| 释义 |
ebb/eb/ n. & v.●n. 1 the movement of the tide out to sea 落潮，退潮 also 亦作 attrib.: ebb tide 落潮 2 the process of draining away of flood-water etc. (洪水等)回落，退去 ●v. intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 away) 1 (of tidewater) flow out to sea; recede; drain away (潮水)退落；低落，退去 2 decline; run low 衰落；行将用尽 his life was ebbing away 他的生命正在耗尽 □ at a low ebb in a poor condition or state of decline 处于低潮，潦倒，衰退 □ ebb and flow a continuing process of decline and upturn in circumstances 盛衰，消长，起伏 □ on the ebb in decline 正在衰退，走下坡路 [Old English ebba, ebbian] |