low tide

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ˌlow ˈtide noun [countable, uncountable]  TTWDNthe time when sea water is at its lowest level 〔海水的〕低潮，低潮时期 OPP high tide You can walk across to the island at low tide. 潮落的时候你可以走到岛上去。 →4  See picture of 见图 HIGH TIDE

Examples from the Corpus

low tide• It was always low tide in the Five Points.• She imagined the castle, at low tide, grey, black, then silver in the changing light.• A count at low tide tallies nearly 800 rocks, reefs, islands and other features poking above the surface.• The two sides reached a stand-off at low tide on Tuesday but tempers flared and punches were thrown.• It was just before low tide, and the whales were in about 2 m of water.• The stench of low tide hung over the entire area, from the river all the way over to the Five Points.• At Lyness, the Thorsvoe noses in on the low tide.

ˌlow ˈtide nounChineseSyllable  

is time lowest sea when its at the water Corpus

low tide
ˌlow ˈtide noun [uncountable and countable]
the time when sea water is at its lowest level
   OPP  high tide:
    You can walk across to the island at low tide.

low tideBrE /ˌləʊ ˈtaɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌloʊ ˈtaɪd/ 🔊 (also ˌlow ˈwater) noun [uncountable, countable] the time when the sea is at its lowest level; the sea at this time （大海的）低潮时期，低潮◆The island can only be reached at low tide. 这座岛只能在退潮时上去。🔊🔊 OPP high tide