Undulation

(noun.) wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves.

编辑:波西亚

• He waved his whip in the direction of the Bellomont acres, which lay outspread before them in opulent undulations. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Only a few children in Middlemarch looked blond by the side of Rosamond, and the slim figure displayed by her riding-habit had delicate undulations. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• They roamed at large on the undulations of Egdon, but in numbers too few to detract much from the solitude. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• She was soon ascending Blooms-End valley and traversing the undulations on the side of the hill. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Her head was high in ever alert attention; her long tail moved slowly in sinuous and graceful undulations. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• A tide of quiet thought now came gently caressing my brain; softer and softer rose the flow, with tepid undulations smoother than balm. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• I saw him descend the mountain with greater speed than the flight of an eagle, and quickly lost him among the undulations of the sea of ice. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• Hi story of Winds and Sudden B last s and Undulations of the Air. 李贝. 西洋科学史.

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