ebbed
past simple and past participle ofebb
| 单词 | ebbed |
| 释义 | ebbed past simple and past participle ofebb ebb verb[I] uk/eb/us/eb/ebbverb[I](WATER)When theseaortideebbs, itmovesaway from thecoastandfallsto alowerlevel. Floods, tides & currents
ebbverb[I](FEELING)If aphysicaloremotionalfeelingebbs, itbecomeslessstrongordisappears: He couldfeelhisstrengthebbing(away). Becoming and making less strong
Examplesofebbedebbed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. When their causeebbed, as it must, the crusaders resorted to ' storm ' and ' machinery ' to reclaim attention. From theCambridge English Corpus Membership and commitmentebbedand flowed as the levels of risk and political popularity rose and fell. From theCambridge English Corpus Despite the acceleration of neo-liberal policies, urban mass protestsebbednoticeably during the 1990s. From theCambridge English Corpus The crowd had already thinned and the throbbing excitement had considerablyebbed. From theCambridge English Corpus During the last few decades of the 20th century when the science of medicine reached new heights, the role and authority of physicians hasebbed. From theCambridge English Corpus Criticism, of course,ebbedand flowed as the correspondent sensed success or failure. From theCambridge English Corpus Individuals gripped in passion's vice could do little to regulate the emotion and had to wait until itebbed. From theCambridge English Corpus With respect to participation, for example, we observed that the advantage of middle-class identificationebbedas members of the parental generation moved into retirement. From theCambridge English Corpus They must have thought that somehow or other the miners' fighting spirit hadebbedaway, but the strike is now on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The advantages which we once enjoyed in supplying shipping services have long sinceebbedaway and our fleet has shrunk accordingly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it behoves us to look at the reasons why that mutual confidence hasebbedaway in the intervening 30 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The tide of battle hasebbedand flowed with varying success to either side. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall help to raise expectations which, fortunately, haveebbedover the past two years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I appreciate that the outbreaks of whooping cough haveebbedand flowed over the years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, the very fact that the old industries haveebbedaway has caused the means for carrying them on to be woefully neglected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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