tide n. 1.潮,潮汐,涨潮时。 2.消长,盛衰。 3.潮流,趋势,倾向,形势,时机,机运。 4.【矿山】班,十二个钟头。 5.时期,季节。 6.(宗教上的)节期〔通例用作复合词〕 。 Christmas tide 圣诞节节期。 at high [low] tide 处于高[低]潮。 ebb [flood] tide 落[涨]潮。 the flowing [rising] tide 涨潮。 the ebbing [falling] tide 退潮。 spring [neap] tide 大[小]潮。 The tide is in [out or down 或 coming in, going out] 现在是涨潮[落潮]。 The tide is making [ebbing]. 潮正在涨[落]。 attempt to go against the tide of history 倒行逆施。 catch the tide 抓住时机,趁机。 full tide of pleasure 欢乐的绝顶。 go with the tide 随大流,赶潮流,顺应潮流。 roll back the tide of war 击退侵略。 save the tide 趁涨潮进出港口。 swim with the tide 随大流,随波逐流。 tail to the tide (船只停泊中)随潮起伏。 take fortune at the tide=take the tide at the flood 及时利用时机,因利乘便。 The tide turns. 形势经常在变化 (The tide turned to [against] him. 形势变得对他有利[不利])。 work double tides 昼夜工作,日夜苦干。 vi. 1.顺应潮水航行。 2.像潮水般汹涌(高涨,奔流)。 vt. 1.使随潮水漂行。 2.克服。 The General Meigs is tiding into (out of) the harbor. 梅格斯将军号在趁潮进港(出港)。 The money is enough to tide him over the difficulties. 这笔钱足够他度过难关了。
After taking an unusual route and hovering over the pacific ocean for several days , typhoon nari , heavily loaded with rain and timing its arrival with the monthly rise of the tides , unleashed its fury on formosa on september 17 , 2001 . seeming as though it were collaborating with the sea god neptune , the storm played out a tragic flood drama accompanied by a symphony of wind and rain 在太平洋盘旋数日迂回而行径怪异的纳莉台风, 9月17日终于挟带大量雨水,偕同潮汐涨潮期间,好像与黑王有约一般,大唱风雨交响乐章,演出福尔摩沙悲情的淹水记。