| 单词 | riptide |
| 释义 | riptide (once / 193760 pages) n A riptide is an extremely strong, unpredictable current that flows across another. Riptides are especially dangerous for ocean swimmers. When people talk about riptides, they usually mean the powerful, narrow currents of ocean water near the shore that can be hazardous to swimmers with little experience. Officially, this is incorrect: rip current is the name for this ocean phenomenon, while a riptide is a flow of water in an estuary. As long as you're not worried about being inaccurate, go ahead and use riptide's common meaning — people will know exactly what you mean. WORD FAMILYriptide: riptides USAGE EXAMPLESThe genre’s most important singers are still the ones who sound most comfortable in that slow-motion riptide between innovation and sentimentality. Washington Post(Oct 27, 2016) Forecasters said it could continue to affect coastal areas of southern New England with high surf and dangerous riptides through Thursday. Washington Times(Sep 07, 2016) Officials are warning of more rough surf and riptides Tuesday in Maine and New Hampshire. Washington Times(Sep 06, 2016) 1n a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current Syn|Hyper countercurrent, crosscurrent, rip, tide rip turbulence, turbulency unstable flow of a liquid or gas 2n a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore Syn|Hyper rip current current, stream a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) |
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