释义 |
turn the tideReverse the trend of events: the air power that helped to turn the tide of battle...- A battle was waged which turned the tide of the Second World War.
- The National Commissioner said the police were turning the tide against crime and that this trend would continue.
- The Code Talkers were honored for creating a code which was credited with saving thousands of lives and turning the tide of decisive battles in the Pacific theater.
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