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

• A tidal wave of publications.
  浪潮般涌现的出版物。
• He played down the threat of a big tidal wave.
  他淡化了发生大规模海啸的威胁。
• The prospect of a tidal wave of global acquisitions by Asian companies can easily lead to hallucinations.
  亚洲企业将发起全球收购浪潮的前景，可能很容易让人们产生幻觉。
• The tidal wave that swept Asia has been devastating, and has sent ripples across the globe.
  席卷亚洲的金融风暴，造成极大破坏，并波及全球的经济。
• 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。
• Their invasion of the city has the effect of a tidal wave inundating first the immigrant colonies.
  他们的涌入城市，象潮头一样首先淹没了移民地带。
• Investment has been focused on updating systems at a faster pace than the ever-increasing tidal wave of messages.
  投资集中于以比信息增长更快的速度更新系统。
• His speech caused a tidal wave of indignation throughout the country.
  他的演说在全国掀起了怒潮。
• Many animals were drowned by the tidal wave.
  许多动物被浪潮淹死了。
• 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。