...an ever increasing tide of crime...是什么意思？

...an ever increasing tide of crime...

不断高涨的犯罪浪潮

an

art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a），一任一某一，一个；

例句
He started eating an apple...
他开始吃苹果。

ever

adv. 永远，曾经，这以前，究竟，到底，可能；

例句
No one ever questioned her capability.
从来没有人质疑她的能力。

increasing

v. 增加，增大，增多( increase的现在分词 )，增强，增进，[缝纫]放（针），增强；

例句
His increasing alignment with the Reagan administration nearly cost him re-election.
与里根政府日益紧密的关系差点让他失去了连任的机会。

tide

n. 潮汐，潮流，趋势，时机，时期，季节；vt. 顺应潮水航行，使随潮水漂

例句
The emergency services were working against the clock as the tide began to rise...
开始涨潮了，紧急救援机构正在争分夺秒地工作。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

crime

n. 罪行，犯罪，罪恶；v. 指控犯罪，判定犯罪，处罚军事犯；

例句
...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating.
丝毫没有减弱迹象的犯罪势头