| 词汇 | ebb-tide |
| 释义 | ebb tide noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˈeb ˌtaɪd/ us /ˈeb ˌtaɪd/ the regular movement of the sea away from the coast落潮，退潮 Floods, tides & currents atmospheric river deluge eddy flash flood flood floodplain gyre high tide high water mark inundation low tide overwhelm swash tidal tidally tide table turbulence turbulent waterline whelm Consequently we were drifting about on the stream and likely to be swept down by the ebb tide. It was two hours past midnight and the ebb tide set in. That evening, with the ebb tide, the ice slackened, and the order was given to steam ahead. The ebb tide after noon was against us, and the wind being light, we were making no progress. The ebb tide, however, was beginning to run and helped her across the shoals. Examples of ebb tideebb tide Flood tide and ebbtide, late dawns and early nights—these will occur whether the closing time is 36, 42, or 48 hours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The behaviour occurred only with an ebbtide. At ebbtide, water pressure decreases and water, moved by gravity, flows down. A pronounced tidal asymmetry with an ebbtide lasting twice as long as the flood tide is characteristic of the area. Progress southwards was complicated by silt in the water that impeded rowing, the ebbtide in the river, and the misty weather. What is to happen at the ebbtide to those who came in at the flood? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I contend that there are opportunities for reversing the flow and encouraging the ebbtide. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The strong northerly wind had built up the raging sea so much that it completely discounted the ebbtide. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those are the ebbtide hours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have seen fishing boats rushing out on an ebbtide going at an enormous speed—10 knots, because the tide was already going at four or five knots. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Tradesmen and shopkeepers of all kinds are alarmed because of falling receipts over the counters, and overall there is a general atmosphere of industrial ebbtide. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was then an ebbtide. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When the tide is coming to the full, when the rising tide is flowing or an ebbtide is racing out, then the great currents run clearly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Note the tidal bore takes place during the flood tide and never during the ebbtide. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In tidal zones, the current in rivers and streams may reverse on the flood tide before resuming on the ebbtide. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of ebb tide 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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