tide
noun uk/taɪd/ us/taɪd/
(SEA)
B2 [ C ]潮汐;潮水
the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every day
high/low tide 高／低潮
The tide is out/in. 潮退／涨了。
- More examples
- Most people are completely clueless about tide directions and weather conditions.
- The tide comes in very quickly here and you can soon find yourself stranded.
- Is the tide coming in or going out?
- You can only see the beach when the tide is out.
- The boat was swept out to sea by the tide.
(CHANGE)
[ S ] literary潮流，趋势
a noticeable change in a situation or increase in a particular type of behaviour
We must look for ways of stemming (= stopping) the rising tide of protest. 我们必须想办法阻止日益高涨的抗议活动。
Idioms
go/swim against the tideidiom 逆潮流，反潮流
to not follow what everyone else is doing
go/swim with the tideidiom 赶潮流;随大流
to follow what everyone else is doing
I thought I'd just swim with the tide and leave when everyone else does. 我想我会随大流，像别人一样离开。