ripple

1. N-COUNT Ripples are little waves on the surface of water caused by the wind or by something moving in or on the water. 涟漪

Gleaming ripples cut the lake's surface. 闪着微光的涟漪打破了湖面的平静。

2. V-T/V-I When the surface of an area of water ripples or when something ripples it, a number of little waves appear on it. 使泛起涟漪; 泛起涟漪

You throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples. 你把卵石扔进水池里，水面就泛起涟漪。

3. V-I If something such as a feeling ripples over someone's body, it moves across it or through it. (感觉等) 扩散全身[文学性]

A chill shiver rippled over his skin. 一阵寒颤传遍了他全身。

4. N-COUNT If an event causes ripples, its effects gradually spread, causing several other events to happen one after the other. 连锁反应

If Brazil defaults on its foreign debt, it will cause ripples throughout the world. 如果巴西不还外债的话，这将在全世界引起连锁反应。

5. N a special kind of comb designed to separate the seed from the stalks in flax, hemp, or broomcorn 麻梳(用来梳除亚麻茎、棕榈或高粱上籽的粗钢梳)

6. V to comb with this tool (用麻梳)梳理