low tide

英 [ˌləʊ ˈtaɪd]

美 [ˌloʊ ˈtaɪd]

n.  (大海的)低潮时期，低潮

牛津词典

noun

• （大海的）低潮时期，低潮
  the time when the sea is at its lowest level; the sea at this time
  1. The island can only be reached at low tide .
     这座岛只能在退潮时上去。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 低潮（时间）；干潮（时间）；枯潮（期）
  At the coast,low tideis the time when the sea is at its lowest level because the tide is out.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide
  Synonym:low water

双语例句

• At high tide the sea covers the rocks, but at low tide it uncovers them.
  海水在高潮位时淹过了礁石，可是在低潮位时却淹不过。
• We walked across to Hilbre island at low tide.
  我们在低潮时涉水去希尔伯岛。
• They dug for shellfish at low tide
  退潮时他们在海滩上挖贝类。
• Only saw the sea at low tide.
  才看见了退潮时的海。
• Be careful of the low tide, when the islands are connected!
  当这些小岛连着的时候，低潮的时候要小心。
• The beach is covered in shells at low tide.
  低潮的时候沙滩上到处都是贝壳。
• Low tide carries yet another feature of interest.
  低潮还带来另一种有趣的现象。
• Thus high tides will occur at the same time on opposite sides of the earth, rather than a high tide on one side and a low tide on the other.
  这样，在地球相对的两侧将同时出现高潮，而不是一侧出现高潮，另一侧出现低潮。
• I got there the wrong time at low tide.
  我到的时候不对，刚好是低潮的时候。
• Sudden drawdown also occurs at low tide behind any sea wall which is wetted at high tide.
  在高潮时浸湿的任何海堤的后面，当低潮时也会出现急遽的水面降落现象。