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潮;潮水;潮汐
The tide is the regular change in the level of the sea on the shore.
例句
The tide was at its highest...
潮水正處于最高位。
The tide was going out, and the sand was smooth and glittering...
正在退潮，沙灘平坦，閃著微光。
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(不斷沖刷海岸的)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.
例句
Roman vessels used to sail with the tide from Boulogne to Richborough.
羅馬的船只過去經常乘著潮汐從布洛涅航行到里奇伯勒。
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(觀點等的)潮流，趨勢
The tide of opinion, for example, is what the majority of people think at a particular time.
例句
The tide of opinion seems overwhelmingly in his favour.
絕大多數人的觀點看來是一邊倒地支持他的。
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(無法抗拒的)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.
例句
They talked of reversing the tide of history...
他們談到扭轉歷史潮流。
The tide of war swept back across their country.
戰爭的浪潮回過頭來席卷了全國。
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(尤指不好的)浪潮，勢頭
You can talk about a tide of something, especially something which is unpleasant, when there is a large and increasing amount of it.
例句
...an ever increasing tide of crime...
不斷高漲的犯罪浪潮
The tide of nationalism is still running high in a number of republics.
民族主義浪潮在許多共和國勢頭正盛。