tide

tide
noun
  1. the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun
    潮（汐）
    the changing patterns of the tides.
    不断变换的潮型。
    [mass noun]they were driven on by wind and tide.
    他们被风和潮水越冲越远。
    ■the water as affected by this
    潮水
    the rising tide covered the wharf.
    上涨的潮水漫上了码头。
    ■(figurative)a powerful surge of feeling or trend of events
    (喻)潮流，趋势；浪潮
    he drifted into sleep on a tide of euphoria.
    他在一阵欣喜过后不知不觉入睡了。
    we must reverse the growing tide of racism sweeping Europe.
    我们必须扭转日益高涨的种族主义席卷欧洲的势头。
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction](archaic)drift with or as if with the tide
    (古)顺潮水漂浮；像潮水般涌流
    ■(of a ship) work in or out of harbour with the help of the tide
    （船只进港、离港时）顺潮航行
常用词组
派生
tideless
adjective
语源
  1. 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
继承用法
tide someone over
  1. help someone through a difficult period, especially with financial assistance
    （尤指通过财政资助）使某人度过（困难时期）
    she needed a small loan to tide her over.
    她需要一小笔贷款以渡过难关。
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