The tide

They talked of reversing the tide of history

他们谈到扭转历史潮流。

Whoever goes against the tide of history will come to no good end .

凡是逆历史潮流而动的人，都没有好下场。

The tide is turning ─ we 'd better get back .

涨潮了，我们最好回去吧。

It takes courage to speak out against the tide of opinion .

跟舆论趋向唱反调需要勇气。

His efforts to stem the tide of violent crime have been as effective as Canute 's.

他遏制暴力犯罪增长的努力一直是螳臂当车。

There was not much time before the tide turned .

不久就要涨潮了。

The tide of war swept back across their country .

战争的浪潮回过头来席卷了全国。

Strong winds can turn boats when the tide is weak .

潮水小的时候强风可以让船只改变航向。

The tide was out and they walked among the rock pools .

潮水已经退去，他们走过岩石区的潮水潭。

She thought of the tide rushing in , covering the wet sand

她想象潮汐涌来，淹没潮湿的沙滩。

If the tide was in they went swimming .

如果涨潮了，他们就去游泳。

The tide was going out .

正在退潮。

The tide was going out , and the sand was smooth and glittering

正在退潮，沙滩平坦，闪着微光。

The tide of opinion seems overwhelmingly in his favour .

绝大多数人的观点看来是一边倒地支持他的。

The tide poured in from the south .

潮水从南面涌来。

The tide was at its highest

潮水正处于最高位。

We left him there to float off with the tide , and told him to follow the coast .

我们把他放在那里，让他随波漂流，并且告诉他要沿着海岸线走。

When the tide ebbs it 's a rock pool inhabited by crustaceans .

退潮时，它便成为甲壳动物居住的岩石区潮水潭。

The tide is low [ out ] .

潮水落了。

The tide sets out at 2 p.m.

下午两点退潮。

When the tide went out the boat was high and dry .

潮水退后小船搁浅了。

The tide is coming in .

涨潮了。

The tide is at the flood .

正在涨潮。

He said law enforcement facts turn the tide upon those who seek to asperse their countries'good name .

他说执法的事实遏止了那些想要破坏国家名誉的人。

The tide is out .

潮退了。

Some reefs emerged after the tide ebbed .

海水退潮后，呈露出一些礁石。

There were plenty of barges dropping down with the tide .

有不少驳船顺流而下。

He said law enforcement facts turn the tide upon those who seek to asperse the country 's good name .

他说执法的事实遏阻了那些想要破坏国家名誉的人。

They swam till the tide began to ebb .

他们一直游到开始退潮。

But Dr Mike Barrett of WWF-UK says new modelling evidence suggests the tide can be turned if action is taken urgently .

但世界自然基金会英国分会的迈克·巴雷特博士说，新的模型证据显示，如果紧急采取行动，就可以扭转这种趋势。