潮 Ⅰ名词1.(潮汐; 潮水) tide 大 [小] 潮 spring [neap] tide; 涨 [落] 潮 flood [ebb] tide; 歌声如潮 the sound of songs rising and falling like waves; 下午两点退潮。 the tide sets out at 2 p.m.2.(比喻大规模的社会变动或运动发展的起伏形势) (social) upsurge; current; tide 工潮 workers' strike; 怒潮 raging tide; 思潮 trend of thought; 学潮 student strike; campus upheavalⅡ形容词1.(潮湿) damp; moist 火柴受潮了。 the matches have got damp. 雨季里东西容易返潮。 in the rainy season things get damp easily.2.[方言] (成色低劣) inferior 金[银]子成色潮 low content of gold [silver]3.[方言] (技术不高) inferior 手艺潮 inferior skill