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

• Study on numberical modelling of the whole pearl river estuary and tidal wave propagation characteristics
  珠江河口整体数值模拟及潮波传播特征研究
• But there has been nothing like the triple threat in Japan wrought by last week's earthquake and tidal wave, combined with growing worries of a nuclear reactor meltdown.
  不过与地震后的日本相比，这些都微不足道了。上周的日本地震、地震引发的海啸，再加上人们对震区核反应堆熔毁的恐慌日益加深，为日本汽车业带来了三重威胁。
• Tidal wave is a danger to navigation.
  海啸对航海来说是一大威胁。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Most crisis-hit emerging economies experienced huge recessions and a tidal wave of insolvencies.
  多数遭受危机冲击的新兴经济体都经历了严重的经济衰退和大批的破产浪潮。
• 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 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。