wave
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A21,054th most heard wordIn 76 of 2278 videos (3%)heard 221 timeslast on Oct 17, 2026
- n. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
- n. a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
- n. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
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- 0:56When the wave came across the island, it washed all the stuff out into the bay.当海浪冲过岛屿时，它把所有的东西都冲进了海湾。Sand and Money | This Old House
- 18:29Oh my gosh, just waving and saying hello and asking us around.天哪，大家都在挥手打招呼，邀请我们四处看看。48 Hours in Europe's Least Visited Country (Ep. 3)
- 1:13As the flame unlocks energy in the fuel, that energy creates pressure waves that ripple outward at the speed of sound.当火焰从燃料中释放能量时，该能量会产生以音速向外扩散的压力波。4 Things We Can Learn From Explosions
- 14:29You could honk your horn to say hi, like if you go beep and then wave.你可以按喇叭打招呼，比如先‘哔’一声再挥手。Let's Learn English! Topic: Action Verbs! 🤲😎🌷 (Lesson Only)
- 0:56Light is made up of electromagnetic waves that we often depict as sine waves with different wavelengths.光由电磁波组成，我们通常将其描绘为具有不同波长的正弦波。Why the Perfect Red Is Impossible to Make
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- waveswavingwaved
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- wave to13×sound wave12×wave at12×be wave6×electromagnetic wave6×
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