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ebb

释义

ebb

noun singular

UK /eb/

1

ebb
or
ebb tide
the process in which the sea level on a coast becomes lower
Synonyms and related words
Movements of water
course
current
down
2
a period when something gradually becomes smaller or less
an apparent ebb in the fighting
Synonyms and related words
Rates of decrease and the process of decreasing
decrease
reduction
decline

phrases

be at/reach (a) low ebb

the ebb and flow

ebb

noun singular

US /eb/

1

ebb
or
ebb tide
the process in which the ocean level on a coast becomes lower
Synonyms and related words
Movements of water
course
current
down
2
a period when something gradually becomes smaller or less
an apparent ebb in the fighting
Synonyms and related words
Rates of decrease and the process of decreasing
decrease
reduction
decline

phrases

be at/reach (a) low ebb

the ebb and flow

ebb

verb intransitive mainly literary

UK /eb/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	ebb
he/she/it	ebbs
present participle	ebbing
past tense	ebbed
past participle	ebbed

1
if the tide ebbs, the sea’s level on a coast gradually becomes lower. A more usual word is go out.
Synonyms and related words
What liquids can do
break
burst
cast up
2

ebb
or
ebb away
to gradually become smaller or less
Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
crater
decrease
decline
3

ebb
or
ebb away
if someone’s life is ebbing or ebbing away, they are slowly dying
Synonyms and related words
To die or to be killed
die
pass away
suffocate

phrases

ebb and flow

ebb

verb intransitive mainly literary

US /eb/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	ebb
he/she/it	ebbs
present participle	ebbing
past tense	ebbed
past participle	ebbed

1
if the tide ebbs, the ocean’s level on a coast gradually becomes lower. A more usual word is go out.
Synonyms and related words
What liquids can do
break
burst
cast up
2

ebb
or
ebb away
to gradually become smaller or less
Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
crater
decrease
diminish
3

ebb
or
ebb away
if someone’s life is ebbing or ebbing away, they are slowly dying
Synonyms and related words
To die or to be killed
die
pass away
suffocate

phrases

ebb and flow

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