tide
n
1
(a) [C, U] regular rise and fall in the level of the sea, caused by the attraction of the moon and sun 潮; 潮汐
spring/neap (ie maximum/minimum) tides 大[小]潮
at high/low tide 在高[低]潮時.
(b) [C] water moved by this 潮水
We were cut off by the tide. 我們讓潮水截住了.
The tide is (coming) in/(going) out. 正在漲[落]潮.
driftwood washed up by the tide(s) 被潮水沖上來的浮木
Swimmers should beware of strong tides. 游泳的人要提防洶涌的潮水.
2 [C usu sing 通常作單數]
direction in which opinion, events, luck, etc seem to move; trend (輿論、 事件、 運氣等的)潮流, 趨勢, 動向
a rising tide of discontent 不滿情緒的不斷增漲
The tide turned in our favour. 形勢變得對我們有利.3 [U]
(arch 古) (in compounds 用以構成復合詞) season季; 時
`yule-tide * `Whitsuntide.
4 (idm 習語) go, swim,etc with/against the stream/tide => stream. time and tide wait for no man => time1. tide, v (phr v) tide sb over (sth) help sb through (a difficult period) by providing what he needs (通過提供所需)幫助某人渡過(困難時期)
Will you lend me some money to tide me over until I get my pay cheque? 你能否借給我點兒錢, 幫我維持到發薪時?
?? 考研助記
太大(諧音):水太大- 潮水 網友:yqy 補充:來的潮(tide)很整潔(tidy)
?? 擴展釋義
*[taid]n. 潮, 潮汐, 趨勢, 潮流, 漲潮, 高潮vt. 使隨潮漂流vi. 順潮行駛相關詞組: tide sb over sth go with the tide go against the tide at high tide at low tide swim with the tide tail to the tide tide over