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tide¹ /taɪd/ n. | vt. | vi. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. 潮，潮汐；潮水
The tide is in (out). 潮涨(退)了。
at high (low) tide 高(低)潮时
2. 涨潮(= flood tide)
The ship departed on the tide. 这条船于涨潮时驶离。
3. = atmospheric tide
4. 潮流，趋势；浪潮
the tide of international events 国际事件的动向
the tide of popular opinion 舆论的倾向
The tide of the battle was turning in their favour. 战局正在朝他们有利的方面转变。
A tide of joy rose higher and higher in the chapel. 小教堂里欢乐的浪潮一阵高过一阵。
5. 〈古〉[现仅用以构成复合词]时，季；宗教节期
6. 高潮期；紧要关头；紧急状态
The tide of her illness is at its height. 她的病情十分危急。
7. 〈罕〉水流，溪流，洪流
8. 〈古〉适当的时刻(或时际)
II ❶ vt.
使(仿佛)随潮水漂浮
The sea tided the debris ashore. 潮水将碎片冲上海滩。
tide one's way 顺潮行驶
❷ vi.
1. 顺潮水漂浮
2. 〈古〉像潮水般涌流
3. 【海】(尤指船只进港或离港时)顺潮行驶；(退潮时)抛锚
III a.
= tidal
[< OE tīd time; 与 OHG zīt, ON tīthr time 有关] phr. go with (against) the tide 顺 (逆)潮流，随 (不随)大流 swim with (against) the tide 见 swim
swim with the flowing tide 站在胜利者一边
tide over (使)度过(困难时期)，(使)克服(困难等)
The fifty dollars tided him over until payday. 他靠50块钱支撑到发薪日。
We believe that for the moment the difficulty is tided over. 我们相信困难暂时被克服了。
turn the tide 扭转潮流，(彻底)改变形势
The appearance of Joan of Arc turned the tide of war. 圣女贞德的出现使战争的形势急转直下。
work double tides 用加倍的时间工作，极其努力地工作 |