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 caused by the earthquake hit the coast causing catastrophic damage
  地震引起的海啸袭击了沿海地区，导致灾难性的破坏。
• Many animals were drowned by the tidal wave.
  许多动物被浪潮淹死了。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• The eurozone risks a tidal wave of fiscal and banking crises.
  欧元区正面临财政和银行业发生大面积危机的风险。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。