退潮 meaning in English
ebb tide; ebb; fall of tide; falling tide
Examples
- The tide sets out at 2 p.m .
下午两点退潮。 - Although the tide was going out, there were few slow rollers .
虽然正是退潮时刻，但还是出现一些姗姗而来的巨浪。 - What greatness had not floated on the ebb of what river into the mystery of an unknown earth !
有什么堪称伟大的东西不是随着这条大河退潮漂流到未知世界的神秘中去的！ - It being low tide, they could see their thick roots, nibbled by the teeth of the indian ocean .
这时正赶上退潮，所以连那些被印度洋的海浪冲刷的粗树根都看得清清楚楚。 - Then, like the long withdrawing sound of a receding wave, the sense of night and sea and warmth went from him .
随后，象退潮时逐渐远去的悠长涛声一样，夜、海、温暖这些感觉全部离他而去。