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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 | tiedtide tiedsee also flood tide, high tide, low tide, neap tide, rip tide, spring tide- 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterc1, Geographyc1We 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- flood
- incoming
- …
- catch
- be in
- be out
- come in
- …
- line
- mark
- pool
- …
- 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
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc1He 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- growing
- rising
- shifting
- …
- go with
- ride
- go against
- …
- run
- carry somebody/something along
- turn
- …
- against a/the tide
- on a tide
- tide against
- …
- 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- growing
- rising
- shifting
- …
- go with
- ride
- go against
- …
- run
- carry somebody/something along
- turn
- …
- against a/the tide
- on a tide
- tide against
- …
- 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 - -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
Word OriginOld 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
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。