high tide
high tide — noun
1. the daily point in the tidal cycle when ocean or river water climbs to its maxim
the daily point in the tidal cycle when ocean or river water climbs to its maximum height and spreads furthest onto the shore, beach, or embankment
The fishing boats returned to the harbor just before high tide arrived.
preposition: before / after / at high tide
At high tide, the water covers the entire wooden boardwalk along the beach.
Coastal residents check the high-tide schedule before planning a walk on the beach.
The harbor master warned the crew that high tide would come later than usual.
Crabs and fish get trapped in rock pools when the water recedes after high tide.
- high water
interchangeable in literal sense; 'high water' is slightly more common in inland river contexts
- flood tide
refers specifically to the rising phase of the tide leading up to high tide, not the peak itself
- spring tide
an unusually high high tide that happens during a full or new moon; a subset of high tides
文法句型
at high tide
high tide + verb (comes, arrives, recedes)
用法筆記
Often contrasted with low tide. The exact time of high tide shifts roughly 50 minutes later each day because of the Moon's orbit. In informal speech, speakers usually say 'high tide is at…' rather than 'the high tide is at…' when giving a time.
常見錯誤
2. the peak moment of success, strength, or development in a process, such as withi
the peak moment of success, strength, or development in a process, such as within a career, a social movement, a political campaign, or a civilization's history
The high tide of the Roman Empire came during the reign of the emperor Trajan.
the high tide of + historical period
Many historians view the 1920s as the high tide of the women's suffrage movement worldwide.
The novel represents the high tide of the author's creative powers and experimental style.
When the company reached its high tide in 1999, it employed over twelve thousand people.
The march was the high tide of a struggle for equal treatment under the law.
文法句型
the high tide of + noun
用法筆記
Primarily used in formal, literary, or historical writing rather than everyday conversation. The phrase almost always appears with of (the high tide of something). Unlike the literal sense, this figurative sense does not take the time-announcing pattern (do not say 'high tide was in 1999'; instead say 'the high tide of X was in 1999').