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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3284 COCA: 4010

tide

1 tide /ˈtaɪd/ noun
plural tides
1 tide
/ˈtaɪd/
noun
plural tides
Learner's definition of TIDE
[count] : the regular upward and downward movement of the level of the ocean that is caused by the pull of the Sun and the Moon on the Earth潮;潮汐
see also ebb tide, flood tide, high tide, low tide, riptide
[singular] : the flow of the ocean's water as the tide rises or falls潮水;海潮
[singular] : the way in which something is changing or developing潮流;趋势;动向
[singular] : something that increases over time(随着时间发展的)态势,形势+ of

go/swim with/against the tide

◊ If you go/swim with/against the tide, you think or behave in a way that agrees/disagrees with how most other people think or behave.赶/反潮流;顺/逆潮流
2 tide /ˈtaɪd/ verb
tides; tided; tiding
2 tide
/ˈtaɪd/
verb
tides; tided; tiding
Learner's definition of TIDE

tide over

[phrasal verb]
tide (someone) over
: to give (someone) what is needed to get through a short period of time帮助(某人)度过短期困难时期
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3284 COCA: 4010

tide

1 of 3

noun

1
a(1)
: the alternate rising and falling of the surface of the ocean and of water bodies (such as gulfs and bays) connected with the ocean that occurs usually twice a day and is the result of differing gravitational forces exerted at different parts of the earth by another body (such as the moon or sun)
(2)
: a less marked rising and falling of an inland body of water
(3)
: a periodic movement in the earth's crust caused by the same forces that produce ocean tides
(4)
: a periodic distortion on one celestial body caused by the gravitational attraction of another
(5)
: one of the periodic movements of the atmosphere resembling those of the ocean and produced by gravitation or diurnal temperature changes
2
a
: something that fluctuates like the tides of the sea
the tide of public opinion
b
: a large and increasing quantity or volume
a tide of opportunists
a swelling tide of criticism
3
a
: a flowing stream : current
b
: the waters of the ocean
c
: the overflow of a flooding stream
4
a
: a fit or opportune time : opportunity
b
: an ecclesiastical anniversary or festival
also : its season
usually used in combination
Eastertide
c
obsolete : a space of time : period
tideless adjective

tide

2 of 3

verb (1)

tided; tiding

intransitive verb

: to flow as or in a tide : surge

transitive verb

: to cause to float with or as if with the tide

tide

3 of 3

verb (2)

tided; tiding

Example Sentences

Noun a chart of the tides The boat got swept away in the tide.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
That win eventually turned the tide in a rivalry Hoover had long dominated. Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 14 Aug. 2022 Gettysburg pitted about 160,000 men in a pitched three-day battle that turned the tide of the Civil War in favor of the Union. Fox News, 29 June 2022 Brown and the Celtics turned the tide in the first quarter and sent a message to Miami, handing the Heat their first home loss of these playoffs in humiliating fashion, a 127-102 basketball beatdown. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022 Efforts to improve vaccine access have since turned the tide on poor vaccination rates among Black Americans. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 13 May 2022 So far, nothing has turned the tide of public opinion against the campaign of mass arrests or the president leading it. New York Times, 12 May 2022 But for a stretch that started at the end of the first period and ran through the second, the Pens turned the tide by winning the shot battle, 33-12. Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY, 4 May 2022 The three goals that turned the tide against Paris Saint-Germain—a Benzema hat-trick—came over just 17 minutes of action. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 4 May 2022 The legend perhaps began to feel prophetic as Ukraine slowly turned the tide of the war. David Axe, Forbes, 3 May 2022
Verb
This one should tide everyone over for that period after Hocus Pocus 2 comes out (on September 30) and actual Halloween. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2022 Bipartisan support was needed in the State Legislature and Congress to win federal loan guarantees and other assistance to tide the city over during its crisis. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 4 May 2022 The outdoor options and spending power of the clientele helped tide such companies over. Matt Wirz, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022 Generous handouts by governments in the U.S. and other advanced economies to tide workers through the pandemic further turbocharged Western spending. Jason Douglas, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 Thankfully, fans had The Book of Boba Fett to tide them over. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 26 May 2022 But if your patience is starting to wear a little too thin, the 28-year-old singer-songwriter did just debut a new song off the album to tide you over. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 May 2022 In the past, many barbers had to take payday loans to tide them over between paychecks. Tom Groenfeldt, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Personal finance experts typically recommend that people have at least three months' worth of income saved to tide them over in the event of a job loss, health problem or other unplanned situation that crimps their cash flow. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 20 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, time, from Old English tīd; akin to Old High German zīt time and perhaps to Greek daiesthai to divide

Verb (2)

Middle English, from Old English tīdan; akin to Middle Dutch tiden to go, come, Old English tīd time

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4c

Verb (1)

1593, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Verb (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tide was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3284 COCA: 4010
tide

noun¹

1change in the level of the sea海平面變化ADJECTIVE | VERB + TIDE | TIDE + VERB | TIDE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEstrong洶湧的潮水flood, incoming, rising漲潮ebb, outgoing退潮;落潮high, low高潮;低潮neap, spring小潮;大潮ocean (especially NAmE) 海潮rip裂流;離岸流If caught in a rip tide, strong swimmers should swim for shore.如果陷入裂流,身強力壯的游泳者應該向岸邊游。VERB + TIDEcatch趕潮We have to get up early to catch the tide (= leave at the same time as the tide goes out).我們得早起乘潮出海。TIDE + VERBbe in潮來;潮漲be out潮去;潮落come in, rise潮來;潮漲ebb, fall, go out, recede, retreat (especially BrE) 潮退;潮落;潮去be on the turn, turn高低潮轉換occur潮汐出現the time of day when the highest tides occur一天中出現最高潮的時候wash sb/sth up潮水把⋯沖上岸The body was washed up by the tide the next day.第二天屍體被潮水沖上了岸。TIDE + NOUNline, mark漲潮線;潮標the high tide mark高潮標誌pool潮水坑;潮水潭When the sea recedes, tide pools reveal a bewildering diversity of marine life.海水退去後,潮水潭裏會出現各種各樣的海洋生物,令人眼花繚亂。PREPOSITIONat... tide在⋯潮時Seals lie on the rocks at low tide.低潮時海豹趴在岩石上。on a/the tide在⋯潮時We went out to sea on the ebb tide.我們趁着退潮時出海。
tide

noun²

2movement of opinion; sudden increase意見的變動;突增ADJECTIVE | VERB + TIDE | TIDE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgrowing, rising增長的/上升的趨勢the rising tide of crime犯罪的上升趨勢shifting變換的潮流political政治潮流He didn't have the courage to swim against the political tide.他沒有勇氣逆政治潮流而動。VERB + TIDEgo with, ride順應潮流go against, swim against逆潮流而動reverse, stem, turn, turn back扭轉潮流;抑制潮流attempts to stem the tide of revolution遏制革命潮流的企圖TIDE + VERBrun潮流發展Seeing the tide was now running in his direction, he renewed his campaign for reform.看到形勢朝對他有利的方向發展,他重新開始了改革運動。carry sb/sth along潮流推動⋯向前turn潮流扭轉The tide of public opinion seems to be turning at last.輿論風向好像終於改變了。PREPOSITIONagainst a/the tide逆潮流It takes courage to speak out against the tide of public opinion.發表背逆輿論潮流的意見需要勇氣。on a tide乘潮流They were carried along on a tide of euphoria.他們也喜不自禁。tide against, tide in favour/favor of反對/支持⋯的潮流Civil liberties groups helped to turn the tide against industrial violence.公民自由團體幫助扭轉勞資糾紛引發暴力的潮流。PHRASESthe tide of history歷史潮流the shifting tides of history不斷轉變的歷史潮流the turn of the tide潮流轉變In the early 1990s there was a marked turn of the tide.20 世紀 90 年代初有一次明顯的潮流轉變。

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