► 名詞
波 [(2)なみ] meaning: wave rank: 1
☆ 人の波 ⇨
☆ 彼は波に飲まれて溺死した ⇨ He was swallowed by waves and drowned
☆ 波の音が聞こえる ⇨ I can hear the sound of ocean waves
波 [(2)なみ] [波に乗る] meaning: wave rank: 1
☆ チームは好調の波に乗っている ⇨ The team is riding a wave of good performance, flying high
☆ 彼等は時代の波に乗り遅れた ⇨ They have failed to ride the wave of the times, keep abreast with the times
More examples:
- 彼等の事業は時代の波に乗って大成功した ⇨ Their business ride the wave of the times, took advantage of the trend, and became a big success
- 彼等は津波の危険を軽視していた ⇨ They were underestimating the danger of tsunami
- 電波が人体の健康に及ぼす影響 ⇨ The effect radio waves have over human health
- 大きな波乱を呼んだ事件 ⇨ An incident that stirred up a big controversy
- 津波で家屋が流失した ⇨ Houses got washed away by the tsunami
- 人間の声の周波数 ⇨ The frequency of human voice
- 余計な波風を立てるな ⇨ Don’t create unnecessary waves and winds. Don’t upset the applecart
- 彼女の人生は波乱万丈だった ⇨ Her life was full of turmoil
- 津波は高さ40メートルに達した ⇨ The tsunami reached 40 meters high
- 津波で家も何も全て流されてしまった ⇨ Houses and everything else were washed away by the tsunami
- 彼の家は津波で跡形も無く破壊された ⇨ His house was destroyed without any trace by tsunami
- 地震で津波が起こった ⇨ The tsunami was caused by an earthquake
- 穏やかに波打つ海 ⇨ A gently waving sea
- 米国の金融危機の余波が日本にも及んだ ⇨ The ripple effect of the US financial crisis reached Japan
- 津波で多くの家が押し流された ⇨ Many houses were washed away by tsunami