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The causeway to the island is only accessible at low tide .

通往该岛的堤道只有在枯潮时才能通行。

Countries overwhelmed by the human tide of refugees want safe havens set up at once .

那些不堪难民潮困扰的国家希望马上建立安全区。

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

涨潮了，我们最好回去吧。

You can 't walk along this beach at high tide .

高潮时你不能在这个海滩散步。

The island can only be reached at low tide .

这座岛只能在退潮时上去。

I like walking on the wet sand when the tide is out .

我喜欢退潮后走在潮湿的沙滩上。

The boat was unable to make much headway against the tide .

船逆着潮水没法开快。

There is anxiety about the rising tide of crime .

犯罪率日益增长令人忧虑。

We set sail at high tide .

我们在涨潮时起航。

Miles of sand are exposed at low tide .

在低潮时数英里的沙滩就会显现出来。

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

跟舆论趋向唱反调需要勇气。

The government had failed to stem the tide of factory closures .

政府没有控制住工厂纷纷倒闭的势头。

Can you lend me some money to tide me over until I get paid ?

你能借些钱给我帮我凑合到发薪日吗？

The body was washed up on the beach by the tide .

尸体被潮水冲上了海滩。

The moon exerts a force on the earth that causes the tides .

月球对地球的吸引力引起潮汐。

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。

His speech loosed a tide of nationalist sentiment .

他的讲话表露出一种强烈的民族主义情绪。

A tide of rage surged through her .

一股怒火燃遍她的全身。

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。

The emergency services were working against the clock as the tide began to rise

开始涨潮了，紧急救援机构正在争分夺秒地工作。

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。

State police say that high tides and severe flooding have damaged beaches .

州警方称，高潮位和严重的水灾冲坏了海滩。

They were going to sail around the little island , against the tide .

他们打算绕着小岛逆潮航行。

Some stretches of beach are completely underwater at high tide

海滩上有些地方在涨潮时完全淹没在水中。

He wanted money to tide him over

他需要钱来渡过难关。

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 authorities seem powerless to stem the rising tide of violence

当局似乎无力阻止愈演愈烈的暴力活动。