tidal wave

英 [ˈtaɪdl weɪv]

美 [ˈtaɪdl weɪv]

n.  潮汐波; 潮浪; 海啸; (情感或事物发展的)高涨阶段; 高潮; 浪潮; 热潮

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牛津词典

noun

• 潮汐波；潮浪；海啸
  a very large ocean wave that is caused by a storm or an earthquake , and that destroys things when it reaches the land
• （情感或事物发展的）高涨阶段；高潮；浪潮；热潮
  a sudden increase in a particular feeling, activity or type of behaviour
  1. a tidal wave of crime
     犯罪高峰期

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 海啸;潮波;异常高的潮位
  Atidal waveis a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things.
  1. ...a massive tidal wave swept the ship up and away.
     一股巨大的潮波把那艘船掀起来卷走了。
• N-COUNT (感情、事物或人出现的)高潮期
  If you describe a very large number of emotions, things, or people as atidal wave, you mean that they all occur at the same time.
  1. The trade union movement was swept along by the same tidal wave of patriotism which affected the country as a whole...
     这场波及全国的爱国热潮还对那场工会运动起到了推波助澜的作用。
  2. The recession is deepening and we are now seeing a tidal wave of job losses in all sections of the economy.
     经济衰退的情况在加剧，各个行业相继出现失业高峰。

英英释义

noun

• a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
• an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
• an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon
  1. a tidal wave of nausea
  2. the flood of letters hit him with the force of a tidal wave
  3. a tidal wave of crime

双语例句

• He played down the threat of a big tidal wave.
  他淡化了发生大规模海啸的威胁。
• A tidal wave sunk his ship and nearly drowned him as well, but he beat the storm in the same way he defeats all his enemies-persistence.
  一次大潮弄沉了他的船也差点淹死了他，但他用击败自己所有敌人的办法打败了风暴，那就是坚持。
• A tidal wave of publications.
  浪潮般涌现的出版物。
• His speech caused a tidal wave of indignation throughout the country.
  他的演说在全国掀起了怒潮。
• With the momentum of an avalanche, the tidal wave crashed into the seaside town.
  海啸以排山倒海之势，冲向那个海边城镇。
• Soon after the September18th Incident, a tidal wave for Constitution Movement rose in China.
  “九一八”事变后，国内掀起了一场宪政运动的浪潮。
• The result has been a tidal wave of foreclosures that have incurred massive losses on financial institutions and some insurance firms.
  其结果引发了许许多多人丧失了房屋赎回权，让金融机构和一些保险公司蒙上巨大损失。
• But most catastrophic of all, the explosion produced a tidal wave.
  这次爆炸带来最严重的灾害便是海啸。
• A tidal wave completely engulfed the village.
  海啸将村庄完全淹没了。
• There is no giant crater and no deposits have been found reflecting a huge tidal wave.
  没有找到巨大的陨石坑，也未发现能反映特大潮汐波的沉积物。