| 单词 | ebb |
| 释义 | ebb (once / 847 pages) 1nv 2v When something ebbs, it is declining, falling, or flowing away. The best time to look for sea creatures in tidal pools is when the tide is on the ebb — meaning it has receded from the shore. Ebb is often used in the phrase, "ebb and flow," referring to the cyclical changing of the tides from low to high and back to low again. This sense of cyclical change can also be applied to other things. If you want to make money investing, you have to weather the ebb and flow of the stock market. WORD FAMILYebb: ebbed, ebbing, ebbs+/ebbing: ebbings USAGE EXAMPLESClark’s fury seemed to ebb when she was with her daughter. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) Whitlock’s running career ebbed late in college when he sustained an injury to the Achilles’ tendon in his right foot. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Political capital ebbs with each day beyond Jan. 20. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1n the outward flow of the tide Syn|Hyper reflux flow, flowing the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) 2n a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) Syn|Hyper ebbing, wane decline, diminution change toward something smaller or lower 3v flow back or recede the tides ebbed at noon Syn|Ant|Hyper ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out surge, tide rise or move forward fall back move back and away from 4v fall away or decline 2The patient's strength ebbed away Hyper recede become faint or more distant v hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb Hyper beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround surround so as to force to give up |
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