Tra từ wave - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

wave [wave waves waved waving] noun, verb BrE [weɪv] NAmE [weɪv]
noun

OF WATER
1. countable a raised line of water that moves across the surface of the sea, ocean, etc
• Huge waves were breaking on the shore.
• Surfers flocked to the beach to ride the waves.
•the gentle sound of waves lapping
•Children were playing in the waves.
•Seagulls bobbed on the waves.
•The wind made little waves on the pond.

see also ↑tidal wave

OF ACTIVITY/FEELING
2. countable a sudden increase in a particular activity or feeling
•a wave of opposition/protest/violence, etc.
•a crime wave
• There has been a new wave of bombings since the peace talks broke down.
• A wave of fear swept over him.
•Guilt and horror flooded her in waves.
•Three hundred employees lost their jobs in the latest wave of redundancies.
•A wave of panic spread through the crowd.
see also ↑brainwave, ↑heatwave

LARGE NUMBER
3. countable a large number of people or things suddenly moving or appearing somewhere
•Wave after wave of aircraft passed overhead.
see also ↑new wave

MOVEMENT OF ARM/HAND/BODY
4. countable a movement of your arm and hand from side to side
• She declined the offer with a wave of her hand.
• With a wave and a shout he ran down the road to meet us.
•He gave us a wave as the bus drove off.
5. the wave (NAmE) (BrE ˌMexican ˈwave)singular a continuous movement that looks like a wave on the sea, made by a large group of people, especially people watching a sports game, when one person after another stands up, raises their arms, and then sits down again

OF HEAT/SOUND/LIGHT
6. countable the form that some types of energy such as heat, sound, light, etc. take as they move
•radio/sound/ultrasonic waves
see also ↑airwaves, ↑long wave, ↑medium wave, ↑microwave, ↑shock wave, ↑short wave, ↑sound wave

IN HAIR
7. countable if a person's hair has a wave or waves, it is not straight but curls slightly
see also ↑permanent wave

SEA
8. the wavesplural (literary)the sea
•life on the waves (= life at sea)
see also ↑wavy
more at the crest of a/the wave at ↑crest _n., ride a/the wave of sth at ↑ride _v.

Word Origin:
Old English wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of ↑waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English wawe ‘(sea) wave’.

Example Bank:
•A wave of relief washed over him as he saw that the children were safe.
•All you could hear was the lapping of the waves.
•He dismissed her thanks with a quick wave of the hand.
•He swam headlong into the oncoming wave.
•Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.
•How do we catch the next great wave of innovation?
•I could hear the waves crash against the rocks.
•I feel a wave of panic flow through me.
•I returned his wave and started to walk towards him.
•Several villages have been destroyed by a huge tidal wave.
•She gave a dismissive wave of her hand.
•She is on the crest of a wave at the moment following her Olympic success.
•She loved surfing the giant waves of the sea.
•Sound waves bounce off objects in their path.
•Surfers flocked to the beach to ride the waves.
•The attack unleashed a wave of terror in the city.
•The news sent a wave of relief through the crowd.
•The waves hit the rocks with huge energy.
•There were seagulls bobbing on the waves.
•These boats aren't strong enough to withstand rogue waves.
•This tendency has generated a new wave of company mergers.
•We watched the waves breaking on the shore.
•With the fall of the Bastille in 1789, a wave of euphoria swept Europe.
•a big wave of refugees
•children playing in the waves
•successive waves of immigrants
•swept along on a wave of critical acclaim
•the current wave of business scandals
•the first wave of immigration in the 1950s
•the gentle sound of waves lapping the sand
•the roar of ocean waves
•A wave of violence swept the country.
•Guilt and horror flooded her in waves.
•He gave a wave as the bus moved off.
•How are the police dealing with the latest crime wave?
•I experienced a huge wave of emotion when I saw her.
•She sent him away with a wave of her hand.
•Suddenly a wave of guilt washed over her.
•The pool has a wave machine.
Idioms: ↑like waving a red flag in front of a bull ▪ ↑make waves
Derived: ↑wave somebody down ▪ ↑wave somebody off ▪ ↑wave something away

verb

MOVE HAND/ARM
1. intransitive, transitive to move your hand or arm from side to side in the air in order to attract attention, say hello, etc
• The people on the bus waved and we waved back.
•~ at/to sb Why did you wave at him?
•~ sth (about/around) A man in the water was shouting and waving his arms around frantically.
•~ sth at sb She waved her hand dismissively at the housekeeper.
•~ sb sth My mother was crying as I waved her goodbye.
•~ sth to sb My mother was crying as I waved goodbye to her.
2. intransitive, transitive to show where sth is, show sb where to go, etc. by moving your hand in a particular direction
•+ adv./prep. She waved vaguely in the direction of the house.
•~ sth/sb + adv./prep. ‘He's over there,’ said Ali, waving a hand towards some trees.
•I showed my pass to the security guard and he waved me through.
•She waved me away impatiently.
3. transitive to hold sth in your hand and move it from side to side
•~ sth Crowds lined the route, waving flags and cheering.
•~ sth + adv./prep. ‘I'm rich!’ she exclaimed, waving the money under his nose.

MOVE FREELY
4. intransitive to move freely and gently, for example in the wind, while one end or side is held in position
• The flag waved in the breeze.

HAIR
5. intransitive to curl slightly
• His hair waves naturally.
6. transitive ~ sth to make sb's hair curl slightly
•She's had her hair waved.
more at fly/show/wave the flag at ↑flag _n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of ↑waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English wawe ‘(sea) wave’.

Example Bank:
•He turned to wave to his mother.
•He waved a hand at her to shut her up.
•He waved a hand vaguely in the air.
•She waved cheerfully and he waved back.
•She smiled and waved slightly.
•She waved him to a seat.
•The guards waved us on.
•They stood by the side of the road and waved frantically.
•They waved to us as we passed.
•We waved at the people on the shore.
•people waving goodbye to their friends and relatives
•reeds waving gently in the breeze
•‘He's over there’ said Ali, waving a hand towards some trees.
•Clean white sheets waved and billowed on the line.
•He was waving at us from the other platform.
•I tried to approach, but he waved me away.
•My mother was crying as I waved her goodbye.
•She waved cheerfully as she set off.
•The man in the water was waving his arms around frantically.
•The referee waved play on.
•Wave goodbye to Daddy.

See also: ↑Mexican wave ▪ ↑red rag to a bull