名詞 tidal wave:

1. an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon
2. an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
3. a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun

1. The tidal wave formed a terrifying wall of water.
   海嘯形成一堵駭人的水墻。
2. A volcanic island of Indonesia between Sumatra and Java. A violent explosion in August1883 blew the island apart and caused a tidal wave that killed more than36,000 people.
   喀拉喀托火山位于蘇門答臘和爪哇之間的一個火山島。1883年8月，該島火山的一次猛烈的噴發(fā)使該島裂開，并引發(fā)了一場使36,000多人喪生的海嘯