单词 | ebb |
释义 | ebb (ĕb) n. 1. The receding or outgoing tide, occurring between the time when the tide is highest and the time when the following tide is lowest. Also called ebb tide, falling tide. 2. A period of decline or diminution: "Insistence upon rules of conduct marks the ebb of religious fervor" (Alfred North Whitehead). intr.v. ebbed, ebb·ing, ebbs 1. To fall back from the flood stage. 2. To fall away or back; decline or recede. See Synonyms at recede1. [Middle English ebbe, from Old English ebba; see apo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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