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| 1 | C the way that the level of the sea regularly rises and falls during the day . The tide comes in or rises, then it turns and goes out or falls, and then turns again . At its highest point the tide is in and it is high tide , and at its lowest point the tide is out and it is low tide . 潮；潮汐 |
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| 2 | singular a tendency of people to think or feel in a particular way 思潮；倾向；潮流 |
| the tide of opinion/sentiment The tide of public opinion is moving towards tighter planning controls. 公众舆论倾向于进行更为严格的规划管理。 |
| | 2a | a tendency of events to develop in a particular way （事态发展的）趋势，倾向 | | the tide of history/prosperity 历史趋势/繁荣倾向 | |
| | 2b | used for saying that people’ s opinion or a situation is changing 观念变化；形势改变 | | The tide seems to have turned against the government. 形势似乎变得对政府不利。 | |
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| - | a rising tide of sth
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| an increase in the amount or strength of something , especially something that you must oppose |
| （尤指必须反对的事物）数量增加，势力增强 |
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| The police are fighting against a rising tide of crime. 警方正在打击不断增加的犯罪活动。 |
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| - | stem the tide (of sth)
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| to stop something from increasing or continuing |
| 遏制…增长；阻止…继续发展 |
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| This rule was used to stem the tide of imported videos. 制定本规定是为了遏制进口录像带的增长。 |
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| - | swim against/with the tide
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| to do or believe the opposite to other peoplethe same as other people |
| 不随大流/随大流 |
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| - | turn the tide
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| to change a situation , especially so that you begin to win instead of losing |
| 改变局势；（尤指）扭转局势 |
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