Word
aegir
埃吉尔（北欧神话中的海神）
the Norse god of the sea
- 1.
a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
由潮流引起的高浪(常危险),如潮流碰撞或狭窄河口
激浪，潮波（由潮汐流引起的危险大浪）；由潮流引起的高浪(常危险),如潮流碰撞或狭窄河口；(北欧神话中的)海神埃吉尔
In use
Sailors in the North Sea are often warned about the Aegir, a dangerous tidal wave.
The Aegir rushes up the river estuary with great force, overturning small boats.
Local fishermen know the schedule of the Aegir to avoid being caught in its surge.
aegir in a narrow estuary
潮波通常在狭窄的河口形成。
The aegir in the narrow estuary was particularly strong today.
今天狭窄河口的潮波特别强烈。
dangerous aegir
潮波可能对航行构成危险。
Sailors must be cautious of the dangerous aegir.
水手们必须小心危险的潮波。
Common mistakes
The organization was under the Aegir of the UN.The organization was under the aegis of the UN.
Aegir（埃吉尔，北欧海神或激浪）与aegis（庇护，支持）拼写相近，学习者容易混淆。这里应使用aegis表示‘在…的庇护下’，而Aegir不能用于此语境。
We sailed through aegir near the estuary.We sailed through an Aegir near the estuary.
当Aegir表示‘激浪’时是可数名词，需加冠词。错误句子缺少冠词且小写，应使用不定冠词an并大写Aegir。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
专有名词（海神）；亦可作可数名词（激浪）
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.