"ripples" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 漣漪

Definition

由某種擾動在水面形成的小波紋或圖案。'Ripples' 也可指某個行為產生的連鎖效應。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Ripples' 常用於形容水面的細小波紋，也可以比喻影響的擴散。常見的搭配有 'gentle ripples', 'create ripples'。用於大浪時應使用 'waves'。

Examples

The wind made ripples on the lake.

風吹在湖面上形成了**漣漪**。

Throwing a stone creates ripples in the water.

丟石頭會在水面產生**漣漪**。

I watched the ripples slowly disappear.

我看著**漣漪**慢慢消失。

Her decision sent ripples through the whole company.

她的決定在整個公司引起了**漣漪**。

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

孩子們玩耍時在池塘上打出了小小的**漣漪**。

You never know how far those ripples will spread.

你永遠不知道這些**漣漪**會傳多遠。