单词 | turn the tide |
释义 | turn the tide (once / 10582 pages) v When you turn the tide, you change things — usually dramatically, and for the better. When a losing candidate starts winning, her campaign manages to turn the tide. If you change the course of a bad situation, you turn the tide — like when your hard work training your puppy results in a calm, clean house instead of your previous life of chewed up shoes and constant barking. When you reverse someone's opinion, you also turn the tide. This common phrase reflects the change that occurs when a rising ocean tide starts to recede, or go out. WORD FAMILYturn the tide: turned the tide, turning the tide, turns the tide USAGE EXAMPLES“This is a good chance to start to turn the tide a little bit,” Anderson said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016) A month later, Russian tanks entered eastern Ukraine, turning the tide against the forces of the American-backed Ukrainian central government. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) They trailed by 10 to start the fourth quarter, but opened the period with a 25-4 run to turn the tide. Los Angeles Times(Dec 11, 2016) v cause a complete reversal of the circumstances Syn|Hyper turn the tables change by reversal, reverse, turn change to the contrary |
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