| 单词 | rip tide |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrip tide rip tide n. a stretch of fast-flowing and rough water in the sea or in a river; spec. = rip current n.; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > current > [noun] > flowing from shore rip tide1862 rip current1936 rip1941 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [noun] > overfall overfall1542 rip1775 rip tide1862 1862 M. Hopkins Hawaii 15 The bay was full of rip-tides, and the water boiled as in a kettle. 1931 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 26 Aug. 1/2 Surf bathing as a means of avoiding the heat was made unattractive to many because of the possibility of the recurrence of dangerous ‘rip tides’. 1970 I. Petite Meander to Alaska i. v. 47 Riptides, eddies,..complicate a cruiser's traffic patterns. 1977 Time 28 Mar. 45/3 In Colombia, surging coffee revenues have been accompanied by a riptide of 26% inflation. 2005 P. D. James Lighthouse i. iii. 43 The harbour lay beneath him..and beyond the harbour mouth, the restless sea and the distant counter-flow of the riptide. < as lemmas |
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