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tide/taid/ n. & v.●n. 1a the periodic rise and fall of the sea due to the attraction of the moon and sun (see 见 EBB n. 1, FLOOD n. 3) 潮,潮汐(因月亮和太阳的引力而使海水周期性地涨落) b the water as affected by this 潮水 2 a time or season 时间;季节 usu. in comb. 通常用于复合词 : Whitsuntide 圣灵降临周 3 a marked trend of opinion, fortune, or events (舆论、运气或事件的)趋势;潮流,浪潮 ●v. intr. 1 drift with or literary as with the tide 随潮水漂浮;[文学用语]如潮水般涌流 2 (of a ship) work in or out of harbour with the help of the tide (船只进港或离港时)顺潮行驶 □ tide over enable or help (a person) to deal with an awkward situation, difficult period, etc. 使(某人)渡过困难时期,帮(某人)克服困境 the money will tide me over until Friday 这笔钱会帮我捱到星期五 □ work double tides Brit. work twice the normal time, or extra hard [英]用加倍的时间工作,加倍努力地工作 □ tideless adj.[Old English tīd from Germanic: related to TIME] |