| 单词 | tide |
| 释义 | tidetidestidetide1 /taɪd/ noun1[countable] the regular rising and falling of the level of the sea: High tide (=when the sea is highest) is at 9 o’clock tonight.be满潮在今晚9点。You can walk across at low tide (=when the sea is low).落潮后你可以走过去。The tide was out (=the sea was low), so we played in the rock pools.beplaypool潮水退去了，我们便在岩石间的潮水潭里玩。2[countable usually singular] the way that events or people’s opinions are developingtide ofThe tide of public opinion turned against him.turn公众舆论转而反对他。the rising tide of crimerise日益增长的犯罪率COLLOCATIONS: tideadjectiveshigh/low tideAt high tide, the sea covers most of the beach.coverAt low tide it is possible to wade across the channel.bethe incoming/rising tide (=when the sea is getting higher)They were trapped by the incoming tide.betrapverbsthe tide is in/out (=the sea is high or low)When the tide is in you can’t see the rocks.berockYou can walk to the next bay when the tide is out.bethe tide comes in/the tide goes out (=the sea gets higher or lower)The tide came in and washed away our sandcastle.comewashWe sat on the beach watching the tide go out.sitwatchto be cut off by the tide (=to become trapped as the sea rises)Two boys had to be rescued after they were cut off by the tide.boyhaverescuebethe tide turns (=starts coming in or going out)I think the tide’s just turned.turn |
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