tide

9 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ tide /ˈtaɪd/ noun

plural tides

¹ tide

/ˈtaɪd/

noun

plural tides

Learner's definition of TIDE

a [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

a chart of the tides潮汐涨落的图表
Is the tide coming in or going out? = Is the tide rising or falling?这是涨潮还是落潮？

b [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

We tried to gauge the tide of public opinion. [=to find out how public opinion was changing]我们努力判断公众舆论的走向。
the tide of history历史潮流
The team was on a losing streak, but then the tide turned [=their luck changed] and they went on to win the championship.那支队连连战败，但是后来形势发生变化，他们乘势赢得了冠军。

[singular] : something that increases over time（随着时间发展的）态势，形势 — + of

The government is dealing with a rising/swelling/growing tide of criticism over its foreign policy.政府正面临对其外交政策不断加剧的批评。
They are concerned about the rising tide of crime [=the increasing amount of crime] in the city.他们对这个城市越来越多的犯罪感到担忧。
We have to do something to stem the tide of violence. [=to stop the violence from continuing and increasing]我们必须采取措施阻止暴力事件加剧。

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

Politically, she tends to go against the tide on her college campus. [=she tends to have different political opinions than most people on her college campus]她的政见有些与学校里的主流政见相左。

² tide /ˈtaɪd/ verb

tides; tided; tiding

² tide

/ˈtaɪd/

verb

tides; tided; tiding

Learner's definition of TIDE

[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