roller, breaker, ripple, wave
这四个词都有“波浪”的意思,它们的区别是:
wave指任何波浪,尤指海浪; ripple指细流、涟漪; roller指大浪或起伏的巨浪; breaker指大浪冲岸后的浪花。试比较下面的句子:
The little boat vanished beneath the waves.
小船被海浪吞没。
There is scarcely a ripple on the lake.
湖面上风平浪静,涟漪不兴。
Huge rollers broke on the beach.
巨浪冲上沙滩。
His favorite sport is riding the breakers in.
他最喜欢的运动是冲浪。