Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense tides, present participle tiding, past tense, past participle tided
1N-COUNT 潮;潮水;潮汐The tide is the regular change in the level of the sea on the shore. 潮;潮水;潮汐
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。
2N-COUNT (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. (不断冲刷海岸的)潮水,潮汐
Roman vessels used to sail with the tide from Boulogne to Richborough.
3N-SING (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. (观点等的)潮流,趋势
The tide of opinion seems overwhelmingly in his favour. [+ of]
绝大多数人的观点看来是一边倒地支持他的。
4N-SING (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. (无法抗拒的)潮流,浪潮
They talked of reversing the tide of history. [+ of]
5N-SING (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. (尤指不好的)浪潮,势头
...an ever increasing tide of crime. [+ of]
不断高涨的犯罪浪潮
The tide of nationalism is still running high in a number of republics.