tide

noun

/taɪd/

Idioms

[countable, uncountable] a regular rise and fall in the level of the sea, caused by the pull of the moon and sun; the flow of water that happens as the sea rises and falls潮；潮汐；潮水
- the ebb and flow of the tide海潮的涨落
- The tide is in/out.涨潮／退潮了。
- Is the tide coming in or going out?是在涨潮还是在落潮？
- The body was washed up on the beach by the tide.尸体被潮水冲上了海滩。
Homophones tide | tied
tide tied
/taɪd/

/taɪd/
- tide noun
  We'll swim back to the beach before the tide turns.我们将在涨潮前游回海滩。
- tide verb
  Short-term loans are designed to tide borrowers over until their next payday.短期贷款旨在帮助借款人度过难关，直到下一个发薪日。
- tied verb (past tense, past participle of tie)
  She tied her hair up with ribbon.她用缎带把头发扎起来。
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- beach
- cliff
- coast
- dune
- headland
- inlet
- promontory
- sea
- shore
- tide
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- beach
- coast
- harbour
- pier
- sandbank
- sea
- shoreline
- surf
- tide
- wave
see also flood tide, high tide, low tide, neap tide, rip tide, spring tide
- We have to get up early to catch the tide.我们必须早起才能赶潮。
- We went out to sea on the ebb tide.我们趁着退潮时出海。
- the time of day when the highest tides occur一天中出现最高潮的时候
Topics Transport by waterc1, Geographyc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- strong
- flood
- incoming
- …
verb + tide
- catch
tide + verb
- be in
- be out
- come in
- …
tide + noun
- line
- mark
- pool
- …
preposition
- at… tide
- on a/the tide
[countable, usually singular] the direction in which the opinion of a large number of people seems to be moving潮流；趋势；动向
- It takes courage to speak out against the tide of opinion.跟舆论趋向唱反调需要勇气。
- There is a growing tide of opposition to the idea.越来越多的人反对这个想法。
- a tide of optimism乐观的浪潮
- He didn't have the courage to swim against the political tide.他没有勇气逆政治潮流而动。
- In the early 1990s there was a marked turn of the tide.20 世纪 90 年代初有一次明显的潮流转变。
- Seeing the tide was now running in his direction, he renewed his campaign for reform.看到形势朝对他有利的方向发展，他重新开始了改革运动。
- the shifting tides of history不断转变的历史潮流
Topics Opinion and argumentc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- growing
- rising
- shifting
- …
verb + tide
- go with
- ride
- go against
- …
tide + verb
- run
- carry somebody/something along
- turn
- …
preposition
- against a/the tide
- on a tide
- tide against
- …
phrases
- the tide of history
- the turn of the tide
[countable, usually singular] a large amount of something unpleasant that is increasing and is difficult to control（难以控制的）恶潮，怒潮
- There is anxiety about the rising tide of crime.犯罪率日益增长令人忧虑。
- Measures have been taken to stem the tide of pornography (= stop it from getting worse).已采取措施遏制淫秽品泛滥的势头。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- growing
- rising
- shifting
- …
verb + tide
- go with
- ride
- go against
- …
tide + verb
- run
- carry somebody/something along
- turn
- …
preposition
- against a/the tide
- on a tide
- tide against
- …
phrases
- the tide of history
- the turn of the tide
[singular] tide of something a feeling that you suddenly have that gets stronger and stronger高涨的情绪
- A tide of rage surged through her.一股怒火燃遍她的全身。
- They were carried along on a tide of euphoria.他们也喜不自禁。
-tide
[singular] (old use) (in compounds构成复合词) a time or season of the year时节；季节
- Christmastide圣诞节节期

词源Old English tīd ‘time, period, era’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tijd and German Zeit, also to time. The sense relating to the sea dates from late Middle English.

Idioms

go, swim, etc. with/against the tide

to agree with/oppose the attitudes or opinions that most other people have顺应／逆潮流；赶／反潮流Topics Opinion and argumentc2

the tide turned | turn the tide

used to say that there is a change in somebody’s luck or in how successful they are being转变运气；改变形势
- The tide turned for the Canadian at the start of the second set.在第二盘开始时，形势对加拿大人有利。
- This contract is probably our last chance to turn the tide.这份合同可能是我们扭转局面的最后机会。
Topics Successc2, Difficulty and failurec2