tide¹/taɪd; taɪd/ n 1 [C] the regular movement of the level of the sea up and down the SHORE 海潮，潮汐: The tide is coming in (=towards the shore). 现在正在涨潮。 high/low tide (=when the level of the sea is high or low) 高潮/低潮 2 [singular 单数] the way that events or people's opinions are developing 潮流; 〔事件的〕趋势; 〔舆论的〕倾向: the rising tide of unemployment 日益严重的失业趋势