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ripple [ripples] (moving disturbance or undulation in the surface of a liquid) noun [UK: ˈrɪp.l̩] [US: ˈrɪp.l̩] | 水波 /shuǐbō/noun 波 /bō/noun 波纹 /bōwén/noun 涟漪 /liányī/noun 漣漪noun |
ripple effect (one event instigating a set of other events) noun | 漣漪效應noun |
cripple [cripples] (person who has severe impairment in physical abilities) noun [UK: ˈkrɪp.l̩] [US: ˈkrɪp.l̩] | 废人 /fèirén/noun 廢人noun 残废 /cánfèi/noun 殘廢noun 瘸子 /quézi/noun 跛子 /bǒzi/noun |
cripple [crippled, crippling, cripples] (to give someone a physical disability) verb [UK: ˈkrɪp.l̩] [US: ˈkrɪp.l̩] | 残害 /cánhài/verb 殘害verb 致残 /zhìcán/verb 致殘verb |