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riptide

/rip-tahyd/US // ˈrɪpˌtaɪd //UK // (ˈrɪpˌtaɪd) //

涟漪,激流,暴风雨,涟水

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.

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Examples

  • Heidi Klum's Rescue: Heidi Klum saved her 7-year-old son Henry and his two nannies from a riptide in Hawaii on Sunday.

  • Politicians typically run the other way, knowing the riptide of the issue is dangerous for those who wade out too deep.

  • There may have been a riptide effect, where the unions turned out their people very strongly in their get out the vote campaigns.

  • But exaggerated fears can fuel themselves, and the dynamic of prejudice can be a riptide.

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