a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is least difference between high and low water
小潮(月上弦及下弦时落差最小时的潮水)。
(of a boat)be kept aground or in harbour by a neap tide
(船)由于小潮搁浅(或在港口停泊)。
[no obj.]
〈古〉 (潮水)转向小潮;达到小潮最高点。
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neapn.小潮
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nearadv.近;在附近;不久;很快;近乎;差不多;几乎
"late Middle English, originally an adjective from Old English