tides
n. 潮( tide的名詞複數 ); 潮汐; 潮水; 潮流
The tide is the regular change in the level of the sea on the shore.
The tide was at its highest...
潮水正處於最高位。
The tide was going out, and the sand was smooth and glittering...
正在退潮,沙灘平坦,閃著微光。
A tide is a current in the sea that is caused by the regular and continuous movement of large areas of water towards and away from the shore.
Roman vessels used to sail with the tide from Boulogne to Richborough.
羅馬的船隻過去經常乘著潮汐從布洛涅航行到裡奇伯勒。
The tide of opinion, for example, is what the majority of people think at a particular time.
The tide of opinion seems overwhelmingly in his favour.
絕大多數人的觀點看來是一邊倒地支援他的。
People sometimes refer to events or forces that are difficult or impossible to control as the tide of history, for example.
They talked of reversing the tide of history...
他們談到扭轉歷史潮流。
The tide of war swept back across their country.
戰爭的浪潮回過頭來席捲了全國。
You can talk about a tide of something, especially something which is unpleasant, when there is a large and increasing amount of it.
...an ever increasing tide of crime...
不斷高漲的犯罪浪潮
The tide of nationalism is still running high in a number of republics.
民族主義浪潮在許多共和國勢頭正盛。
The Tides Inn is both comfortable and unpretentious.
泰得斯小酒店舒適而又簡潔。
The flood and ebb tides alternates with each other.
漲潮和落潮交替更迭.
The wounded tigress was now roaring double tides.
那隻受傷的母老虎正在怒吼.
Strong tides make swimming dangerous.
在洶湧的潮水中游泳是危險的.
The ship was slowed down by counter tides.
船因逆潮而慢下來.