neap tide

短语

n. 小潮

发音

US /ˈniːpˌtaɪd/

词形变化

neap tides 复数 neap tides

别名

neaptide

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is least difference between high tide and low tide.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

neap

反义词 1

spring tide

上位词 2

high water high tide

词源

From neap + tide. Compare Danish niptid (“neap tide”), German Nipptide (“neap tide”), Old English nēpflōd (“neap tide”).

来源：wiktionary