单词 | ebb |
释义 | ebb n. & v. --n   1. the movement of the tide out to sea (also attrib. : ebb tide).   2. the process of draining away of flood-water etc. --vintr. (often foll. by away)   1. (of tidewater) flow out to sea; recede; drain away.   2. decline; run low (his life was ebbing away). Phrases and idioms at a low ebb in a poor condition or state of decline. ebb and flow a continuing process of decline and upturn in circumstances. on the ebb in decline. Etymology: OE ebba, ebbian |
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