ebb
verb[I]
uk/eb/us/eb/ebbverb[I](WATER)
When theseaortideebbs, itmovesaway from thecoastandfallsto alowerlevel.
落潮,退潮Floods, tides & currents
- current
- eddy
- flash flood
- flooded
- floodplain
- gyre
- high tide
- high water mark
- inundation
- longshore drift
- low-water mark
- overwhelm
- tidal
- tidally
- tide table
- tidemark
- turbulence
- turbulent
- water
- waterline
ebbverb[I](FEELING)
If aphysicaloremotionalfeelingebbs, itbecomeslessstrongordisappears:
衰退;逐渐减少;衰竭He couldfeelhisstrengthebbing(away).他能感觉到自己逐渐体力不支。
Becoming and making less strong
- abate
- abatement
- adulterate
- adulterated
- adulteration
- decline
- emasculation
- enervate
- enervating
- enfeeble
- enfeebled
- fade
- melt
- relieve
- sink
- totter
- tottering
- turn to jellyidiom
- wane
- waste away
ebb
noun
uk/eb/us/eb/the ebb
thetidewhen it ismovingaway from thecoast:
落潮,退潮We'llsailonthe ebb.我们将在退潮时启航。
Floods, tides & currents
- current
- eddy
- flash flood
- flooded
- floodplain
- gyre
- high tide
- high water mark
- inundation
- longshore drift
- low-water mark
- overwhelm
- tidal
- tidally
- tide table
- tidemark
- turbulence
- turbulent
- water
- waterline
Idioms
at a low ebb
ebb and flow