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Related topics: Oceanography, Meteorology, Geographyˈtidal wave noun [countable] 1. HEOa very large ocean wave that flows over the land and destroys things 海啸2 LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa very large amount of a particular kind of feeling or activity happening at one time 〔感情或活动的〕高潮阶段tidal wave of a tidal wave of crime 一波犯罪高潮 Voters were swept away on a tidal wave of enthusiasm. 选民热情高涨。Examples from the Corpustidal wave• She is suddenly engulfed by a tidal wave of self-loathing.• It was raining, as advertised, at a volume that seemed more appropriate to a tidal wave.• Then the tide turned, slowly at first, but consolidating into something close to a tidal wave.• By 1978, Holocaust remembrance was becoming a national tidal wave.• The stunned production team were dealing with the tidal wave as best they could when an awful realization dawned.tidal wave of• There has been a tidal wave of unemployment in the region.ˈtidal wave nounChineseSyllable ocean very large wave a Corpus that flows |