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

• 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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• A tidal wave completely engulfed the village.
  海啸将村庄完全淹没了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。