| 单词 | tide |
| 释义 | tide (taɪd ) Word forms: tides , tiding , tided 1. countable noun B2 The tide is the regular change in the level of the sea on the shore. The tide was at its highest. The tide was going out, and the sand was smooth and glittering. State police say that high tides and severe flooding have damaged beaches. 2. countable noun B2 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. Synonyms: current, flow, stream, course 3. singular noun The tide of opinion, for example, is what the majority of people think at a particular time. The tide of opinion seems overwhelmingly in his favour. [+ of] 4. singular noun People sometimes refer to events or forces that are difficult or impossible to control as the tide of history, for example. They talked of reversing the tide of history. [+ of] The tide of war swept back across their country. Synonyms: course, direction, trend, current 5. singular noun You can talk about a tide of something, especially something which is unpleasant, when there is a large and increasing amount of it. ...an ever increasing tide of crime. [+ of] The tide of nationalism is still running high in a number of republics. 6. See also high tide, low tide Phrasal verbs: tide over phrasal verb If you do something for someone to tide them over, you help them through a period when they are having difficulties, especially by lending them money. He wanted money to tide him over. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The banks were prepared to put up 50 million euros to tide over the company. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Idioms: stem the tide of something to get control of something bad that is happening on a large scale, and stop it The authorities seem powerless to stem the tide of violence. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers swim against the tide to do or say something which is the opposite of what most other people are doing or saying Adenauer generally appeared to be swimming against the tide in international politics. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 潮水 Japanese: 潮 |
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