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tide

/ˈtaɪd/

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noun

plural tides

[count] :the regular upward and downward movement of the level of the ocean that is caused by the pull of the Sun and the Moon on the Earth

a chart of the tides

Is the tide coming in or going out? = Is the tide rising or falling? - see also ebb tide, flood tide, high tide, low tide, riptide

[singular] :the flow of the ocean's water as the tide rises or falls

The boat got swept away in/by the tide.

[singular] :the way in which something is changing or developing

We tried to gauge the tide of public opinion. [=to find out how public opinion was changing]

the tide of history

The team was on a losing streak, but then the tide turned [=their luck changed] and they went on to win the championship.

[singular] :something that increases over time - + of

The government is dealing with a rising/swelling/growing tide of criticism over its foreign policy.

They are concerned about the rising tide of crime [=the increasing amount of crime] in the city.

We have to do something to stem the tide of violence. [=to stop the violence from continuing and increasing]

go/swim with/against the tide

If you go/swim with/against the tide, you think or behave in a way that agrees/disagrees with how most other people think or behave.

Politically, she tends to go against the tide on her college campus. [=she tends to have different political opinions than most people on her college campus]

verb

tides; tided; tiding

tide over

[phrasal verb]

tide (someone) over :to give (someone) what is needed to get through a short period of time

My parents lent us some money to tide us over for a while.

He had a snack to tide himself over until dinner.

* Các từ tương tự:
tide pool, tidemark, tidewater