► 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:
- 電磁波 ⇨ An electromagnetic wave
- 彼は車ごと津波に流された ⇨ He was washed away by the tsunami in his car
- 今日は波が荒い ⇨ Waves are rough today
- 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
- 多くの街は津波に対して無防備だった ⇨ Many towns were defenseless against tsunami
- その津波は地球を半周した ⇨ The tsunami went over a half circle of the earth
- 地震で津波が起こった ⇨ The tsunami was caused by an earthquake
- 津波で家屋が流失した ⇨ Houses got 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
- 余計な波風を立てるな ⇨ Don’t create unnecessary waves and winds. Don’t upset the applecart
- 街は津波で壊滅した ⇨ The town was destroyed by the tsunami
- 音波は水中では殆ど伝わらない ⇨ Sound waves won’t travel well in water
- 彼とは波長が合わない ⇨ He and I are on different wavelengths
- 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
- 国全体で波紋を呼んだ事件 ⇨ An incident that caused ripples, a shockwave, throughout the nation