flood tide
flood tide — 名詞
1. the part of the daily tide cycle when ocean water moves toward the land, making
漲潮
海水向陸地流動使水位上升的過程
the part of the daily tide cycle when ocean water moves toward the land, making the sea level rise along the shore — the opposite of when the water pulls back again.
Henrik stood on the harbour wall, watching the flood tide push into the narrow channel.
Henrik 站在港口的堤牆上，看著漲潮湧入狹窄的航道。
the flood tide + push into the channel
The children's sandcastle vanished when the flood tide reached their spot on the beach.
孩子們的沙堡在漲潮淹到沙灘上的位置時就消失無蹤了。
Saira checked the tide chart before the flood tide covered the reef path home.
Saira 查了潮汐表，趕在漲潮淹沒回家的礁石路之前出發。
before the flood tide + covered the reef path
At flood tide, the causeway to the small island disappears under a metre of water.
漲潮時，通往小島的堤道會淹沒在一公尺深的水下。
Nadia's grandfather says the flood tide brings the best fish close to the rocky shore.
Nadia 的祖父說漲潮會把最好的魚群帶到岩岸附近。
the flood tide brings + fish close to shore
- the flood tide
- during the flood tide
- before the flood tide
- flood tide comes in / arrives
- flood tide covers / fills / reaches
- rising tide
the everyday term for the same ocean event; more common in casual speech
- incoming tide
highlights the direction of movement; often used by sailors and surfers
- flow
the technical nautical term; appears on marine charts and tide tables
- ebb tide
the phase when seawater moves back away from the coast
文法句型
the flood tide
during the flood tide
用法筆記
Almost always used with 'the'. 'Flood tide' describes the movement of water coming in, not the moment when water is highest — that moment is 'high tide'. The opposite term is 'ebb tide'.
常見錯誤
2. a very large amount of people or things that arrives all at once and is hard to
大量湧入
短時間內突然大量出現的人事物
a very large amount of people or things that arrives all at once and is hard to deal with — for example, a flood tide of calls, complaints, or visitors after a news event.
The clinic faced a flood tide of patients after a bus crash on the main road.
一輛巴士在主幹道發生車禍後，小診所面臨了大量湧入的病患。
a flood tide of + patients
Eshe's video about plastic waste brought a flood tide of volunteers to the beach cleanup.
Eshe 關於塑膠垃圾的影片吸引大量志工湧入海灘清理活動。
A flood tide of angry letters reached the council after they closed the children's playground.
市議會關閉兒童遊樂場後，大量憤怒的信件湧入市議會。
Hamza could not answer the flood tide of questions after he presented his research findings.
Hamza 發表研究成果後，面對了大量湧入的提問，根本來不及回答。
a flood tide of + questions
The charity could not process the flood tide of winter donations that arrived before Christmas.
慈善機構無法處理聖誕節前大量湧入的冬季捐贈物品。
- a flood tide of
- flood tide of refugees / complaints / orders / questions / donations
- receive / face / handle a flood tide
- cope with the flood tide
- deluge
stronger image of being drowned or buried; more dramatic, often for bad news or criticism
- influx
neutral and practical; the standard word for people or money arriving somewhere
- avalanche
suggests something fast and unstoppable; common with emails, messages, and paperwork
- onslaught
implies something aggressive or harmful; used for attacks, criticism, or enemy action
- trickle
a very small number arriving slowly, one at a time
文法句型
a flood tide of [noun]
用法筆記
Always takes 'a' (indefinite article) and is followed by 'of' + the thing arriving in large numbers. Common in news reports about immigration, business, and social media. The plural 'flood tides' is almost never used in this figurative sense.
常見錯誤
3. the moment when something — such as a career, a civilisation, or an artistic mov
巔峰
發展過程中最強盛或最活躍的時期
the moment when something — such as a career, a civilisation, or an artistic movement — is at its most powerful, successful, or creative level.
Antonia's career reached its flood tide when her painting hung in the National Gallery.
Antonia 的畫作在國家美術館展出時，她的事業達到了巔峰。
reached its flood tide
Many historians describe the late Renaissance as the flood tide of Italian sculpture.
許多歷史學家將文藝復興晚期視為義大利雕塑的巔峰時期。
the flood tide of + [historical period/category]
The newspaper's influence was at its flood tide during the election campaign that year.
該報社的影響力在當年選舉期間達到了巔峰。
Yumi believes that her grandmother's sixtieth year was the flood tide of her life.
Yumi 認為她祖母六十歲那年是人生的巔峰時期。
The annual lantern festival marks the flood tide of the city's cultural calendar each autumn.
每年秋天的燈籠節標誌著該市文化活動的巔峰時刻。
marks the flood tide of + the city's cultural calendar
- reach its / one's flood tide
- at its flood tide
- the flood tide of [something]
- mark the flood tide
- peak
the common word; suitable for any register from casual to formal
- height
suggests a sustained period of excellence rather than a single moment
- zenith
even more literary than 'flood tide'; implies the absolute highest possible point
- climax
suggests dramatic build-up before the peak; common in storytelling and film
文法句型
[possessive] flood tide
the flood tide of [something]
用法筆記
Highly literary and formal — rare in everyday conversation. Found in essays, historical writing, and cultural commentary. In casual speech or business writing, use 'peak', 'height', or 'zenith' instead.