单词 | ebb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
释义 | ebb1 nounebb2 verb ebbebb1 /eb/ noun ![]() ![]() WORD ORIGINebb1 ExamplesOrigin: Old English ebbaEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto be at the lowest level► an all-time low Collocations the lowest level ever reached: be at an all-time low: · Exports of manufactured goods are now at an all-time low.· Morale at the company is at an all-time low, and staff are leaving in droves.sink to/fall to/reach an all-time low: · Ratings for the once-popular game show seem to have reached an all-time low.· The president's popularity has fallen to an all-time low. ► low/lowest ebb the lowest level of success, hope, health etc: be at its/their lowest ebb: · Consumer confidence is at its lowest ebb since January.· With the company's fortunes at their lowest ebb for 25 years, lay-offs seem inevitable.something sinks/falls to its lowest ebb: · In the late 1980s, her career sank to its lowest ebb.· Relations with Washington have fallen to their lowest ebb. WORD SETS► Oceanographybarrier reef, nounbed, nounchart, verbcontinental shelf, nouncoral reef, nouncross-current, nouncurrent, nounebb, nounebb, verbfreshwater, adjectivehigh water mark, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nounice pack, nounice sheet, nounlow water mark, nounmarine, adjectivemaritime, adjectiveocean, nounpack ice, nounrock pool, nounroller, nounsaltwater, adjectivesandbank, nounsand bar, nounsea, nounsediment, nounsedimentary, adjectiveshoal, nounsound, verbsoundings, nounspray, nounspring tide, nounspume, nounstrait, nounstrength, nounsubmarine, adjectivesurf, nountidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountide, nountide-mark, nountide pool, nountidewater, nountrench, nountsunami, nounundersea, adjectiveundertow, nounwave, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► ebb and flow Phrases![]() ![]() (=the flow of the sea away from the shore)· We sailed out to sea on the ebb tide. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► low· Jackie tries to explain she was at her lowest ebb when she sought comfort from Shelley.· Idei is overhauling a corporate structure Sony introduced in mid-1994 when its fortunes were at a low ebb.· We had a few concluding words about the literary scene in London, which he thought to have reached a pretty low ebb.· At his lowest ebb, Macari was threatened with imprisonment and his wife rang friends to secure bail money of £50,000.· In the past eighteen months he has felt at an appallingly low ebb.· Inspiration seemed to be at a very low ebb.· Her spirits were at their lowest ebb. NOUN► tide· And she couldn't bear the thought of being sucked back into the ebb tide of loneliness again either.· It was ebb tide and the current was in their favour.· Flounders were plentiful, with many undersize fish caught on the ebb tide.· But Grace wouldn't need them to go out to sea on the ebb tide.· He had missed the ebb tide. VERB► reach· We had a few concluding words about the literary scene in London, which he thought to have reached a pretty low ebb.· Still, she had a sneaking hope that as she'd reached her lowest ebb, the tide might turn. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be at a low ebb 1[singular] (also ebb tide) the flow of the sea away from the shore, when the tide goes out OPP flood tide2be at a low ebb to be in a bad state or condition:
![]() ![]() ![]() ebb1 nounebb2 verb ebbebb2 verb [intransitive] ![]() ![]() VERB TABLE ebb
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WORD SETS► Oceanography Collocationsbarrier reef, nounbed, nounchart, verbcontinental shelf, nouncoral reef, nouncross-current, nouncurrent, nounebb, nounebb, verbfreshwater, adjectivehigh water mark, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nounice pack, nounice sheet, nounlow water mark, nounmarine, adjectivemaritime, adjectiveocean, nounpack ice, nounrock pool, nounroller, nounsaltwater, adjectivesandbank, nounsand bar, nounsea, nounsediment, nounsedimentary, adjectiveshoal, nounsound, verbsoundings, nounspray, nounspring tide, nounspume, nounstrait, nounstrength, nounsubmarine, adjectivesurf, nountidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountide, nountide-mark, nountide pool, nountidewater, nountrench, nountsunami, nounundersea, adjectiveundertow, nounwave, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► ebb and flow 1if the tide ebbs, it flows away from the shore2 (also ebb away) to gradually decrease: ![]() ![]() (=the flow of the sea away from the shore)· We sailed out to sea on the ebb tide. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► away· It was all very well to make brave plans but here in the presence of this brooding giant, courage ebbed away.· Their ritual rage ebbed away, to be replaced by a mounting fear.· But their strength was ebbing away, and neither DeFreitas nor Botham could contribute, both on the field but carrying injuries.· I could feel the enthusiasm ebbing away as the workmen became more and more exhausted.· London's crumbling pillars Confidence in the City of London's main institutions is ebbing away.· Lancaster meanwhile was encamped near Bedford, and seeing his support ebb away he made another offer of submission.· The spontaneity of the dancers ebbed away and they seemed almost shamefaced that their behaviour had been witnessed by their employers.· Either way, everything that had been beginning was now ending, ebbing away without hope. NOUN► flow· How much attention do these programmes pay to the real dynamics of peer group pressures as they ebb and flow across adolescence?· There is no trace of litter, despite the hundreds of affluent shoppers who ebb and flow along these consumerist highways. ► tide· The tide was now ebbing fast.· Fortunately, the tide of destruction is ebbing and the tide of conservation is coming in....· But the tide of prosperity ebbed, leaving the town unfinished.· With a yet slower rhythm than the polar ice, the tides of civilization ebbed and flowed across the galaxy.· The tide was ebbing, and they went down on the steeply shelving bed of the Conway.· Moreover, the tide was ebbing and the cumbrous vessel was in danger of running aground and not getting off.· It is a pretty boring place, except tides ebb and flood there, as do the seasons. ![]() |
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