单词 | ebb |
释义 | Word Frequency ebb(ɛb) verb (intransitive) 1. (of tide water) to flow back or recede Compare flow (sense 9)2. to fall away or decline noun 3. a. the flowing back of the tide from high to low water or the period in which this takes place b. (as modifier) the ebb tide Compare flood (sense 3)4. at a low ebb Word origin Old English ebba; related to Old Norse efja river bend, Gothic ibuks moving backwards, Old High German ippihōn to roll backwards, Middle Dutch ebbe ebb |
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