摇曳 | yáo yè | to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker | |
拖曳 | tuō yè | to pull; to drag; to haul | |
曳光弹 | yè guāng dàn | tracer ammunition; tracer | |
摇曳多姿 | yáo yè duō zī | swaying gently; moving elegantly | |
翠竹摇曳 | cuì zhú yáo yè | Green bamboo sways in the breeze. (idiom) |
1 | The heavy heart is indeed a weight that will surely drag us down in our holiness and usefulness. | |
2 | Every evening he went out upon the sea, and one evening the net was so heavy that hardly could he draw it into the boat. | |
3 | Then I felt a familiar tugging, sucking sensation on my ear. | |
4 | The towpaths will remain open, but the organisation urged people to take extra care to stay away from the edge as water levels fall. | |
5 | Swimming in the warm ocean water, and sitting underneath waving palm trees in a mild climate, was a pleasant change from the cold northern winters. |