tide
tide — 名詞
1. The ocean level climbs and falls roughly twice a day as a result of gravity pull
潮汐
海水定時升降的現象
The ocean level climbs and falls roughly twice a day as a result of gravity pulling between Earth, the moon, and the sun.
At low tide, Noa could see rocks on the sand that were usually underwater.
退潮時，Noa 可以看到沙灘上平時在水下的石頭。
low tide / high tide — paired collocations
Takeshi waited for the tide to turn before taking the small boat out.
Takeshi 等到潮水轉向後才把小船開出去。
the tide turns — change from rising to falling
The tide comes in and covers the whole beach twice a day in this area.
這個區域的潮水每天兩次漲上來，覆蓋整片沙灘。
Haruto checked the tide table to find the best time for swimming near the rocks.
Haruto 查了潮汐表，找出在岩石附近游泳的最佳時間。
Strong waves crashed against the pier as the evening tide rose higher and higher.
傍晚漲潮時，巨浪不斷拍打著碼頭。
文法句型
the tide
用法筆記
Often paired with 'high', 'low', 'rising', 'falling', 'incoming', or 'outgoing' to specify the stage of the tidal cycle.
常見錯誤
2. A powerful movement in the way people think or act, or a growing amount of somet
浪潮；潮流
局勢變化或大量湧現的事物
A powerful movement in the way people think or act, or a growing amount of something, especially something difficult or unwanted.
The government introduced new laws to stop the rising tide of crime in the city.
政府推出新法律，試圖遏止城市中日益猖獗的犯罪浪潮。
the tide of [crime/violence/opposition] — figurative quantity
A tide of anger swept through the crowd after the mayor's unexpected announcement.
市長出乎意料的宣布之後，一股憤怒的情緒席捲了群眾。
a tide of [anger/relief/emotion] — sudden strong feeling
Shirin felt a tide of relief when the exam results showed she had passed.
看到考試成績及格時，Shirin 感到一陣如釋重負。
The tide of support at the meeting turned against the plan after Femi spoke.
會議上，Femi 發言後，支持這項計畫的民意潮流開始轉向。
Mateo struggled against the tide of negative comments on his social media post.
Mateo 努力對抗社群媒體貼文底下排山倒海的負面留言。
文法句型
the tide of [something]
用法筆記
Frequently appears with 'of' + a noun describing the situation (e.g. 'tide of violence', 'tide of support'). The verb 'turn' is common: 'the tide turned' means the situation began to change in the opposite direction.
常見錯誤
tide — 動詞
1. To move forward strongly and steadily like a rising tide; used mainly for feelin
湧動；奔湧
如浪潮般推進或蔓延
To move forward strongly and steadily like a rising tide; used mainly for feelings, ideas, or crowds that spread or advance in a powerful surge.
A wave of relief tided through the room when the lost child was found safe.
失蹤的孩子平安被找到時，一股如釋重負的感覺湧遍了整個房間。
tide through — movement of feeling through a space
New ideas about clean energy began to tide through the company after the conference.
會議之後，關於潔淨能源的新想法開始在公司內部如潮水般傳播開來。
Excitement tided into the stadium when the team scored a last-minute goal.
球隊在最後一刻踢進致勝球時，興奮的情緒湧入體育場。
Élise felt hope tide through her chest as she heard the doctor's encouraging words.
聽到醫生鼓勵的話語時，Élise 感到希望湧上心頭。
文法句型
tide through [something]
tide into [something]
用法筆記
Considered literary or poetic in modern English. More common as a metaphor than in literal descriptions of water movement.
2. To carry something forward by the natural movement of the tide, so that it float
隨潮漂流
被潮水帶著移動
To carry something forward by the natural movement of the tide, so that it floats or drifts in the direction of the tidal flow.
A small wooden boat was tided along by the strong morning current towards open water.
一艘小木船被清晨強勁的水流帶著，朝開闊的海域漂去。
passive: be tided along — carried by tidal movement
Pieces of driftwood were tided towards the shore as the water level kept rising.
隨著水位不斷上升，幾塊浮木被潮水帶往岸邊。
The broken kayak was tided slowly into the harbour by the incoming sea.
那艘破損的獨木舟被漲潮的海水慢慢地帶進港灣。
Leaves and branches were tided along the canal after the heavy rain flooded the banks.
大雨淹沒河岸後，樹葉和樹枝順著運河被潮水沖走。
文法句型
be tided along
be tided towards
用法筆記
Almost always used in the passive voice ('was tided', 'were tided'). The active form ('the tide tided the boat') is extremely rare in modern English.
tide — 字尾
1. A word ending used in some traditional expressions to mean a particular season,
…時；…期
表示節期或時段的後綴
A word ending used in some traditional expressions to mean a particular season, festival period, or part of a day.
Christmastide is the period from Christmas Eve to the beginning of January in many traditions.
在許多傳統中，聖誕節期指的是從聖誕夜到一月初的這段期間。
Christmastide — festival period suffix
In old poems, eventide means the time of evening or dusk.
在古詩中，eventide 指的就是傍晚或黃昏時分。
The family gathers every year during Eastertide to share meals and attend church services.
這家人每年復活節期間都會聚在一起吃飯、參加教堂禮拜。
Noontide is an old word for midday, sometimes found in literature from past centuries.
Noontide 是表示中午的舊詞，有時出現在過往幾個世紀的文學作品中。
The poet described the beauty of morning-tide when the sun first appeared over the hills.
詩人描寫了晨光初現於山丘之上的清晨時分。
文法句型
[noun] + -tide
用法筆記
This suffix is not productive — you cannot attach '-tide' to modern time words to create new terms. The existing compounds ('Christmastide', 'Eastertide', 'eventide', 'noontide') are fixed, traditional vocabulary.