| 单词 | ebb |
| 释义 | ebb (eb ) Word forms: ebbs , ebbing , ebbed 1. verb When the tide or the sea ebbs, its level gradually falls. When the tide ebbs it's a rock pool inhabited by crustaceans. [VERB] 2. countable noun The ebb or the ebb tide is one of the regular periods, usually two per day, when the sea gradually falls to a lower level as the tide moves away from the land. ...the spring ebb tide. We decided to leave on the ebb at six o'clock next morning. Synonyms: flowing back, going out, withdrawal, retreat 3. verb If someone's life, support, or feeling ebbs, it becomes weaker and gradually disappears. [formal] ...as a man's physical strength ebbs. [VERB] Were there occasions when enthusiasm ebbed? [VERB] Ebb away means the same as ebb. His little girl's life ebbed away. [VERB PARTICLE] Their popular support is ebbing away. [VERB PARTICLE] 4. at a/o's low(est) ebb phrase If someone or something is at a low ebb or at their lowest ebb, they are not being very successful or profitable. ...a time when everyone is tired and at a low ebb. The Government's popularity is at its lowest ebb. 5. ebb and flow phrase You can use ebb and flow to describe the way that something repeatedly increases and decreases or rises and falls. ...the ebb and flow of feeling and moods. Idioms: at a low ebb very sad or unsuccessful When I have been at a low ebb I have found the friendship and Christian love of my fellow churchgoers to be a great strength. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: ebb away Is my strength ebbing away? The Times Literary Supplement (2011) As you do so, your uterus will relax and the pain should gradually ebb away. Alternative Health Care for Women (1991) The romance was ebbing away fast. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Public anger should ebb away once the threat of force to end the demonstration has been removed. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He could feel his life ebbing away. The Sun (2012) Translations: Chinese: 退潮 Japanese: 潮が引く |
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