tidal wave

noun

1. 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
2. （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

1. N-COUNT 海啸;潮波;异常高的潮位
   A tidal wave is 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。
2. 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 a tidal 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。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. Tidal wave is a danger to navigation.
   海啸对航海来说是一大威胁。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. You want to ripple the waters, not create a crushing tidal wave.
   你要制造的是滔天巨浪而不是像潮汐一样高低起伏。
8. 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。
9. 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”。
10. 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。
11. 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
12. The tidal wave that swept Asia has been devastating, and has sent ripples across the globe.
    席卷亚洲的金融风暴，造成极大破坏，并波及全球的经济。
13. A tidal wave completely engulfed the village.
    海啸将村庄完全淹没了。
14. Finally, it would trigger a tidal wave of influence-peddling, as lobbyists scrambled to exploit the system for different industries and localities.
    最后，它会引起海啸式的影响-说客争相利用该系统对不同行业和地区的规定进行推销。
15. He played down the threat of a big tidal wave.
    他淡化了发生大规模海啸的威胁。
16. Have a tidal wave come up and submerged every living thing.
    浪潮滚滚，吞没了所有人畜生物。
17. A tidal wave of publications.
    浪潮般涌现的出版物。
18. With the momentum of an avalanche, the tidal wave crashed into the seaside town.
    海啸以排山倒海之势，冲向那个海边城镇。
19. 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。
20. There is no giant crater and no deposits have been found reflecting a huge tidal wave.
    没有找到巨大的陨石坑，也未发现能反映特大潮汐波的沉积物。
21. Many animals were drowned by the tidal wave.
    许多动物被浪潮淹死了。
22. 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。
23. The eurozone risks a tidal wave of fiscal and banking crises.
    欧元区正面临财政和银行业发生大面积危机的风险。
24. 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。
25. It'll create a tidal wave three miles high.
    它会造成三里高的海啸。
26. 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。
27. His speech caused a tidal wave of indignation throughout the country.
    他的演说在全国掀起了怒潮。
28. A tidal wave sunk his ship and nearly drowned him as well, but he beat the storm in the same way he defeats all his enemies-persistence.
    一次大潮弄沉了他的船也差点淹死了他，但他用击败自己所有敌人的办法打败了风暴，那就是坚持。
29. 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。
30. There was a tidal wave of new arrivals.
    新到的人有如浪潮一般。

noun

1. a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun

2. an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide

3. 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