low tiden.

Brit.

/ˌləʊ ˈtʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˌloʊ ˈtaɪd/

Forms: see low adj. and n.² and tide n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., tide n.

Etymology: < low adj. + tide n. Compare earlier low water n.

1. The tide when the sea is furthest out from the shore; the time of day when the tide at its lowest level; the state of the tide at this time. Also in extended use (cf. tide n. 7b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [noun] > low

ground-ebba1420

low waterc1460

low tide1539

undertide1851

M.L.W.1904

1539 R. Morison tr. Frontinus Strategemes & Policies Warre iii. sig. Hv^v Comminius Atrabas..fledde out of France into Britayne, and arryued by chaunce in a part of the Ocean with a gayl wind, but with a lowe tyde.

1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. f. 57 In the Northerly Regions a yellow ielly is taken vp out of the Sea at low tides.

1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect i. vi. 22 The Rackone is a deepe furred beast... In the moone shine night they goe to feede on clammes at a low tide, by the Sea side.

1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. 27 They, taking the advantage of a low tide, either waded over..or else wafted themselves over upon small Rafts.

1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VII. 207 Some women of the country..go to the rocks at low tide, and gather the fucus palmatus, dulse.

1816 N. Amer. Rev. July 248 In times of great drought, and in low tides, the ordinary prairies are passable.

1848 A. Bain Astron. 88 In a whole lunar day she has caused two high tides and two low tides all over the earth.

1859 Austral. Directory II. 275 At low tides the edges of the reefs are nearly level with the water.

1903 A. Haig Uric Acid (ed. 6) viii. 330 There is a high tide of uric acid in the blood and urine every day in the a.m. hours, and there is a low tide in the p.m. hours.

1986 Backpacker Sept. 58/3 The channel was supposedly fordable only at a low tide of 5.5 feet.

2006 M. Pollan Omnivore's Dilemma xv. 278 She would take us to the beach at low tide to dig for steamers.

a. The lowest or most depressed state of something or someone; the lowest ebb, the nadir. Cf. tide n. 9, ebb n. 2b.Cf. low water n. 2, low-water mark n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition > low condition or low point > lowest point

low tide1608

low-water mark1651

falla1662

perigee1662

low point1749

bathos1759

nadir1793

pessimism1794

zero1821

bed-rock1883

rock-bottom1885

ultima Thule1976

1608 G. Markham & L. Machin Dumbe Knight ii. sig. D3^v The King..ore lookes, The low-tide of my fortunes.

1704 Visits from Shades 18 When it's low Tide at home, I have recourse to one factious Alderman or other, and accost him in a skrew'd Posture.

a1796 B. Sowden Serm. Var. Subj. (1798) 250 There our riches will never decay..our felicity never run in the low tide of indifference.

1899 Louisiana Planter & Sugar Manufacturer 17 June 378/1 Stocks are at low tide, the amount inconsequent.

1909 F. Thompson St. Ignatius Loyola iv. 89 Greek and Hebrew were at low tide in France, at high tide in Germany.

1915 Barrel & Box Mar. 31/2 The stave business, like everything else, is a game. At times it seems to be at high tide, at other times at low tide.

1944 ‘Palinurus’ Unquiet Grave ii. 53 The low tide and nadir of hope about 2 a.m. to 4.

1971 C. W. Mackintosh tr. F. Coillard On Threshold Central Afr. xxx. 487 There will always be ebbs and flows in his relationships... They were at low tide when I arrived.

2000 J. P. Cannon Fighting for Socialism 79 In 1918, at the low tide of the revolution,..the number of railroad cars loaded daily dropped to 7590.

†b. slang. The state or condition of being in financial difficulties. Cf. low water n. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > lack of money

pence-lackc1400

a short purse1548

disability1624

low tide1699

embarrassment1727

impecuniosity1818

soldier's thigh1841

pennilessness1852

hard-uppishness1859

hard-upness1869

ooflessness1889

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Low Tide, when there's no Money in a Man's Pocket.

1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 52 Low tide, very little money left.

1863 T. Taylor Ticket-of-leave Man i. 4 Well, I've taken a serious turn, always do when it's low tide here. [Pointing to his pocket].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	low tide
释义	low tiden. Brit. /ˌləʊ ˈtʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌloʊ ˈtaɪd/ Forms: see low adj. and n.² and tide n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., tide n. Etymology: < low adj. + tide n. Compare earlier low water n. 1. The tide when the sea is furthest out from the shore; the time of day when the tide at its lowest level; the state of the tide at this time. Also in extended use (cf. tide n. 7b). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [noun] > low ground-ebba1420 low waterc1460 low tide1539 undertide1851 M.L.W.1904 1539 R. Morison tr. Frontinus Strategemes & Policies Warre iii. sig. Hv^v Comminius Atrabas..fledde out of France into Britayne, and arryued by chaunce in a part of the Ocean with a gayl wind, but with a lowe tyde. 1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. f. 57 In the Northerly Regions a yellow ielly is taken vp out of the Sea at low tides. 1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect i. vi. 22 The Rackone is a deepe furred beast... In the moone shine night they goe to feede on clammes at a low tide, by the Sea side. 1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. 27 They, taking the advantage of a low tide, either waded over..or else wafted themselves over upon small Rafts. 1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VII. 207 Some women of the country..go to the rocks at low tide, and gather the fucus palmatus, dulse. 1816 N. Amer. Rev. July 248 In times of great drought, and in low tides, the ordinary prairies are passable. 1848 A. Bain Astron. 88 In a whole lunar day she has caused two high tides and two low tides all over the earth. 1859 Austral. Directory II. 275 At low tides the edges of the reefs are nearly level with the water. 1903 A. Haig Uric Acid (ed. 6) viii. 330 There is a high tide of uric acid in the blood and urine every day in the a.m. hours, and there is a low tide in the p.m. hours. 1986 Backpacker Sept. 58/3 The channel was supposedly fordable only at a low tide of 5.5 feet. 2006 M. Pollan Omnivore's Dilemma xv. 278 She would take us to the beach at low tide to dig for steamers. 2. a. The lowest or most depressed state of something or someone; the lowest ebb, the nadir. Cf. tide n. 9, ebb n. 2b.Cf. low water n. 2, low-water mark n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition > low condition or low point > lowest point low tide1608 low-water mark1651 falla1662 perigee1662 low point1749 bathos1759 nadir1793 pessimism1794 zero1821 bed-rock1883 rock-bottom1885 ultima Thule1976 1608 G. Markham & L. Machin Dumbe Knight ii. sig. D3^v The King..ore lookes, The low-tide of my fortunes. 1704 Visits from Shades 18 When it's low Tide at home, I have recourse to one factious Alderman or other, and accost him in a skrew'd Posture. a1796 B. Sowden Serm. Var. Subj. (1798) 250 There our riches will never decay..our felicity never run in the low tide of indifference. 1899 Louisiana Planter & Sugar Manufacturer 17 June 378/1 Stocks are at low tide, the amount inconsequent. 1909 F. Thompson St. Ignatius Loyola iv. 89 Greek and Hebrew were at low tide in France, at high tide in Germany. 1915 Barrel & Box Mar. 31/2 The stave business, like everything else, is a game. At times it seems to be at high tide, at other times at low tide. 1944 ‘Palinurus’ Unquiet Grave ii. 53 The low tide and nadir of hope about 2 a.m. to 4. 1971 C. W. Mackintosh tr. F. Coillard On Threshold Central Afr. xxx. 487 There will always be ebbs and flows in his relationships... They were at low tide when I arrived. 2000 J. P. Cannon Fighting for Socialism 79 In 1918, at the low tide of the revolution,..the number of railroad cars loaded daily dropped to 7590. †b. slang. The state or condition of being in financial difficulties. Cf. low water n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > lack of money pence-lackc1400 a short purse1548 disability1624 low tide1699 embarrassment1727 impecuniosity1818 soldier's thigh1841 pennilessness1852 hard-uppishness1859 hard-upness1869 ooflessness1889 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Low Tide, when there's no Money in a Man's Pocket. 1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 52 Low tide, very little money left. 1863 T. Taylor Ticket-of-leave Man i. 4 Well, I've taken a serious turn, always do when it's low tide here. [Pointing to his pocket]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1539
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