tide
美音:
[taıd
]英音:
[taıd
]n.潮,潮汐,潮流,趋势
难易程度:
tide为短语/超纲词汇
词频:3363
词形变化:
动词过去式:tided 过去分词:tided 现在分词:tiding 第三人称单数:tides
tide
/taɪd; taɪd/
n
1 (a) [C, U] regular rise and fall in the level of the sea, caused by the attraction of the moon and sun 潮; 潮汐
*spring/neap (ie maximum/minimum) tides 大[小]潮
* at high/low tide 在高[低]潮时.
(b) [C] water moved by this 潮水
*We were cut off by the tide. 我们让潮水截住了.
* The tide is (coming) in/(going) out. 正在涨[落]潮.
* driftwood washed up by the tide(s) 被潮水冲上来的浮木
* Swimmers should beware of strong tides. 游泳的人要提防汹涌的潮水.
2 [C usu sing 通常作单数] direction in which opinion, events, luck, etc seem to move; trend (舆论、事件、运气等的)潮流, 趋势, 动向
*a rising tide of discontent 不满情绪的不断增涨
* The tide turned in our favour. 形势变得对我们有利.3 [U] (arch 古) (in compounds 用以构成复合词) season季; 时
*`yule-tide
* `Whitsuntide.
4 (idm 习语) go, swim,etc with/against the stream/tide => stream. time and tide wait for no man => time1.
v (phr v) tide sb over (sth) help sb through (a difficult period) by providing what he needs (通过提供所需)帮助某人渡过(困难时期)
*Will you lend me some money to tide me over until I get my pay cheque? 你能否借给我点儿钱, 帮我维持到发薪时?
1. We were cut off by the tide. 我们让潮水截住了.
2. Time and tide waits for no man. 岁月不等人。
3. Looking back on it, I find they were right, but this rising tide of change is itself the problem. 回想一下,她们也没错,可是问题就出在这日益高涨的变化浪潮本身。
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