1. 潮;潮水;潮汐The tide is the regular change in the level of the sea on the shore.

e.g. The tide was at its highest...潮水正处于最高位。e.g. The tide was going out, and the sand was smooth and glittering...正在退潮，沙滩平坦，闪着微光。

2. (不断冲刷海岸的)潮水，潮汐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.

e.g. Roman vessels used to sail with the tide from Boulogne to Richborough.罗马的船只过去经常乘着潮汐从布洛涅航行到里奇伯勒。

3. (观点等的)潮流，趋势The tide of opinion, for example, is what the majority of people think at a particular time.

e.g. The tide of opinion seems overwhelmingly in his favour.绝大多数人的观点看来是一边倒地支持他的。

4. (无法抗拒的)潮流，浪潮People sometimes refer to events or forces that are difficult or impossible to control as the tide of history, for example.

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e.g. They talked of reversing the tide of history...他们谈到扭转历史潮流。e.g. The tide of war swept back across their country.战争的浪潮回过头来席卷了全国。

5. (尤指不好的)浪潮，势头You can talk about a tide of something, especially something which is unpleasant, when there is a large and increasing amount of it.

e.g. ...an ever increasing tide of crime...不断高涨的犯罪浪潮e.g. The tide of nationalism is still running high in a number of republics.民族主义浪潮在许多共和国势头正盛。

6. see also: high tide;low tide

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