[N-COUNT 可数名词]潮;潮水;潮汐The tide is the regular change in the level of the sea on the shore.
The tide was at its highest...
潮水正处于最高位。
The tide was going out, and the sand was smooth and glittering...
正在退潮,沙滩平坦,闪着微光。
State police say that high tides and severe flooding have damaged beaches.
州警方称,高潮位和严重的水灾冲坏了海滩。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](不断冲刷海岸的)潮水,潮汐 A tide is a current in the sea that is caused by the regular and continuous movement of large areas of water towards and away from the shore.
Roman vessels used to sail with the tide from Boulogne to Richborough.
罗马的船只过去经常乘着潮汐从布洛涅航行到里奇伯勒。
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[N-SING 单数名词](观点等的)潮流,趋势 The tide of opinion, for example, is what the majority of people think at a particular time.
[N of n]
The tide of opinion seems overwhelmingly in his favour.
绝大多数人的观点看来是一边倒地支持他的。
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[N-SING 单数名词](无法抗拒的)潮流,浪潮 People sometimes refer to events or forces that are difficult or impossible to control as the tide of history, for example.
[the N of n]
They talked of reversing the tide of history...
他们谈到扭转历史潮流。
The tide of war swept back across their country.
战争的浪潮回过头来席卷了全国。
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[N-SING 单数名词](尤指不好的)浪潮,势头 You can talk about a tide of something, especially something which is unpleasant, when there is a large and increasing amount of it.
[N of n]
...an ever increasing tide of crime...
不断高涨的犯罪浪潮
The tide of nationalism is still running high in a number of republics.
民族主义浪潮在许多共和国势头正盛。
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See also:
high tide
;
low tide
;
相关词组:
tide over
Oxford
tide/taɪd; NAmEtaɪd/
noun
,
verb
tidetidestidedtidingnoun1[countable , uncountable ]a regular rise and fall in the level of the sea, caused by the pull of the moon and sun; the flow of water that happens as the sea rises and falls 潮;潮汐;潮水◆the ebb and flow of the tide海潮的涨落◆The tide is in/out.涨╱退潮了。◆Is the tide coming in or going out?是在涨潮还是在落潮?◆The body was washed up on the beach by the tide.尸体被潮水冲上了海滩。☞see also
high tide
,
low tide
,
neap tide
,
spring tide
2[countable , usually singular ]the direction in which the opinion of a large number of people seems to be moving 潮流;趋势;动向◆It takes courage to speak out against the tide of opinion.跟舆论趋向唱反调需要勇气。3[countable , usually singular ]a large amount of sth unpleasant that is increasing and is difficult to control (难以控制的)恶潮,怒潮◆There is anxiety about the rising tideof crime. 犯罪率日益增长令人忧虑。4[singular ]tideof sth a feeling that you suddenly have that gets stronger and stronger 高涨的情绪◆A tide of rage surged through her.一股怒火燃遍她的全身。5-tide[singular ]( old use) ( in compounds 构成复合词) a time or season of the year 时节;季节◆Christmastide圣诞节节期IDIOMSgo, swim, etc. with/against the ˈtideto agree with/oppose the attitudes or opinions that most other people have 顺应╱逆潮流;赶╱反潮流the ˈtide turned | turn the ˈtideused to say that there is a change in sb's luck or in how successful they are being 转变运气;改变形势verbPHRASAL VERBˌtide sb ˈover (sth)[no passive ]to help sb during a difficult period by providing what they need 帮助某人渡过(困难时期);协助某人克服(困难)◆Can you lend me some money to tide me over until I get paid?你能借些钱给我帮我凑合到发薪日吗?tide/taɪd; NAmEtaɪd/
LDC
tide1 noun
tide2 verb
tidetide1 /taɪd/ ●●○ noun
Word Origin
Examples
Thesaurus
Collocations
Phrases
1the tide the regular rising and falling of the level of the seathe tide is in/out (=the sea is at a high/low level) Is the tide going out or coming in? We went for a walk and got cut off by the tide. →
high tide(1)
, low tide
2[countable] a current of water caused by the tide: Strong tides make swimming dangerous.3[countable usually singular] the way in which events or people’s opinions are developingtide of With the tide of public opinion against him, the president may lose. It was their first major victory. The tide had turned (=changed). The tide of battle turned against the Mexican army.swim with/against the tide (=support or oppose what most people think)4[countable usually singular] a large amount of something that is increasing and is difficult to controltide of violence/crime etc The crisis prompted a rising tide of protest. She swallowed back a tide of emotion. efforts to stem the tide of hysteria caused by the shootings (=prevent it from getting worse)5[singular] a large number of people or things moving along togethertide of the tide of refugees flowing over the border6Christmastide/eveningtide/morningtide etc old use a particular time of the year or dayCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesthe tide is in (=the sea covers the shore)· You can’t walk on the beach when the tide is in.the tide is out· Let’s go for a walk along the beach while the tide is out.high tide· At high tide the island is completely cut off.low tide· The sands are exposed at low tide.the incoming tide· The box was carried upstream on the incoming tide.the rising tide· The rising tide had begun to fill up the channel.an ebb tide (=the flow of the sea away from the shore)· We sailed out to sea on the ebb tide.a flood tide (=the flow of the sea towards the land)· The wind drove the yacht inland on the flood tide.a spring tide (=a large rise and fall in the level of the sea, that happens when there is a new moon and when there is a full moon)· It must be a spring tide.a neap tide (=a very small rise and fall in the level of the sea, that happens at the first and third quarters of the moon)· Spring tides alternate with neap tides.verbsthe tide comes in (=the sea comes nearer)· Once the tide comes in, the cove is cut off.the tide goes out· They sat on the beach watching the tide going out.the tide turns (=starts coming in or going out)· Soon, the tide would turn and the waves would begin to creep inshore again.be cut off by the tide (=become trapped as the sea rises)· Two anglers had to be rescued after getting cut off by the tide.
tide1 noun
tide2 verb
tidetide2 verb
Collocations
Phrases
tide over phrasal verbto help someone through a difficult period, especially by lending them money: Could you lend me £10 to tide me over till next week?
WDF
tide
[taɪd]tided, tiding, tides
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tides[1576]
潮水(36%),潮流(21%),潮汐(17%),渡过(15%),趋势(11%)
n.趋势,潮流;潮汐
vt.随潮漂流
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