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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Swing was big-band music and used large brass sections to provide a tidal wave of sound.
  摇摆爵士乐的特征是启用大型乐队，铜管乐器用得很多，以给人一种音浪的感觉。
• You want to ripple the waters, not create a crushing tidal wave.
  你要制造的是滔天巨浪而不是像潮汐一样高低起伏。
• 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。
• Tidal wave is a danger to navigation.
  海啸对航海来说是一大威胁。
• 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。
• 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。