）。

Examples

The wind made ripples on the lake.

风在湖面上吹出了**涟漪**。

Throwing a stone creates ripples in the water.

扔石头会在水面上产生**涟漪**。

I watched the ripples slowly disappear.

我看着**涟漪**慢慢消失。

Her decision sent ripples through the whole company.

她的决定在整个公司引起了**涟漪**。

The children laughed, making little ripples on the pond as they splashed.

孩子们嬉戏时在池塘上打出了小小的**涟漪**。

You never know how far those ripples will spread.

你永远不知道这些**涟漪**会扩散多远。