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

医学

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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

• His speech caused a tidal wave of indignation throughout the country.
  他的演说在全国掀起了怒潮。
• But most catastrophic of all, the explosion produced a tidal wave.
  这次爆炸带来最严重的灾害便是海啸。
• Scientists say the deadly waves of seawater crashed many Asian and east African coastal towns last weekend should be called as "tsunami" but not as "tidal wave".
  科学家称上周末袭击了很多亚洲和东非沿海城镇的灾难应该被称为“海啸”，而不是“潮汐波”。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Have a tidal wave come up and submerged every living thing.
  浪潮滚滚，吞没了所有人畜生物。
• 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。
• 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。