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

• Only saw the sea at low tide.
  才看见了退潮时的海。
• 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。
• At low tide you can paddle over to the island.
  你可以在低潮州划船到那个岛屿去。
• I got there the wrong time at low tide.
  我到的时候不对，刚好是低潮的时候。
• They dug for shellfish at low tide
  退潮时他们在海滩上挖贝类。
• The beach is covered in shells at low tide.
  低潮的时候沙滩上到处都是贝壳。
• If I were you I would not find fault with the sea at low tide.
  假如我是你，我决不在低潮的时候去抱怨大海。
• At low tide in the estuary, cows graze on the marshes.
  河口水位低时，牛就放牧在那儿的滩涂上。
• 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。
• The occurrence of incoming water ( between a low tide and the following high tide).
  （在一次低潮和下一次高潮之间）海水的上涨。