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undulating

/verb uhn-juh-leyt, uhn-dyuh-, -duh-; adjective uhn-juh-lit, -leyt, uhn-dyuh-, -duh-/US // verb ˈʌn dʒəˌleɪt, ˈʌn dyə-, -də-; adjective ˈʌn dʒə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈʌn dyə-, -də- //UK // (ˈʌndjʊˌleɪt) //

波动的,波动,波状的,起伏的

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v.无主动词 verb
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    un·du·lat·ed, un·du·lat·ing.

    • : to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement: The flag undulates in the breeze.
    • : to have a wavy form or surface; bend with successive curves in alternate directions.
    • : to rise and fall in pitch: the wail of a siren undulating in the distance.
v.有主动词 verb
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    un·du·lat·ed, un·du·lat·ing.

    • : to cause to move in waves.
    • : to give a wavy form to.
adj.形容词 adjective
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    • : Also un·du·lat·ed. having a wavelike or rippled form, surface, edge, etc.; wavy.

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Examples

  • With green crests and valleys undulating into the vast space in front of us, I couldn’t help but think that there seems to be no way of avoiding being a player in climate destruction, short of off-the-grid living.

  • There were stomachs, taut and flat, but also undulating bellies, soft and bloated from the breakfast buffet.

  • The venue alone is worth seeing, with its astonishing undulating roof designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban.

  • Suddenly, the earth convulses, transforming the level tracks into an undulating rollercoaster.

  • The country is undulating and beautiful, mainly devoted to Grass, Wheat and Wood, and in the very highest condition.

  • The underside of the lower wings are sulphureous, with very fine undulating or rather incontinuous lines of a yellowish colour.

  • Thou shaltBehold joy reign in cities and in towns,Old age and youth alike contented dwell,And undulating beards of two spans long!

  • Its fantastic colors are more brilliant and beautiful than the sun on the undulating waters.

  • Beyond the park, which was studded with giant oaks, he saw a rich, undulating country.