| 单词 | neap tide |
| 释义 | neap tide noun[C] uk/ˈniːp ˌtaɪd/us/ˈniːp ˌtaɪd/(alsoneap)environmentspecialized atidein theseawhen there is thesmallestdifferencebetween how high thewateris athightideand how high it is atlowtide 小潮Compare spring tide Floods, tides & currents
Examplesofneap tideneap tide The collections were done at lowneaptideand then repeated at low spring tide. From theCambridge English Corpus At the lowestneaptidethere are 25 ft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are these the limits ofneaptideor spring tide lines, because in certain areas there is a considerable difference between the two? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have checked and it is true that the fish will not have to fall 10 metres at all stages; they will have to fall less atneaptide. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 During theneaptide, when the tidal current strength is weakest, smaller quantities of finer grains are deposited. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On this day and the next, the ocean experienced aneaptide, and failed to rise. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was weakening as it made its closest approach to land, and the highest tides occurred during theneaptide, which is the time when tide ranges are minimal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At spring tide the two effects add to each other to a theoretical level of 79 cm, while atneaptidethe theoretical level is reduced to 29 cm. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But it does not happen that way, because, especially on the neap tides, the sewage ends up coating the local sand below the extraction point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The local farmers laughed at that, because they said that in that area, whether the water is high or low depends on whether the tides are neap tides or not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Spring and neap tides are about 20% higher and lower, respectively, than normal tides. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The species was found to be more abundant in trawl catches during the night and on neap tides. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This improved water levels for the millers, but again caused problems for navigation, with bargees complaining that the gates could not be opened at neap tides. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The length of a lunation is linked to many phenomena in nature, such as the variation between spring and neap tides (the extreme highest and lowest tides, respectively). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He could have meant that spring and neap tides were caused by new and full moons, which is partially correct in that spring tides occur at those times. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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