| 词汇 | tidal-wave |
| 释义 | tidal wave noun[ C ] uk /ˈtaɪ.dəl ˌweɪv/ us /ˈtaɪ.dəl ˌweɪv/ tidal wavenoun[C] (SEA)an extremely large wave caused by movement of the earth under the sea, often caused by an earthquake (= a shaking of the earth)海啸 Compare tsunami Waves bore break breaker broke choppy comber crest dumper heavy lap overfall ripple roller roughness spume tsunami wake wave whitecaps tidal wavenoun[C] (LARGE NUMBER)a sudden large number of things: 高潮，浪潮 a tidal wave of complaints抗议的浪潮 Masses and large amounts of things accumulation any number of thingsidiom armload backlog blood clot flood foam hyper-concentration inundation lion many pile sight stack the lion's shareidiom wadge wave after/upon waveidiom wedge welter wodge tidal wave | American Dictionarytidal wave noun[ C ] us/ˈtɑɪd·əl ˌweɪv/ an extremely large wave caused by violent movement of the earth under the sea Examples of tidal wavetidal wave Over the last few years there has been a tidalwave of literature on the subject. A mass flight, a human tidalwave, some barefoot and half naked, some on the backs of mules and donkeys. But that is quickly crushed by the tidalwave of post-impact evidence that is now presented. It is, rather, a purely musical response to the concept of the momentum built up and ultimately discharged by a large tidalwave. Coriolis terms are introduced into the equations governing the motion of a finite tidalwave. Their economic measures are swallowed by a tidalwave of opposition. The image of a 'tidalwave' dramatised the scale of displacement but also implied that refugees would engulf the host society. Unchecked violence led to a virtual tidalwave of opposition by 1949. However, the tidalwave of racism could not even tolerate this. These delegates opposed every attempt to engulf the states in a tidalwave of national authority. It adds yet another concentrated effort on a topic that has attracted a conspicuous, almost disproportionate, amount of scholarly attention, which has in turn stimulated a tidalwave of popularisations. As well as real crime, we have to deal with the perception of a tidalwave of crime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is like trying to stop a tidalwave. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the whole year there has been a tidalwave of short time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole country is submerged under a tidalwave of unemployment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of tidal wave These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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