spring tide
spring tide — 名詞
1. A time each month when the ocean rises higher than normal and falls lower than n
大潮
月球和太陽引力一致時產生的潮差最大的潮汐
A time each month when the ocean rises higher than normal and falls lower than normal, caused by the sun and moon lining up with the earth so their gravity pulls in the same direction.
Fishers along the coast know that a spring tide brings stronger currents than usual.
沿海漁民知道大潮會帶來比平時更強的海流。
collocation: spring tide + brings stronger currents
During the spring tide at Tuan's beach, water reached the bottom of the sea wall.
在大潮期間，Tuan 海灘的海水漲到了海堤底部。
preposition: during a spring tide + location
The lifeboat crew practised ahead of the spring tide to prepare for rescues.
救生艇隊在大潮前進行演練，為救援工作做好準備。
Hui checked the tide forecast to see how high the spring tide would be.
Hui 查看了潮汐預報，想了解這次大潮會有多高。
Kasia saw that the spring tide had left seaweed and shells on the promenade.
Kasia 看到大潮過後，海草和貝殼留在了海濱步道上。
- neap tide
When the difference between high and low water is smallest, occurring when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
文法句型
the spring tide
a spring tide
during a spring tide
用法筆記
Spring tide is NOT related to the season spring — it happens twice each lunar month (at new moon and full moon). The opposite is a neap tide, when the difference between high and low water is smallest.