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tide /taɪd/► SEE ALLthe tide turnsa rising tide lifts all boatsstem the tide (of sth)go, swim, etc. with/against the stream/tide
●the tide ˈturnsthings change, especially for the better 情况发生变化（尤指变好）；形势好转◆For a long time there has been little political freedom, but slowly the tide is turning.
长期以来人们没有政治自由，可是慢慢地情况开始发生变化。●a rising ˌtide lifts all ˈboats (saying, especially NAmE, politics 政治) used to say that everybody benefits when a country’s economy grows and improves 水涨众船高（指当国家的经济改善时人人将受益）◆Anger over inequality is absent during periods of expansion, because a rising tide lifts all boats.在经济扩张的年代，没有因不平等而引发愤怒，这是因为经济发展使所有人都受益。 ORIGIN This expression is often associated with US President John F. Kennedy. 这个表达法常与美国总统约翰 ∙F. 肯尼迪联系起来。●ˌstem the ˈtide (of sth)stop the large increase of sth bad 制止…的蔓延；遏止…的势头◆The police are unable to stem the rising tide of crime.警方无法遏止犯罪率上升的趋势。●go, swim, etc. with/against the ˈstream/ˈtidebehave/not behave in the same way as most other people 顺应／不顺应潮流；随／不随大溜◆He’s a fashion designer who’s always swum against the stream; his work is very original.他是位总是反潮流的时装设计师，他的作品很独特。◆Why do you always have to go against the tide?为什么你总是逆潮流而行？ |