high tide

IPA/ˌhaɪ ˈtaɪd/
IPA/ˌhaɪ ˈtaɪd/

high tide — 名詞

1. the daily point in the tidal cycle when ocean or river water climbs to its maxim

1.名詞A2
釋義

滿潮

海水或河水漲到最高的時段

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

例句

The fishing boats returned to the harbor just before high tide arrived.

漁船在滿潮到來前駛回了港灣。

preposition: before / after / at high tide

At high tide, the water covers the entire wooden boardwalk along the beach.

滿潮時，海水會淹沒海灘上整條木棧道。

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • low tide

    the daily point when water is at its minimum height on the shore

  • ebb tide

    the outgoing phase after high tide, not the low point itself

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

❌The high tide will come at 3 p.m. today.
✅High tide will be at 3 p.m. today.
💡Omitting 'the' is the standard pattern when stating the scheduled time for high tide.

2. the peak moment of success, strength, or development in a process, such as withi

2.名詞B2
釋義

巔峰

事業或發展最成功、最強盛的時刻

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

例句

The high tide of the Roman Empire came during the reign of the emperor Trajan.

羅馬帝國的巔峰出現在圖拉真皇帝統治時期。

the high tide of + historical period

Many historians view the 1920s as the high tide of the women's suffrage movement worldwide.

許多歷史學家認為一九二〇年代是全球婦女參政運動的巔峰期。

同義詞
  • peak

    more common in everyday English and less literary than 'high tide'

  • zenith

    slightly more formal, often used for careers or celestial metaphors

  • climax

    emphasises the dramatic turning point that comes before a decline

  • height

    used in the pattern 'at the height of' rather than 'the high tide of'

反義詞
  • low point

    the least successful moment; antonym in both literal and figurative senses

  • nadir

    formal or literary term for the lowest point, opposite of zenith

  • ebb

    used in the phrase 'at a low ebb'; suggests decline rather than a static low point

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').

常見錯誤

❌The high tide of his career was winning the championship.
✅The high tide of his career was the championship victory.
💡A noun phrase, not a clause, should follow 'high tide of.'