ebb
[eb] verb intransitive
WATER 水
■When the sea or tide ebbs, it moves away from the coast and falls to a lower level. （潮）退，（潮）落
[eb] verb intransitive
FEELING 感觉
■If a physical or emotional feeling ebbs, it becomes less strong or disappears 衰退；逐渐减少；衰竭•He could feel his strength ebbing (away).他能感觉到自己逐渐体力不支。
[eb] noun
the ebb
■the tide when it is moving away from the coast 落潮，退潮•We'll sail on the ebb.我们将在退潮时启航。
[eb] noun
at a low ebb
■in a bad or weak state 处于低潮；处于衰退状态•Consumer confidence is currently at a low ebb.目前人们对消费的信心降到了谷底。 •I was recently divorced and feeling at a very low ebb.我刚离了婚，情绪非常低落。
[eb] noun
ebb and flow
■the way in which the level of something regularly becomes higher or lower in a situation （有规律的）涨落，起伏•You have to accept the ebb and flow of love in a relationship.你得承受恋爱过程中爱情的起起伏伏。 |