[I,T] to move in small waves, or to make something move in this way

（使）起涟漪，（使）起细浪:

fields of grain rippling in the soft wind

和风中麦浪起伏的田野

I could see the muscles rippling under his shirt.

我看到他衬衫下面肌肉一起一伏。

[I always + adv / prep] to pass from one person to another like a wave

〔在人群中〕传开:

Panic rippled through Hollywood as the murders were discovered.

凶杀案揭露以后好莱坞一片恐慌。

Enthusiastic applause rippled around the tables.

热烈的掌声在各桌间此起彼伏。

[I always + adv / prep] if a feeling ripples through you, you feel it strongly

〔情感〕传遍，涌起:

Anger was rippling through him so fiercely that his whole body shook.

怒火在他心头燃烧，他浑身都颤抖起来。

[I] to make a noise like water that is flowing gently

发出潺潺声:

The water rippled over the stones.

石头上流水潺潺。

a rippling brook

潺潺的小溪

a small low wave on the surface of a liquid

波纹，细浪，涟漪:

ripples on the surface of the pond

池面上的涟漪

She dived into the pool, making scarcely a ripple.

她跳入池中，几乎没有泛起水波。

a sound that gets gradually louder and softer

此起彼伏的声音:

A ripple of laughter ran through the audience.

听众中笑声起伏。

a ripple of applause

此起彼伏的掌声

a feeling that spreads through a person or a group because of something that has happened

逐渐扩散的感觉:

A ripple of excitement went through the crowd as he came on stage.

他走上舞台的时候，人群一片骚动。

a shape or pattern that looks like a wave

波痕; 波纹:

ripples on the sand

沙上的波痕

raspberry ripple / chocolate ripple etc, a type of ICE CREAM that has different coloured bands of fruit, chocolate etc in it

山莓/巧克力等彩条冰激凌

ripple effect, a situation in which one action causes another, which then causes a third etc

涟漪作用，连锁反应;

The increase had a ripple effect through the whole financial market.

整个金融市场起了连锁反应，都在上升。