1 the regular change in the level of the sea caused by the moon and the sun. At high tide the sea is closer to the land, at low tide it is farther away and more of the beach can be seen 潮汐: The tide is coming in / going out. 现在正在涨潮╱退潮。 ☞Look at ebb. 参看ebb。

2 [usu.sing] the way that most people think or feel about sth at a particular time 潮流；趋向: It appears that the tide has turned in the government's favour. 舆论看来已经转到有利于政府的方向。